Frederik Obermaier
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journalist | pulitzer prize #PanamaPapers | @icijorg @acdatacollectiv | board @arijnetwork | @paper_trail_m @derspiegel @zdf @derstandardat @tamedia
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http://www.frederikobermaier.com 04-11-2011 07:18:35
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At least $2.6 billion of illicit or suspicious funds were invested in commercial real estate across the United States over the last 20 years, according to a new report by Anti-Corruption Data Collective, FACT Coalition and Global Financial Integrity. buff.ly/3VhAEkg
(4/4) There are MEPs in the EU who accept money from companies or are members of business organizations. Also in Italy it seems that the reporting obligation is not taken too seriously either. #MEPsidejobs L'Espresso
lespresso.it/c/politica/202…
Le Monde El Confidencial (3/4) Also Flemish MEPs have up to 18 extra mandates, but never report conflict of interest. #MEPsidejobs De Tijd
tijd.be/politiek-econo…
Le Monde (2/4) The investigation with El Confidencial shows: More than 60% of MEPs say they do some kind of extra activity, one in four is paid for it - despite MEPs being paid at least 15,000 euros a month. #MEPsidejobs
elconfidencial.com/mundo/europa/2…
We just heard Maria Ressa’s vitally important Harvard University commencement speech – equally sobering and inspiring – about the threats posed by tech and fascists to facts, truth and trust and what we all can do to counter those dangers. (Start time: 2:48:20)
youtube.com/watch?v=1snjxJ…
Don't miss our co-founder David Szakonyi on the latest Meduza in English Naked Pravda podcast with Kevin Rothrock, discussing his new paper 'Corruption and Co-Optation in Autocracy: Evidence from Russia'
meduza.io/en/episodes/20…
🇦🇹 5 Jahre IBIZA. Wild. 😎
Aber dass 🇦🇹 bis heute über diese Sticks reden würde, dachte damals niemand.
❤️ Team: Oliver Das Gupta Leila Al-Serori Martin Knobbe Wolf Wiedmann-Schmidt Peter Münch Frederik Obermaier M B Vera Deleja-Hotko Alexandra Berlin & Walter Mayr
🙏 Julian Hessenthaler & Dr. M
Vor fünf Jahren punkt 18 Uhr veröffentlichten wir vom DER SPIEGEL gemeinsam mit der Süddeutsche Zeitung das #Ibizavideo und ahnten nicht im geringsten, was daraus folgen würde ...
spiegel.de/kultur/gesells…
Two fugitives wanted for their alleged roles in the OneCoin crypto fraud were able to sell properties in Dubai after they were charged with criminal offenses — raising questions about UAE’s enforcement of anti-money laundering rules.
#DubaiUnlocked
occrp.org/en/28-ccwatch/…
Heute vor fünf Jahren wurde es für uns ein wenig stressig. Gegen 17 Uhr ist die Ulla Kramar-Schmid in die #ZiB2 Redaktion gekommen und hat gemeint, gleich platzt eine Bombe. 1 Stunde später ging das Ibiza-Video online und wir haben eine komplett neue ZiB2 Sendung aus dem Boden gestampft.
We’re a little late to the party but I’m glad that Anti-Corruption Data Collective is now part of this important initiative building independent cloud computing resources for investigative journalism.
Especially important as video, AI and big data play increasing roles in newsrooms.
Heute vor 5 Jahren veröffentlichten DER SPIEGEL und die Süddeutsche Zeitung das Ibiza Video. Die Folgen der Affäre beschäftigen Österreich bis heute. Zur Erinnerung unsere Podcastfolge, in der wir die verrückte Geschichte rekonstruieren. spiegel.de/ausland/julian…
NEW #DubaiUnlocked : In Singapore, a dramatic 2023 police raid on an alleged money laundering ring led to the seizure of over $2 billion in assets.
Three people arrested in the raid invested a combined $30 million in Dubai real estate. 👇
occrp.org/en/dubai-unloc…
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project has just identified a number of people sanctioned by the US for their involvement in terrorism owning properties in Dubai without any problem. I don’t understand how we can allow Dubai to carry on like this. There must be consequences apple.news/AymDm6hdxRrG5h…