Jared Ferrie

Editor at Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Formerly Reuters Myanmar, The New Humanitarian, Bloomberg South Sudan. Tips: jared at

[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @OCCRP]

The Hong Kong Justice Department requested a “restraint order” on alleged Prince Group associates and companies. The U.S. and U.K. have sanctioned the Cambodian conglomerate amid allegations of cyberfraud.

https://t.co/PH1aTJkDJY

[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @OCCRP]

Ukraine’s agency for investigating economic crime remains leaderless after the government rejected a veteran investigator nominated by an independent selection process, citing concerns about his family ties to Russia.

https://t.co/FxZD5cIAXG

[Investigate Europe @investigate_eu]

Revealed: European Defence Fund millions benefiting Israeli state-owned drone manufacturer

A Greek subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries is involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a €59m drone development project co-funded by European govts. https://t.co/ZwQuysMzUF

[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @OCCRP]

This might be a landmark in known cybersecurity incidents today, according to experts. The personal data of every citizen of Paraguay (yes, the whole country!) is threatened to be leaked by cybercriminals. Authorities told OCCRP they will not pay the $7.4 million ransom demanded by June 13 https://t.co/v0JEcvC7TK

[Paul Caruana Galizia @pcaruanagalizia]

Guilty. 8 jurors to 1.

[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @OCCRP]

“Democracy would not be better off if OCCRP and USAID had never existed, and it is not better off because of ‘this investigation.’”

Mark Lee Hunter’s article critiques Mediapart's flawed attack on donor-supported investigative journalism.

Read more: https://t.co/wQ4mUI5ma7

[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @OCCRP]

NEW: South American drug traffickers created offshore companies and a complex fake billing system to convert millions of euros into U.S. currency and send them to businesses in Chile and China, according to newly-unsealed U.S. court documents.

https://t.co/EbgfLtfTwS

[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @OCCRP]

NEW: A defence firm is providing information to South African authorities investigating claims that companies in the UAE unlawfully obtained military intellectual property developed by South Africa’s arms industry.

Here’s what Paramount Group claims:

https://t.co/ntgVyBXls1

[will neal (@willneal.bsky.social) @willneal93]

On Tuesday night I was barred from entering Georgia, my home for the last three years. Official reasons were given as “other,” but from the circumstances surrounding my departure in April it’s clear the refusal is in fact directly tied to my work covering the country as a journalist. 1/

https://t.co/HGzIrMqdMw

[Jared Ferrie @jaredferrie]

“If you are reading this, it means I have been falsely accused and unlawfully arrested for my journalistic activities,” she stated in the letter. https://t.co/KoUUHBFSg3

[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @OCCRP]

❗️SCOOP: Man murdered near The Hague this week reported risk to Dutch authorities. He said he knew of bribes to Turkish politicians.

Previously he spoke with OCCRP claiming he had made payments of roughly $15 million a month on behalf of alleged illegal gambling syndicate to ruling party politicians in Turkey and northern Cyprus https://t.co/sJFKUVZnPK

[Jared Ferrie @jaredferrie]

“Whether it’s music or a free press — censorship anywhere is a threat to the truth everywhere,” Stipe said on Friday. “On World Press Freedom Day, I’m sending a shout-out to the brave journalists at Radio Free Europe.” https://t.co/1gSuWSn7Ai

[Jared Ferrie @jaredferrie]

'Malta’s program providing citizenship in exchange for investment “amounts to the commercialisation of the grant of the nationality"' https://t.co/0vTjULN22k

[Jared Ferrie @jaredferrie]

“I find it a little surprising that he was placed into or volunteered for an assault unit. These men do not have a long life-expectancy, and I wonder if this was deliberate on the part of Russian commanders.” https://t.co/h3TQZGxTuN

[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @OCCRP]

NEW: Despite a criminal probe in Georgia, the Tbilisi call center from our #ScamEmpire investigation appears to be back. According to newly obtained records, the scammers have continued making calls using a VoIP service that allows them to disguise their country of origin. https://t.co/ZI9tF6YReM

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

The @OCCRP, a network of independent journalists, has returned $11 billion to consumers worldwide. Their work enables governments to sanction corrupt individuals and states, and the UK will continue its crackdown on dirty money.

Hear from Drew Sullivan, OCCRP's co-founder⤵️

[CBC News @CBCNews]

The association that represents academic staff at Canadian universities is warning its members against non-essential travel to the United States. https://t.co/R1rrPz6hF8

[Jared Ferrie @jaredferrie]

The prime minister of Canada knows a surprising amount about classic punk rock https://t.co/3BvHU7ruWb

[Rachel Gilmore @atRachelGilmore]

Poilievre just called CTV News’ Judy Trinh a “protester” because she dared try to ask him a question outside of the incredibly rigid four-questions-no-follow-up process his party has.

Very cool stuff

[The CIReN @TheCIReN]

🧵1/7 A wanted Moldovan oligarch and former politician used a Cypriot shell company to hide his purchase of a multi-million villa near Lake Geneva. https://t.co/zlgfF9VSUY