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A whistleblower claimed that JPMorgan Chase was able to issue an additional $75 billion to $100 billion in loans by understating its complexity, and that this could have allowed the firm to generate an additional $2 billion in net income in one year alone.

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New analysis by @opencorporates.bsky.social shows that, in 2023, the number of Wyoming incorporations shot up by 30% — an unprecedented one-year rise. Delaware, long the U.S. hub for incorporations, has seen a slowing rate of its growth in that sector. Read the story: buff.ly/4gYdVBf

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#CaspianCabals exposed how Western companies desperate for new oil reserves catered to Russian power, enriching Putin cronies and Kazakh elites and ignoring corruption risks to keep the oil moving. Read more about ICIJ's latest investigation:

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The #CargoTrucksATrapForMigrants investigation has won the third place of The Shaufler Prize, granted by Arizona State University! This award recognizes America’s best journalism advancing the understanding of stories and issues of underserved communities. Read the announcement:

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From @wsj.com: The plans from the Trump administration to slash funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would leave large federal banks without a functioning fraud watchdog — a major regulatory gap, according to a group of state attorneys general.

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From @occrp.org: District Judge Amir Ali agreed with the nonprofits that sued the U.S. government over frozen foreign aid and ordered the administration to restore funding to projects run by USAID. However, the White House disagreed.

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ICIJ is a 100% donor-supported, independent investigative news organization committed to truth and transparency as the pillars of democracy. Support our journalists with a donation today.

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From @apnews.com: The Trump administration moved its fast-paced dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development toward what appeared to be its final phases, announcing administrative leaves and a firing process called reduction in force. Read more:

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Alex Cobham, chief executive at @taxjusticenet.bsky.social said the U.S. walkout global tax agreements and negotiations could give the rest of the world “an even greater chance of ending global tax abuse.” Read more:

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Want to teach at #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference 2025? 🗓️26-27 June 📍Goldsmiths, University of London Submissions deadline: Sun 2 March at 23:59 GMT. tcij.org/news/cijsumm... @dataharvestarena.bsky.social @gijn.org @icij.org

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Multiple court cases that challenge the legality of the foreign assistance freeze and the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development are underway. Last week, a judge temporarily blocked the plans to place 2,200 USAID employees on leave.

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Firoz Patel, a Montreal entrepreneur, was sentenced last week in a Washington, D.C., federal court on one count of obstructing an official proceeding, ending the latest chapter of a circuitous criminal case. Patel was initially sentenced in 2020. Read more:

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British lawmakers have called for a probe into Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s offshore financial affairs after reporting by the BBC, @theguardian.com and @tbij.bsky.social revealed he may owe up to $1.24 billion to the U.K. tax authority. https://buff.ly/4bckvCF

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#CaspianCabals reported Western oil firms approved dealings with companies linked to Timur Kulibayev, who helped oversee the Kazakh energy sector during his father-in-law’s rule, and is now in talks to pay the state about $1 billion in connection with a probe. https://buff.ly/4ias67j

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From @wsj.com: The implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act, which requires millions of companies to disclose their true ownership to the government, is back on after a federal judge in Texas reversed an injunction he issued last month Read the update:

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NEW: An alleged “straw" donor to NYC Mayor Eric Adams' campaign has ties to Uzbek energy tycoon Bakhtiyor Fazilov, who himself has had extensive dealings with powerful Russian interests, including Gazprombank, financial records show. www.icij.org/news/2025/02... via @icij.org

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In an interview with ICIJ, Texas lobbyist Stephen Payne said that Canada-based entrepreneur Uktam Aripov had hired his firm Linden Strategies to “go after” Central Asia’s biggest cement producer, including with sanctions pressure. Read more: https://buff.ly/41m3qD1

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A New York developer who donated to Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign as an alleged "straw donor" operates a real estate empire that, documents show, is majority-owned by a Cypriot company linked to Uzbek tycoon Bakhtiyor Fazilov. Read the story:

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Help us keep exposing the critical issues that shape society and threaten democracy. Support ICIJ journalists with a donation today.

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From @reuters.com: Kazakhstan's oil exports could be cut by 30% for up to two months via its main pipeline due to damage from a Ukrainian drone attack on Monday, Russia's state pipeline operator said. Russia said the strike was a brazen and provocative attack.

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A 2023 report by the Oakland Institute, a California-based thinktank, found that the Tanzanian state was targeting communities around the Ruaha National Park in an effort to drive them off their land. More than 21,000 people faced eviction, the report found.

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When it was enacted late during the first Trump administration, the Corporate Transparency Act was hailed as one of the most significant anti-corruption laws in recent U.S. history. But it has been plagued by delays and legal setbacks, and remains blocked.

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ICIJ's #CaspianCabals revealed how Western oil giants ignored bribery risks and massive cost overruns to secure their stake in a critical Kazakhstan-Russia pipeline, then delivered substantial control of it to the Kremlin. Check out these FAQs:

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The Cayman Islands has been slow to address corporate transparency concerns. @financialtimes.com reported in November that the Cayman Islands government missed a key December 2023 target to implement its public beneficial ownership register. #ParadisePapers

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Did you know? “Netting” is a practice that makes banks appear less complex, allowing them to hold less capital in reserve. The practice violates Federal Reserve rules and international standards.

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Despite denying wrongdoing, Britain’s anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq said in a resignation letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer that remaining in her ministerial role would be “a distraction from the work of the government,” the BBC reported.

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ICIJ reporter Brenda Medina spoke to ICIJ member Milagros Salazar and journalist Gabriela Flores to learn about Convoca's new anti-corruption platform, their recent workshops and what the project may mean for tackling corruption in the future. Read the Q&A:

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Autocrats who have long attempted to control the media have cheered the Trump administration's foreign assistance freeze. Many affected are the only investigative journalism organizations in poor countries or fragile democracies. Hear from the journalists themselves 🧵:

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How did the US foreign aid freeze affect investigative news outlets internationally? In this article by David Kenner & Sam Ellefson published by @icij.org, our Director General Rawan Damen speaks about the implications of such a move. www.icij.org/inside-icij/...

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A record number of journalists were killed worldwide in 2024, figures published this week by the Committee to Protect Journalists show. Israel is responsible for nearly 70 percent of that total, according to the report. Read more:

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President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from global tax agreements and negotiations has upended international tax cooperation efforts, but not in the way he may have wanted. Tax justice advocates say talks may go more smoothly now.

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Investigative news outlets across the globe are scrambling to survive and fearing backlash from authoritarian regimes following the Trump administration’s foreign assistance freeze and other moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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ICIJ's #PandoraPapers reporting dug into Trident Trust’s activities in South Dakota, which has been identified as a new destination for ultrawealthy people around the world seeking financial secrecy. Trident Trust clients are under investigation by the IRS.

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In a statement from Nigeria’s National Agency For The Prohibition Of Trafficking In Persons, spokesperson Vincent Adekoya called Christy Gold “a senior member of an organized human trafficking syndicate,” and attributed her arrest to coordination across multiple Nigerian agencies and the UAE Police.

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From @wsj.com: Alexander Vinnik, Russian co-founder of popular bitcoin exchange BTC-e, will be released from U.S. custody Wednesday, a U.S. official said. Vinnik is in U.S. custody in California and being prepared for transport to Russia, the official said. https://on.wsj.com/4aVTTWw

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Journalism in the Era of AI and Cyber Threats: Tomorrow at #AMLD in Lausanne (Feb 13, 09:00–12:30), I’ll have the chance to discuss @icij.org's approach and how we collaborate with researchers & universities to navigate these challenges.

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NEW: Timur Kulibayev, billionaire son-in-law of former Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, is reportedly in talks to pay about $1B to the state in connection with a government probe into how he acquired his wealth. #CaspianCabals www.icij.org/investigatio... via @icij.org

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While Xi Jinping’s government continues to dismiss concerns of human rights abuses, some Chinese companies that supply riot control tools and weapons to domestic security forces accused of crimes in Xinjiang try to reach foreign customers. Learn more: https://buff.ly/42MAnd6

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Montreal entrepreneur Firoz Patel, subject of ICIJ's #PandoraPapers, is set to spend an additional three and a half years in a U.S. prison for hiding tens of millions of dollars worth of bitcoin in an undeclared account following an earlier conviction. https://buff.ly/4hzHZUQ

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A @hrw.org report found that out of 50 interviewed models for webcam studios, 49 said they had never seen or signed the terms of service to create their accounts on the platforms they used. The webcam studios had seemingly accepted the terms on their behalf.

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