| The Interpol probe found the Barbaros had manipulated its Automatic Identification System, the device that transmits information about its location, to conceal its position. The report also said the ship had changed its name three times and was registered under the flags of multiple countries since 2013.
The leaked documents, from a European Union naval mission called Operation Irini, highlight growing European concerns about Russia's influence in Libya, which officials believe is part of Moscow's strategy to project power in the Mediterranean and several African countries.
"Its presence in Libya is much more about the West," Anas El Gomati, director of the Tripoli-based Sadeq Institute, told ICIJ. "Ukraine is the eastern flank of NATO, and Libya is the southern flank — it's Europe's soft underbelly." Read more here.
KINAHAN PAID TO BE BOXING PROMOTER'S AGENT
A leading boxing "fixer" claims in a lawsuit that international crime boss Daniel Kinahan secretly struck a multimillion-dollar deal with global fight promoter Top Rank to be its exclusive consultant outside the U.S. The fixer alleged Top Rank's president asked him to keep the deal under wraps to protect its business interests, including a recent contract with ESPN.
ICIJ'S IRS SERIES WINS SABEW AWARD
The Society for Advanced Business Editing and Writing awarded ICIJ's Inside the IRS series a 2024 Best in Business Award in the government category. The reporting series examined the legal loopholes, resource shortfalls and outside pressure campaigns that have enabled the ultrawealthy to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
TREASURY BLOCKS CTA
The Treasury Department announced it would not enforce part of a groundbreaking transparency law aimed at curbing money laundering and tax fraud. Under the Corporate Transparency Act, foreign and domestic companies must disclose their beneficial owners to U.S. authorities. The rule has faced multiple legal hurdles since coming into effect in 2024.
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