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Israel’s international lawfare department brags about “delaying, for a decade, the opening of an investigation by the ICC against the State of Israel” - this, and more, are part of the #IsraelFiles
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News in the #Footballleaks case: The Portuguese representative at Eurojust is the father of one of the top lawyers from the firm, which also #Ronaldo #Mourinho advises, and many other #Mendes clients. He did not disclose the conflict of interest
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How European companies supplied dictators cyber-surveillance tools for more than a decade
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How FIFA´s president failed to clean up football #footballLeaks @DerSPIEGEL spiegel.de/international/wor…
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hosted on @OVHcloud here goes our network website in flames @olesovhcom; so far, thanks to the @internetarchive, you can find all our stories here web.archive.org/web/20210307…
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Gianni Infantino went out of his way to ensure that Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain avoided harsh punishment, #FootballLeaks-documents show spiegel.de/international/wor…
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During the last 6 Months Rui Pinto is under arrest in Portugal. There is no indictment yet against the #FootballLeaks-Whistleblower. This new book describes the story behind a 4 years project, for which @RuiPinto_FL is paying with his own freedom
Seit knapp 6 Monaten sitzt Rui Pinto in U-Haft in Portugal. Eine Anklage gegen den #FootballLeaks-Whistleblower gibt es immer noch nicht. In unserem neuen Buch beschreiben wir die Geschichte des fast 4 Jahre andauernden Projekts, für das Pinto momentan den höchsten Preis zahlt:
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BREAKING INVESTIGATION: New documents show that Kering CEO validated a tax evasion scheme for #Gucci boss Marco Bizzarri, via offshore in Luxembourg and tax residence in Switzerland
#FashionLeaks @EICnetwork @mediapart in French
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'It Has Been the Same Shit for Years': Interview with #FootballLeaks Rui Pinto speaking for the first time about his last nine months spent in pre-trial detention and the 147 charges against him: spiegel.de/international/wor…
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"Over the years, the European Parliament, media through Europe and many investigative authorities have reviewed my data, I am convinced that what I did I was the right thing."
#FootballLeaks whistleblower Rui Pinto speaks to @eicnetwork via @DerSPIEGEL
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1/5More corruption exposed by Rui Pinto by sharing the #luandaleaks data with @icijorg: “only thanks to our client, Portuguese citizens and the world have access to the truth of an extraordinary system of predation and corruption, seriously damaging to Portugal, Angola and other”
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For years, #PremierLeague clubs have been using the same trick to avoid tax payments. But tax authorities are starting to pursue the cases - and German star player Michael Ballack and agent José Mourinho have both attracted their attention spiegel.de/international/wor… #FootballLeaks
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Today a Hungarian judge ruled that #FootballLeaks whistleblower Rui Pinto should be transferred to Portugal. An appeal is ongoing. But what does that mean for the investigations that rely on data from #FootballLeaks? spon.de/afq0o via @SPIEGELONLINE
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Força Rui and stay safe!
🚨 Última hora: Rui Pinto colocado em prisão domiciliária
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Largest leakage of data on int. justice: 40,000 documents obtained by @mediapart and @EICnetwork #CourtSecrets mediapart.fr/journal/interna…
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Huge scoop of @mediapart and @EICnetwork that ruins the trial of the former president of Ívory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo.
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a great way to end another week of #footballleaks and a reminder of how difficult and long term this type of cross-border journalism is for everybody involved, from the source @RuiPinto_FL to the initiators @Rafanelli @derspiegel to small groups of independent journalists 1/4
UPDATE: The Romanian Court has dismissed the lawsuit against The Black Sea's #FootballLeaks stories brought by the Arif Family two years ago.
@EICnetwork @mediadefence
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#MaltaFiles exposes oil tanker deal between #Erdogans family, a close friend and an Azeri billionaire linked to @realDonaldTrump
Turkish President #Erdoğan family in secret offshore ship deal: New revelations #MaltaFiles @eicnetwork theblacksea.eu/malta-files/a…
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Read how former #ICC chief prosecutor #Ocampo owned companies in tax havens #CourtSecrets - @mediapart mediapart.fr/journal/interna…
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Doubts arise over impartiality of Portuguese member to Eurojust, as the European judicial cooperation institution prepares to share data on #FootballLeaks with prosecutors from nine countries, from @destandaard
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One week so far, almost 200 stories in 11 languages across Europe eic.network/projects/footbal…
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Docs. obtained by @mediapart reveal details about imprisonment of Ivory Coasts former pres #Gbagbo. #CourtSecrets mediapart.fr/journal/interna…
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Here are some of the stories published by our partners on #FootballLeaks so far eic.network/projects/footbal…
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A judge has ruled #FootballLeaks whistleblower Rui Pinto should be shipped from Hungary to his native Portugal
Behind the Portuguese complaint against Pinto is a company with powerful contacts in professional football
spiegel.de/plus/rui-pinto-we… via @spiegelplus
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Stop trolling @blaz_zgaga for asking information. Politicians, especially those in the highest positions of power, have no business in judging the qualities of journalists and should respect the freedom of the press to be critical @rsf_inter @ifex @vonderleyen
Well, no single figure in Slovenian history has done more to discredit the journo community than this liar @blaz_zgaga. Not only is he a liar, he’s a liar about being a liar.” @IFEX
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#CongoHoldUp the largest leak from the African continent to date, reveals how the commercial BGFIBank has been used to plunder the Democratic Republic of Congo’s public funds and natural resources, largely for the enrichment of former President Joseph Kabila’s inner circle.
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#footballleaks stories published by @TheBlackSeaEU based on documents from whistleblower @RuiPinto_FL can stay online. This is the decision by a second Romanian Court against Doyen, Tevfik Arif and Efendi Arif, rejecting their appeal against the Romanian Centre CRJI
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The #ICC accused @UKenyatta and others of crimes against humanity. #CourtSecrets reveals why the case collapsed and what role #Ocampo played
Crimes contre l’humanité au Kenya: l’incroyable double jeu du procureur. Révélations de @mediapart et @EICnetwork mediapart.fr/journal/interna…
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After Panama and the Virgin Islands, Ronaldo has created a trust in the tax haven of Jersey
His agent Jorge Mendes is now subject to a European tax audit
New @EICnetwork investigation via @mediapart in French
#FootballLeaks
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As Eurojust coordinates an investigation into the #FootballLeaks data, the impartiality of the Portuguese delegate to the Euro-wide body is under question from @lesoir plus.lesoir.be/208920/articl…
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useful #Doyen context published years back @TheBlackSeaEU during #FootballLeaks theblacksea.eu/stories/footb…
#FootballLeaks ⚽️ Nélio Lucas diz não fazer ideia se o seu sócio na #Doyen foi financiado por Refik Arif. Documentos sugerem que sabia ⚽️ Podem continuar a acompanhar o julgamento de @RuiPinto_FL aqui na @TribunaExpresso 👇 tribunaexpresso.pt/football-…
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The Offshore Fortune of the Dictator's Daughter #UzbekLeaks: New EIC project via @mediapart In French mediapart.fr/journal/interna…
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#congoholdup Consortium of Media and NGOs Stands in Solidarity with Correspondent Expelled from DRC. @SoniaRolley's expulsion from the DRC is a serious assault on freedom of the press and it sends an alarming message to other journalists 1/9
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Conflict of interests at the heart of the @IntlCrimCourt - This is just the start, more to come soon #CourtSecrets
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it takes time, but more is coming from #footballleaks delivered by @RuiPinto_FL and in this case investigated by @TheBlackSeaEU @derspiegel @EICnetwork @_infoLibre
According to @BegoPRamirez Ramadani has now been charged with money laundering and crimes against the Public Treasury. The investigation began after information provided by Football Leaks in 2016 @RuiPinto_FL infolibre.es/noticias/econom…
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#MaltaFiles: How German companies are using Malta as a tax haven. @DerSPIEGEL spiegel.de/wirtschaft/sozial…
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We chose to publish 35 out of the 40.000 documents that @mediapart shared with EIC.network #CourtSecrets bit.ly/2hXXCZy
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Conflict of Interest revealed in Pan-European Sharing of information on #FootballLeaks data via @mediapart mediapart.fr/journal/interna…
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Research of @mediapart & EIC reveals hidden cabinet of #Ocampo: Angelina Jolie, Omidyar and many more #CourtSecrets
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For eight months, it has seemed impossible for Kathryn #Mayorga's lawyers to file a civil lawsuit to #Ronaldo
In his criminal case, he can't duck away so easily. The US judiciary now wants #FootballLeaks to hear-whistleblower Rui Pinto
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#MaltaFiles: How billions of euros evaporated into tax haven Malta. Story by our network-partner @mediapart @yphilippin
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#thread 👇🏻 On Sunday, June 4, 2017, a sample arrived at the doping laboratory in Seibersdorf, a town in Austria just south of Vienna. It bore the code number 3324822 and had arrived from Wales.
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#MaltaFiles in numbers: 150,000 secret documents, 49 journalists, 13 European media, 4 months of investigation.
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Volkswagen and its Billions in Luxembourg, story from @DerSpiegel, shared with @EICNetwork and @Mediapart #LuxVW mediapart.fr/journal/interna…
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From prison Rui Pinto #FootballLeaks talks about how the "authorities protect the football industry" while he's in pre-trial detention: spiegel.de/plus/rui-pinto-un…
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#Ocampo organized his own impunity & #ICC still lacks instruments to protect its integrity. #CourtSecrets @mediapart mediapart.fr/journal/interna…
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A collection on some of the #FootballLeaks-stories so far: eic.network/projects/footbal…
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Manchester City and PSG have reaped tens of millions of euros through disputed sponsorship deals. Documents show football authorities agreed the arrangements despite advice from independent experts #footballLeaks reuters.com/investigates/spe…
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"Protecting Whistleblowers Crucial for Europe’s Fight Against Corruption"
Open letter on #FootballLeaks whistleblower Rui Pinto via @expresso
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War crime business: ex #ICC prosecutor defends dubious interests of a Libyan billionaire? #CourtSecrets @mediapart mediapart.fr/journal/france/…
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Stay tuned: more stories coming up from #PredatorFiles media partners in the days to come
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#PredatorFiles based on confidential documents obtained by @mediapart and @derspiegel
coordinated by the media network European Investigative Collaborations (EIC.network)
with the technical assistance of the @AmnestyTech
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How Europe Pays for Military Equipment to help Keep Out Refugees
Our new @EICnetwork report, now in French via @mediapart
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5/5 and #luandaleaks with @icijorg. EIC.network stories fl1 eic.network/projects/footbal…, fl2 eic.network/projects/footbal… and malta files eic.network/projects/malta-f…), here theblacksea.eu/stories/angol… and here theblacksea.eu/stories/the-a…
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and our colleagues at @reporters_gr detailing the Greek connection and the role of Commissioners Dimitris Avramopoulos and Margariti Schina reportersunited.gr/12008/qat…
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BREAKING INVESTIGATION: How Gucci and French owner Kering used a Swiss bypass to save up to 2.5 billion Euro in tax, drawing in some of the top names in haute couture @eicnetwork investigation via @theblackseaeu @mediapart #FashionLeaks in English
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ICC prosecutor spokeswoman has been paid by a banker to push a case concerning the cause of #Yezidis #CourtSecrets
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The @IntlCrimCourt asked to keep pres. of Ivory Coast in prison - without warrant for arrest. #CourtSecrets @lesoir plus.lesoir.be/117833/articl…
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An ICC spokeswoman was paid by an interest group wanting to push a case. Story on @NRC by @hannekechin #CourtSecrets nrc.nl/nieuws/2017/10/01/med…
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Exposing #Tether #Devasini #VanDerVelde connections to convicted VAT fraudster #Platone | by @fattoquotidiano @StefanoVergine @nicolaborzi and @_infoLibre @BegoPRamirez as part of the @EICnetwork
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Crimes against humanity in Kenya: double play of first @IntlCrimCourt prosecutor #Ocampo
@mediapart #CourtSecrets
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Did #ICC prosecutor @FATOU_BENSOUDA lie to conceal dubious relation to predecessor @MorenoOcampo1? #CourtSecrets
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11 stories on #CourtSecrets have been published so far. More to come soon. Keep yourself updated here - eic.network/projects/court-s…
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« We have a request from a super bad country. I wanted to know if it is completely forbidden, or what our options are »
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#JerseyOffshore: Company operated on Jersey offering forgery and money laundering services for decades with impunity @derspiegel @mediapart @radiotelesuisse @TheBlackSeaEU @newsnacional @OpenMedia_io @TorontoStar @GlobalRepCentre @TBIJ (1/8)
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A Hungarian court rules #FootballLeaks whistleblower Rui Pinto is due to face extradition to Portugal - pending an appeal. Full story now in Turkish 👇
#FootballLeaks haber kaynağı Rui Pinto'nun Portekiz'e iadesine karar verildi. Pinto'nun avukatları karara itiraz edecek. 1/4 theblacksea.eu/stories/footb…
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#CourtSecrets analyzes the criminal policy instituted by the first prosecutor of the ICC, @MorenoOcampo1. eic.network/projects/court-s…
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Our investigative series #CourtSecrets has lead to first impact: @FATOU_BENSOUDA reacts to allegations in statement icc-cpi.int/Pages/item.aspx?…
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How the Italian boss of Florentine brand Gucci organised his taxes in Italy - with a company in Luxembourg and a residence in Switzerland
#FashionLeaks in Italian via @espressonline
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Ex-prosecutor #Ocampo, his #offshore companies and conflicts of interest at the #ICC #CourtSecrets @lesoir lesoir.be/116813/article/201…
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ICC prosecutor Bensouda claims that she did not seek the advice of her successor #Ocampo. This proofs different: bit.ly/2xEtT2s
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Lobbying for the #Yezidi community: A noble cause, but not so noble in the way it was defended.#CourtSecrets @lesoir plus.lesoir.be/117043/articl…
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Today we started with #MaltaFiles stories from Germany, Portugal, Romania, France, Croatia, Belgium, Italy, Sweden and Spain. More to come!
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#CourtSecrets reveal that the ex #ICC chief prosecutor passed sensitive info to a possible suspect of war crimes - thetimes.co.uk/article/a5c0c…
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In 2008, the #Erdogan family bought an oil tanker from a shipmate from Azerbaijan and paid almost nothing - as revealded by #MaltaFiles.
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How Chelsea breached FIFA rules on the transfer of minors
New #FootballLeaks investigation via @NewsNacional on the case of teenage Croatian Karlo Žiger
@EICnetwork
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We request that @RFI , @RSF_inter, @Reuters, and @CPJAfrica urgently engage on this blatant attack on the freedom of the press, give their full support to Sonia and ask #RDC authorities to take appropriate actions to guarantee the freedom of the press 9/9
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Nine countries met to launch a European judicial cooperation based on #FootballLeaks, at the initiative of France, to whom the whistleblower Rui Pinto provided 12 million files mediapart.fr/journal/interna…
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How Renault and Peugeot-Citroen inflated prices of spare parts thanks to a miracle software - and cashed in up to 1.5 billion Euro over ten years
New @EICnetwork investigation via @mediapart in French
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Evidence shows: ICC prosecutor @FATOU_BENSOUDA regularly consulted predecessor #Ocampo on Kenyan case #CourtSecrets
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besides @mediapart and @derspiegel, the media participating in the project are @nrc, @politiken, @expresso, @lesoir, @destandaard, @vgnett, @_infoLibre and @DomaniGiornale - all members of the EIC.network
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In 2011, a Russian billionaire set out to rescue the ailing AS Monaco. He invested in top players and invited government, police and justice officials to matches. He handed out both gifts and jobs. Last week he was charged with corruption #FootballLeaks spiegel.de/international/wor…
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Following @eicnetwork revelations into Lionel Messi Tax Scandal, the Union of Tax Experts in Spain's Ministry of Finance (Gestha) calls for legal change to remove points from clubs in Spanish league guilty of serial tax fraud
#FootballLeaks #Messi
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#TaxEvaderRadar based on a leak provided by
@DDoSecrets in a collective work with @nannenschule, stories (and further links to the data-set) here eic.network/projects/tax-eva…
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who have collaborated with @HashomrimOrg @wochenzeitung @reporters_gr @daraj_media and @washingtonpost
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Bye-bye, Champions League? Are some of the biggest clubs in Europe planning a Super League? #FootballLeaks recherche.sportschau.de/foot… @sportschau
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Cristiano Ronaldo Used Offshore Firms in Luxembourg and Jersey
New @EICnetwork investigation via @SPIEGEL_English
#FootballLeaks
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New Lionel Messi Scandal from #FootballLeaks
The legality of FC Barcelona's multi-million donations to the superstar's charity foundation now under question
#Messi @EICnetwork in English @DerSPIEGEL
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Meet @schmitt_jrg @yphilippin @maxieeckert @zsentek Stefan Candea Nicola Naber @salevajo and more @EICnetwork journalists at #EIJC19. We'll be presenting work on right-wing groups sched.co/O3kQ, Airbus sched.co/OFuX and #FootballLeaks sched.co/O2SK
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All about the hidden practices of the first prosecutor of the #ICC uncovered by @EICnetwork #CourtSecrets @lesoir plus.lesoir.be/116820/articl…
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Massive tax fraud of Luka Modric’ agents nacional.hr/football-leaks-m… #FootballLeaks via @NewsNacional
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Pick your choice to read about #Diamville and #WagnerGroup in the various languages from @Mediapart @derspiegel @_infoLibre @expresso @destandaard @lesoir @politiken @RadioTeleSuisse @ilfattoquotidiano @alleyesonwagner @dossier_center
A closer look at #DiamVille reveals how Russian mercenaries #WagnerGroup looting & exporting Central African diamonds to Europe via Belgium, while marketing per Facebook to a global clientele eic.network/projects/diamvil…
together with @alleyesonwagner & @dossier_center
ALT photo illustration by Sébastien Calvet/Mediapart
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Stay tuned at 1pm for #CongoHoldUp, the largest leak from the African continent to date by @Mediapart @PPLAAF, with @EICnetwork and more
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4/5 @ruipinto_fl is behind bars on a pre-trial detention mandate for almost one year, being accused for hacking and an attempt of extortion, accusations which he denies. He has shared #footballleaks and #maltafiles data with @DerSpiegel and @eicnetwork
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#breaking New #FootballLeaks revelations: Secret documents show Manchester City «parking» young talent in Africa and countering FIFA's transfer rules with the help of an academy. recherche.sportschau.de/foot…
Neue Football-Leaks-Enthüllungen: Geheime Dokumente zeigen, wie Manchester City in Afrika junge Talente "parkt" und mit Hilfe einer Akademie die Transferregeln der FIFA konterkariert.
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#FootballLeaks #ManchesterCity #FIFA @eicnetwork
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#Gucci Boss received millions through letterbox company in Luxembourg
New #FashionLeaks investigation in German @DerSPIEGEL
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How #Ocampo passed on confidential infos to stars in exchange for glamour & attention, risking integrity of the #ICC magazin.spiegel.de/SP/2017/4…
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Breaking News: Jose Mourinho Tax Case sees Man United Boss ready to pay 800,000 Euro, avoiding prison. #FootballLeaks follow-up report via @espressonline in Italian
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