
Investigations
Black Grains from Ukraine: Fraud and the Big Beneficiaries from Romania
The first Russian bomb that fell on Ukraine in 2022 also blew up grain exports…

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Romana Puiuleț
- Mar 7, 2025
How Chinese companies worked with Horațiu Potra, a former mercenary
Where the money came from Between 2012 and 2018, Horațiu Potra worked for three years…

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Rise Project
- Feb 5, 2025
Calin Georgescu and his army of bodyguards
December 1, 2024, the day of the Parliamentary elections. When Călin Georgescu, the independent presidential…

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Andrei Ciurcanu
- Dec 5, 2024
CĂLIN GEORGESCU, THE FIRST MILLION
The real estate from Austria A constant critic of the West, presidential candidate Călin Georgescu…

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Rise Project
- Nov 28, 2024
HUMANA – HOW COMPANIES CONNECT
February 2022. At the Vama Veche border crossing point, a truck is stopped for a…

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Andrei Ciurcanu
- Nov 22, 2024
A TEXTILE DANGER: WHEN MAGISTRATES WEAR OTHER CAPES
“MADE IN ITALY” BUSINESS Romania is one of the EU countries where cement factories are…

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Andrei Ciurcanu
- Nov 19, 2024
THE VALLEY OF SORROW
Dozens of plastic sacks and bags are scattered everywhere on the outskirts of Petroșani city.…

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Andrei Ciurcanu
- Nov 15, 2024
The “Migrant” Affair (III): The Bogus company and the corporations
The two partners One had contacts in Asian countries and obtained work permits for the…

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Daniel Dancea, Romana Puiuleț
- Jun 21, 2024
The “Migrant” Business (II): “They All Fled”
A gateway to Europe It is April 17, 2023, and a woman from Ethiopia is…

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Daniel Dancea, Romana Puiuleț
- Jun 17, 2024
THE ABUSE DEPARTMENT: UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR SEEKS LOVE IN COLLEGE
Horea-Mihai Bădău is a Ph.D. lecturer who has been teaching at the Faculty of Journalism…

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Carla Lunguți, Cristian Lupșa
- Feb 22, 2024
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More Investigations
The women who spoke out against the Tate brothers: rape, violence and sexual exploitation
“There is no victim,” stated Tristan Tate, brother of Andrew Tate, one of the most…

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Rise Project
- Jun 2, 2023
How the Tate Brothers Came to Romania and How They First Made Contact with Organized Crime
Rise Project presents Andrew and Tristan Tate’s real estate business dealings in Romania. The two…

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Rise Project
- Jun 1, 2023
The Tate Brothers Split the Money They Make from Gambling with an Organized Crime Syndicate
We found six casinos off of which the brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate are making…

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Rise Project
- May 31, 2023
The Organised Crime and Corruption Watch. Regional edition no2.: Stolen Millions in EU Funds(II)
Reporters from The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) network uncovered in the past…

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Rise Project
- May 4, 2023
The Organised Crime and Corruption Watch. Regional edition no.1: Stolen Millions in EU Funds
Recent investigative reporting has shown multiple instances of EU fund fraud in multiple Eastern European countries. Hungary…

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Rise Project
- Mar 27, 2023
Eastern Europe’s Biggest Wood Processor Demanded Free Timber From Suppliers For Years
For more than a decade, HS Timber Group required its Romanian timber suppliers to deliver…

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Andrei Ciurcanu
- Dec 5, 2022
(VIDEO) THE MASKS FROM THE WEAPONS FACTORY
A director from one of Romarm’s factories claims that the protective masks against coronavirus, manufactured…

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Ioana Moldoveanu
- Feb 2, 2022
”THE SYRINGE” DEAL
The urgency. The delivery of syringes for the national vaccination campaign against COVID-19 was delayed…

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Ioana Moldoveanu
- Feb 2, 2022
NINE PLANES WITH MASKS
The state’s arms manufacturer leased private jets to bring masks from Vietnam, while our military…

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Ioana Moldoveanu
- Feb 2, 2022
The Brazilian Vacations of One of Romania’s Most Powerful Politicians
Costel Comana, 53, was a Romanian millionaire about to be indicted for corrupt business deals…

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Rise Project
- Apr 28, 2017