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Mexico: Zetas Leader Arrested in Massacre of 49
The Mexican Army arrested Zetas cartel leader Daniel “The Madman” Elizondo, the suspected perpetrator of last week’s mass...

Bulgaria: Joint Operation Dismantles Laundering Ring
A group laundering profits from the trade of South American narcotics has been dismantled by Bulgaria’s anti-organized crime...

Montenegro: Minister of Justice Denies Mafia Influence Over Judiciary
The Montenegrin judiciary is not influenced by the mafia, said the Montenegro Minister of Justice Dusko Markovic at a...

Poland: Former Legislator Sentenced for Corruption
A member of Poland’s ruling Civic Platform party received a three year prison sentence Wednesday after a court found her guilty...

US: Ex Mexican Cop Pleads Guilty to Aiding Drug Cartel
Former Mexican law enforcement official Jesus Quinonez pled guilty on Tuesday to charges of participating in a federal...

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CCWatch Indepth

President’s Family Benefits from Eurovision Hall
By Khadija Ismayilova, OCCRP, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Later this month,...

OCCRP Journalists Win Serbia’s Best Investigative Story of the Year
A series by OCCRP reporters from Serbia and Bosnia has been named best...

Azerbaijan's President Awarded Family Stake in Gold Fields
By Khadija Ismayilova and Nushaba Fatullayeva Refugee Novruz Allahverdiyev...

Azerbaijan Fails to Investigate Harassment of OCCRP Reporter
By Valerie Hopkins Azerbaijani journalist and OCCRP Regional Coordinator...

Balkan Countries Fail in Anti-Corruption Efforts
By Sonja Žujo A new report published today paints a bleak picture of the...

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Analysis

Hungarian Media Law Doomed
By Tamás Bodoky The widely criticised new Hungarian media law could...

Google is Not Your Friend
The internet is a powerful tool in the service of...

OCCRP Weekly News Roundup: Good intentions can have bad results.
Valerie Hopkins This is not a good week for the bad guys, but it isn’t great for the good guys, either. An 18 year old Ukrainian girl who was gang...

OCCRP Weekly Roundup: Assets, Assassins and Pirates
By Valerie Hopkins As the United States mulls normalizing trade relations with Russia, Russia’s president is pushing for a law that would mandate...

OCCRP Weekly News Roundup
Developments in Albania and Kosovo One week after a former deputy prime minister of Albania was acquitted of corruption charges, human rights...

OCCRP Weekly News Roundup
The Albanian Supreme Court acquitted former Prime Minister Ilir Meta of charges that he attempted to improperly influence an economy minister over...

Honoring Another Murdered Colleague
A Russian journalist who spent his career uncovering corruption was murdered on Thursday, a day devoted to honoring the country’s slain...