BOOM!
Secret govt documents reveal how giant banks move trillions in suspicious transactions, enriching themselves while facilitating the work of terrorists, kleptocrats, and criminals. And the US government fails to stop it.
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This is one of the largest journalism projects ever.
It involves more than 400 journalists in 88 countries convened by @ICIJorg.
It is based on thousands of government documents — the #FinCENFiles — that @BuzzFeedNEWS shared with the coalition.
More of our stories today:
Top executives at Deutsche Bank had direct knowledge for years of serious failings that left the bank vulnerable to one of the largest money laundering scams in history.
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US intelligence believes this financier was assassinated on orders from Putin or his circle. But he also illuminates how illicit cash is siphoned out of the former Soviet republics and into the mainstream banking system.
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Here's how our crack team analyzed the documents and crunched the numbers.
This explainer is not only eye-opening, it’s also eye-popping!
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Here is how the banks responded to our investigation:
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A podcast! That’s right, a five-episode podcast that is absolutely riveting.
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You can see everything we publish in this massive investigation here on our landing page:
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Bravo to @JasonLeopold @a_cormier_ @jtemplon @TomBWarren @jsvine @scottpham @Richard_AHolmes @MikeSallah7 @TaniaKozyreva @LoopEmma @arielkaminer @HeidilBlake @alexcampbell @GeorgeWPapajohn @azeen @brknyc @bubaczery @BuzzFeedNews #FinCENFiles
More kudos to: @katiejmbaker @KendallTTaggart @DruMoorhouse @schweptaway @allmalone @morroweric @TomNamako @davidmackau @sarayasin @Walldo @mattmittenthal @baldwin_sydney @pineapplemedia @WBJenna @briannesabino and Eva Lee.
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And still more congratulations to David Zhao, Tami Olafunmiloye, and Brian Lee, as well as to @sophiecomeauusc @waylon_atx Sam Feehan @banancypancakes @krhutchings @kmstorm99 @FelTap @karensiqiwang @abby_washer @ashleydzhang of @USCAnnenberg.
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