Show threadOrganized Crime and Corruption Reporting ProjectJul 16, 2025
It comes after OCCRP and partners’ #DubaiUnlocked project last year, which revealed over 1,000 Dubai properties owned by more than 200 individuals including alleged criminals, political figures, and sanctioned people. www.occrp.org/en/project/d...

Dubai Unlocked
Dubai Unlocked

From its humble days as desert tradepost to its current status as a global financial hub, Dubai has long served as a crossroads for commerce.But it's not just financiers and footballers who are rubbing shoulders in the city’s glitzy skyscrapers and villa communities today.Dubai has also become a meeting point for men and women from around the globe who have been accused of criminality and corruption.With a reputation for financial secrecy, low taxes, and an ever-expanding spread of valuable real estate, the city is an appealing option for those looking to launder or hide cash.Thanks to a new leak of property records, reporters have identified scores of individuals from around the world who own property in Dubai, and whose holdings we believe to be in the public interest to reveal.They include alleged money launderers and drug lords, political figures accused of corruption and their associates, and businessmen sanctioned for financing terrorism, among others.Dubai Unlocked, an investigative project involving more than 70 media outlets around the globe, is the most up-to-date look yet at who owns what in the Middle Eastern city.

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Show threadOrganized Crime and Corruption Reporting ProjectJul 15, 2025
OCCRP’s #DubaiUnlocked project revealed that Othman purchased at least 13 properties in Dubai between 2013 and 2015, with a total value of about 8.5 million euros. www.occrp.org/en/goldensan...

Othman El Ballouti
Othman El Ballouti

For two years, Othman El Ballouti, allegedly one of Europe’s major cocaine traffickers, has been on the run from Belgian police, who suspect him to be hiding in Dubai. Now a leaked database of real estate information shows the alleged drug lord owns property in the emirate.

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Show threadDARC: Data and Research CenterApr 11, 2025
Before joining DARC, Karina spent eight years at The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, where she co-led the research and data team, helping journalists track people, companies, and assets across the globe. Her research contributed to numerous award-winning investigations and major cross-border projects, including #DubaiUnlocked, #theRussianAssetTracker, #ParadisePapers, hashtag#FinCENFiles and #OpenLux. (2/3)
Sohan DsouzaMay 22, 2024

〝Dubai property records from the Dubai Unlocked project — which were obtained by the Center for Advanced Defense Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization and then shared with over 70 media partners around the world, in coordination with Norwegian outlet E24 and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project […]〞
h/t @OCCRP
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/dubai-unlocked-arms-dealers-drug-lords-torturers-property-1235020484/

#Dubai #UAE #property #sanctions #DubaiUnlocked #leaked

Arms Dealers and Drug Lords Are Scooping Up Property in Dubai

New leaks of property records reveal shady characters hiding out in Dubai, a haven for fugitives.

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Anja Reul 📯May 18, 2024

Der #Luxus in #Dubai, #Dumpingsteuern & fehlende #Auslieferungsabkommen locken #Steuerhinterzieher, #Geldwäscher, #Betrüger, #Mörder & andere #Kriminelle in diese Millionenmetropole.

"#Dubaiunlocked":
#ImmobilienLeak enthüllt #Geldwäsche im #Emirat
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/immobilien-leak-dubai-unlocked-geldwaesche-zdf-recherche-100.html

"Dubai unlocked": Immobilien-Leak zeigt Geldwäsche im Emirat

Dubai lockt nicht nur Prominente und Vermögende an. Recherchen von ZDF frontal zeigen, wie Serienbetrüger, mutmaßliche Mörder und Steuerflüchtige im Luxus-Emirat investieren.

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AGF : poemproducerMay 15, 2024

Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE

#dubaiunlocked #UAE #afghanistan
https://www.occrp.org/en/dubai-unlocked/destination-dubai-as-the-us-was-rebuilding-afghanistan-contractors-snapped-up-properties-in-the-uae

Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE - OCCRP

As billions of U.S. dollars flowed in to rebuild Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban in 2001, many contractors were accused of skimming reconstruction funds. Today, some of them own luxur...

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AGF : poemproducerMay 15, 2024

check oer country

no one from finland ....

#dubaiunlocked
https://www.occrp.org/en/dubai-unlocked/

Dubai Unlocked - OCCRP

A global investigation into Dubai property ownership.

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AGF : poemproducerMay 15, 2024

Top Crypto Scammers Managed to Sell Dubai Properties After Being Charged

#dubaiunlocked
https://www.occrp.org/en/dubai-unlocked/top-crypto-scammers-managed-to-sell-dubai-properties-after-being-charged

Top Crypto Scammers Managed to Sell Dubai Properties After Being Charged - OCCRP

So-called CryptoQueen Ruja Ignatova and her security adviser, Frank Schneider, liquidated Dubai assets despite being charged in the U.S. for their alleged roles in a $4bn fraud. The whereabouts of ...

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Steve GuttermanMay 15, 2024
#DubaiUnlocked https://www.rferl.org/a/dubai-unlocked-ukraine-real-estate-yanukovych-officials-corruption-schemes-occrp/32944521.html
Dubai Unlocked: How Yanukovych-Era Ukrainian Officials Poured Millions Into Secretive U.A.E. Real Estate

A minister enmeshed in corruption scandals, pro-Russian lawmakers, judges, and prosecutors: These are the former Ukrainian officials whose opaque ownership of U.A.E. property is revealed in the new #DubaiUnlocked investigation by RFE/RL's Schemes and dozens of media partners across the globe.

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Laurent SchmitMay 15, 2024

De Frank Schneider ass säit engem Joer op der Flucht wéinst der #OneCoin-Affär. De @luccaregari huet nei Spueren vun him fonnt - notamment zu Dubai. #DubaiUnlocked 💥

https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-dubai-unlocked-onecoin-auf-den-spuren-des-frank-schneider/

Exklusiv: Auf den Spuren des Frank Schneider - Reporter.lu

Der Ex-Geheimdienstagent Frank Schneider ist seit einem Jahr untergetaucht. Laut Recherchen von Reporter.lu führen bislang unbekannte Spuren nach Dubai und Bali. Die Erkenntnisse werfen auch ein neues Licht auf die Rolle des Luxemburgers in der OneCoin-Betrugsaffäre.

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