FinCEN Files
More than 400 journalists in 88 countries, including Slovenia, analyzed confidential reports from major U.S. banks that were sent to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. They reveal the role international banks played in moving millions into the accounts of autocrats and criminals.
STORIES
As a Slovenian Tycoon’s Empire Crumbled, His Bank Accounts Swelled
Taxpayers were forced to shoulder some of the burden of salvaging Darko Horvat’s business empire after it collapsed under more than $340 million in debt. Horvat, who stepped away from his businesses in 2009, has faded from the public scene — but he didn’t leave a poor man.
Inside scandal-rocked Danske Estonia and the shell-company ‘factories’ that served it
The FinCEN Files reveal how a handful of secretive agencies mass-produce U.K. shell companies owned by criminals and launderers from former Soviet states.
How money is laundered through New York banks
FinCEN Files shows the role of U.S.-based correspondent banks in facilitating the global flow of dirty money.
Mystery company ties accused temple raiders to art world elite
Where in the world is Pantheon Worldwide? Not even its own bank can say.
Global banks defy U.S. crackdowns by serving oligarchs, criminals and terrorists
The FinCEN Files show trillions in tainted dollars flow freely through major banks, swamping a broken enforcement system.
Project Authors
Coordinator:
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)
Editor-in-Chief: Anuška Delić
“Authors: Anuška Delić, Matej Zwitter, Maja Čakarić, Katarina Bulatović, Meta Gantar
“Design: Jan Virant, Studio Mashoni
