Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
Description
OCCRP, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, is a nonprofit investigative newsroom based in Amsterdam, with staff across six continents. It was founded by reporters Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu in 2007, growing out of work they began in Eastern Europe in 2003. OCCRP partners with other media outlets to publish cross-border investigations into organized crime and corruption. Its network includes more than seventy media member centers around the world.
The organization reports on topics such as war, climate change, inequality, and threats to democracy, and how crime and corruption fuel them. Beyond publishing its own investigations, OCCRP builds infrastructure for other investigative outlets, offering training, editing, data access, and digital and legal security support. It develops technology such as Aleph Pro, a data platform for searching leaked and public documents, and OCCRP ID, a research tool for tracking people, companies, and assets.
OCCRP runs the Global Anti-Corruption Consortium with Transparency International, linking investigative reporting to advocacy, legal action, and policy reform. It created Reporters Shield, a membership program that defends journalists against strategic lawsuits meant to silence them. Other initiatives include Floodlight, which turns investigative reporting into film, television and games, and the Illicit Finance Data Lab, run with the Anti-Corruption Data Collective to study money laundering and sanctions evasion.
Latest news
Guns, Camouflage, and Facebook: How Colombia’s Biggest ‘Narcoinfluencer’ Weaponized Social Media
Nain Pérez, known as Bendito Menor" (“Little Blessing”), turned his life as an illegal armed-group commander into social media content that resonated in Colombia. His death in a government raid earlier this month may have amplified his fame.
25 Sep 2026
Internal Watchdog says Data Leaks and Bribery Push French Police Misconduct Cases to Five-Year High
An internal report recorded 341 integrity breaches within France’s National Police last year, driven by a sharp rise in unauthorized database queries and bribery, even as the oversight body lacks the power to penalize officers.
25 Sep 2026
Vanuatu Denies Revoking Andrew Tate’s Citizenship
Vanuatu’s citizenship commission pushed back against reports that it cancelled the influencer’s passport, citing a lack of criminal convictions.
24 Sep 2026
US Charges Tech CEO, Russian Over Hidden Ownership
U.S. prosecutors allege that Oxygen Forensics concealed its Russian ownership and Russia-based software development while selling digital forensic tools to American government agencies, including the Secret Service.
24 Sep 2026
Former Anti-Corruption Official Among Two Iraqi Lawmakers Jailed for Illicit Enrichment
Iraqi MPs Alia Nassif and Ashwaq Salem Hassan were sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay more than $54 million in fines and restitution for illicit enrichment.
24 Sep 2026
Bosnian Police Officer Dies by Suicide Following Raid
A Bosnian police officer died by suicide Wednesday after authorities searched his office during a multi-city anti-trafficking operation, officials and local media reported. The State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) stated Thursday the suspect suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound...
24 Sep 2026
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