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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
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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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- Nov 19, 2024
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THE VALLEY OF SORROW
Dozens of plastic sacks and bags are scattered everywhere on the outskirts of Petroșani city.…
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- Nov 15, 2024
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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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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
Investigation
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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- Jun 1, 2023
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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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- May 31, 2023
Investigation
(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
Investigation
Building On a Shaky Foundation
It’s no secret that the family of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev likes to buy expensive buildings around…
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Rise Project
- Dec 8, 2015
Investigation
Consumer Protection Authority Protects Supermarkets
Between ordinary consumers and large retail chains, Romania’s consumer protection authority ANPC chooses to protect…
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- Nov 2, 2015
Investigation
”THE SYRINGE” DEAL
The urgency. The delivery of syringes for the national vaccination campaign against COVID-19 was delayed…
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- Feb 2, 2022
Investigation
NINE PLANES WITH MASKS
The state’s arms manufacturer leased private jets to bring masks from Vietnam, while our military…
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- Feb 2, 2022
Investigation
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
Investigation
Building On a Shaky Foundation
It’s no secret that the family of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev likes to buy expensive buildings around…
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- Dec 8, 2015
Investigation
The Forgery That Made Romania’s President Rich
Most of the real estate property owned by the family of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis…
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- Dec 3, 2015
Investigation
Consumer Protection Authority Protects Supermarkets
Between ordinary consumers and large retail chains, Romania’s consumer protection authority ANPC chooses to protect…
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- Nov 2, 2015
Investigation
Grand Theft Moldova
The bank theft was so outsized and bold that citizens of the Republic of Moldova…
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- Jul 31, 2015
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Schweighofer at the Center of the Illegal Deforestation Scandal in Romania
An investigation by RISE Project reveals that an Austrian-based company has purchased over the past…
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- Jul 2, 2015
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The Hunt: Undercover Among Thieves in Denmark
Journalists from Rise Project travelled to Denmark where they infiltrated a criminal group composed of…
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- Apr 29, 2015
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Romania’s Timis Embroiled in Another Mining Controversy
A Joint Financial Times and OCCRP Investigation Vasile Frank Timis, a businessman whose activities in…
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- Apr 11, 2015
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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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- May 31, 2023
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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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- Jun 2, 2023
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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
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THE CLONES INSIDE THE TRACK AND TRACE SYSTEM
May 5th, 2023, Bistrița County. A truck loaded with sawdust is stopped during a routine…
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- Apr 8, 2024
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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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- Feb 22, 2024
Investigation
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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- Jun 2, 2023
Investigation
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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- Jun 1, 2023
Investigation
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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- May 31, 2023
Investigation
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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- May 4, 2023
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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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- Mar 27, 2023
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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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- Dec 5, 2022
Investigation
(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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- Feb 2, 2022