Gerard Ryle
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Director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. (@ICIJorg)
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Joined February 2012
King Charles’ godson had extensive business ties with a US defense contractor now accused of a massive tax evasion scheme, records show https://t.co/DNZ0eRoL49 via @ICIJorg
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Lord Charles Tryon, who is not accused of wrongdoing, held key positions in several firms prosecutors allege were part of the contractor’s efforts to conceal more than $350 million in profits.
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Critics question the depth of Cyprus’ much-touted reforms to its secretive financial industry https://t.co/RI0a28MEPn via @ICIJorg
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The Cyprus Confidential investigation last year exposed how the island nation’s financial sector aided some of Russia’s wealthiest figures ahead of looming sanctions related to the Ukraine war.
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Ten years on, ‘Lux Leaks’ remains a byword for corporate tax chicanery https://t.co/vn1vNwop6s via @ICIJorg
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In November 2014, ICIJ and dozens of media partners published a groundbreaking exposé of corporate tax avoidance in the heart of Europe. A decade later, the impacts are still being felt.
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Indonesian billionaire family accused of controlling ‘shadow company’ group linked to major deforestation https://t.co/7yQzVrMofd via @ICIJorg
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Former employees of the group said that the Tanotos — who own a “sustainable” pulp and paper giant — were allegedly secretly undermining the conglomerate’s environmental commitments.
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‘A hall of mirrors’: Director Jen Gatien’s new documentary examines how a former U.S. soldier became embroiled in a failed foreign coup https://t.co/f4kvWigpja via @ICIJorg
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Men of War, which revisits an attempt to overthrow Venezuela’s government in 2020, is the opening night film for the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival.
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Peru’s former president sentenced to more than 20 years in prison in corruption case linked to Odebrecht scandal https://t.co/LETg4Dprlk via @ICIJorg
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Alejandro Toledo was found guilty of accepting $35 million from the Brazilian construction company in exchange for a lucrative highway contract.
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French authorities seize $75M of assets tied to Russian businessmen https://t.co/eWDNWAFWCS via @ICIJorg
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Eight properties, including villas on the French Riviera, and two luxury cars were seized as part of a money laundering probe into suspect offshore lending companies.
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Police operation targeting Brazil’s largest criminal organization uncovers Panama Papers link https://t.co/LWUTkCEINg via @ICIJorg
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A police report obtained by ICIJ partner Agência Pública claims an offshore company created by Mossack Fonseca in 2012 is part of a cluster of firms that allegedly laundered money from drug traffic...
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Chilean authorities expect to recoup more than $1.5B after ICIJ investigations, government data reveals https://t.co/mis5Nr8u21 via @ICIJorg
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An analysis by CIPER Chile and LaBot found the bulk of the unpaid taxes the treasury intends to claw back are likely linked to an ongoing Paradise Papers-related case against Swiss mining giant...
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Angola’s Isabel dos Santos loses appeal to overturn $733M global asset freeze https://t.co/hNUIYMU7ny via @ICIJorg
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The subject of ICIJ’s Luanda Leaks investigation is being sued by Angolan telecom operator Unitel over loans made to a Netherlands-registered company she controlled.
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After a Deloitte client’s $2.4B tax dodge faltered, the accounting giant won’t say if it helped others exploit the same loophole https://t.co/S5XmuHzxAO via @ICIJorg
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ICIJ reviewed hundreds of pages of court records to examine the Big Four firm's role in a controversial tax maneuver, which one expert labeled "easily replicable."
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Former Portuguese government official-turned-CEO Antonio Mexia secretly held $5.9M in the British Virgin Islands https://t.co/N4JWw4F1m2 via @ICIJorg
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A new leak sheds light on the ownership of an offshore account found in the Pandora Papers, an ICIJ partner revealed.
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In Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, bucolic landscapes belie a darker underbelly https://t.co/ck1scQFDjw via @ICIJorg
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Behind the scenes of ICIJ’s Swazi Secrets investigation, reporters encountered smiling citizens, gun-toting security, and a simmering undercurrent of fear and mystery.
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Notorious ‘Predator’ spyware firm Intellexa hit with new US sanctions https://t.co/QrhjQIDXRA via @ICIJorg
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As the United States clamped down on the Intellexa group for the second time this year, advocates criticized Europe’s lack of action against commercial spyware creators.
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Top EU court rules Apple owes Ireland over $14B in back taxes https://t.co/7OYZABO2LX via @ICIJorg
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The court concluded Ireland illegally cut the tech company a preferential tax deal, after Paradise Papers revealed major tax advantages.
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After Cambodia celebrated the return of lost treasures, the Met ejected a lawyer who helped make it happen https://t.co/9vM3OI0nw2 via @ICIJorg
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Despite high-profile efforts to repatriate Khmer artifacts, the expulsion of the longtime advocate continues an ongoing saga for the museum.
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Under industry pressure, IRS division blocked agents from using new law to stop wealthy tax dodgers https://t.co/OhOd3CU6Hh via @ICIJorg
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High-powered tax attorneys bemoaned the 2010 legislation meant to crack down on big-dollar tax shelters. They ended up writing parts of an IRS directive that essentially undid it.
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Hong Kong court convicts journalists and past ICIJ partners of sedition in landmark case https://t.co/dUKmpNMTaR via @ICIJorg
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Advocates say the guilty verdict against the two Stand News former editors sets a “dangerous precedent” for press freedom in the China-ruled territory.
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Cambodia celebrates return of dozens of Khmer treasures from the Met and other collections https://t.co/iWG2OnYrOg via @ICIJorg
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The spate of repatriations followed extensive efforts to trace and recover looted ancient artifacts, including some identified by ICIJ and linked to disgraced art dealer Douglas Latchford.
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US, Germany key holdouts as G20 nations push for a plan to tax world’s billionaires https://t.co/Bx80h1hur8 via @ICIJorg
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Calls for a global minimum tax rate for the ultrarich were stymied at a meeting of the world’s top finance leaders in Brazil.
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