Will Fitzgibbon
ICIJ
Washington, DC, United States
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Shadow Diplomats have posed a threat for decades. Governments looked the other way.
The U.S. State Department trusts foreign governments to nominate reputable honorary consuls, despite global accounts of wrongdoing. → Read More
Agents of influence: How Russia deploys an army of shadow diplomats
Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has appointed dozens of honorary consuls. Many spread pro-Kremlin sentiment around the world. → Read More
Five years later, Panama Papers still having a big impact
ICIJ’s massive cross-border investigation remains an influence — and a catchphrase — in politics, business, academia and pop culture, half a decade on. → Read More
Global bank stocks plunge following FinCEN Files revelations
JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered and Bank of New York Mellon took a hit. → Read More
Finding data – and hope – in journalism in the Middle East
In this month's Meet the Investigators, we speak with Mohammed Komani, a reporter from Yemen who helps journalists hunt down data for investigations. → Read More
Investigate the enablers, know the science and more tips from GIJC
The ICIJ team went to Hamburg to take part in a gathering of 1,700 investigative reporters. Here are some tips we picked up. → Read More
Reporting on corruption in Africa’s ‘shining light of democracy’
ICIJ member Ntibinyane Ntibinyane shares his experience founding a nonprofit investigative news center and the challenges of reporting in Botswana. → Read More
Panama Papers reveal offshore payments by Madagascar’s seafood king
Madagascar shrimp magnate has used a web of offshore companies to shuffle millions of dollars around in what experts say could be “tax avoidance 101”. → Read More
Second Panama Papers Leak: Findings From Around The World
Leaked Mossack Fonseca documents exposed the millionaire offspring of European and African officials, illicit campaign funding in Latin America, and more. → Read More
Loopholes in UK company register show crime can still flourish: study
Corrupt politicians, fraudsters and money launderers could still be avoiding detection, an analysis by nonprofit Global Witness has found. → Read More
The Panama Papers revisited: yogurt, bananas, small moustaches and fonts
Here are 11 unexpected insights from our 2016 investigation, the Panama Papers. → Read More
The biggest change after the Panama Papers? The one inside people’s heads
Two years after the Panama Papers was first published, journalists look back on the project through different lenses, but taken together, they reflect a world in flux. → Read More
'Africa's Satellite' Avoided Millions Using A Very African Tax Scheme
The companies behind the New Dawn Satellite channeled millions of dollars through offshore companies in Mauritius, one of the continent’s premier tax havens. → Read More
U.S. Obtains Swiss Bank Records For Congo Corruption Probe
A Swiss court has confirmed ongoing criminal investigations into the businesses of Dan Gertler, an Israeli diamond dealer suspected of large-scale corruption in the Congo. → Read More
Interview: How global authorities are responding to Paradise Papers
Fairy tales, spaghetti and patience: Australia's tax commissioner Chris Jordan speaks with ICIJ about the global response to Paradise Papers revelations. → Read More
Paradise Papers Research Raises Questions Over Glencore’s $440m Congo Discount
How did Glencore manage to get a $440m discount - the equivalent to a year's education budget - in the Congo? → Read More
Adventures in Paradise... A trip to Bermuda draws an odd call from the government
ICIJ’s reporter visited Bermuda to learn more about the island, and its resident law firm Appleby, but when he returned back to the U.S. he got a mysterious phone call. → Read More
Paradise Papers Africa: Calls for inquiries as politicians exposed
Revelations by ICIJ's media partners have exposed the offshore dealings of some of Africa’s most powerful politicians and most profitable companies. → Read More
Nelson Mandela’s Offshore Trust Mystery
Paradise Papers files include revelations of a battle to control part of former South African president’s offshore empire. → Read More
Paradise Papers firm Asiaciti managed millions for a carousel of millionaires and fraudsters
Asiaciti, one of the Asia-Pacific’s biggest offshore specialists, provided secretive companies for clients across the globe. → Read More