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  • Investigation

    Inside Italy’s show trial against Libyan “boat drivers”

    Eight survivors of a deadly Mediterranean shipwreck – among them 4 Libyan football players – were wrongly convicted for murder. This is how the investigation and trial unfolded

    Lorenzo D’Agostino
  • Investigation

    The hydrogen battle, the lobbies are coming into play to guide the Green Deal

    The European Recovery Plan will guide the continent's new energy and industrial strategies. A battle in which the big gas and energy companies won’t give up trying to chart the course

    Francesca Cicculli, Carlotta Indiano, Giulio Rubino
  • Investigation

    The secret Luxembourg base of Italy’s ’Ndrangheta mafia

    Luxembourg’s company registry turns up firms controlled by people with ties to the ’Ndrangheta. Italian authorities say the country’s secrecy makes it a major draw for the powerful organized crime group

    Cecilia Anesi, Giulio Rubino, Jérémie Baruch, Luc Caregari
  • Focus

    Golden passports: this is how the inequality industry is fueled

    Passports purchased for investments made in the country from which citizenship is acquired. The European Commission against this practice: equity and fiscal justice at risk

    Lorenzo Bagnoli
  • Investigation

    Inside the Sinaloa cartel’s move toward Europe

    A recent Italian police investigation, code-named Operation Halcon, has provided the most in-depth look yet into how Mexico’s leading drug traffickers, the Sinaloa Cartel, do business in Europe

    Cecilia Anesi, Giulio Rubino
  • Investigation

    Shell companies with secrets: UK pledges to clean up its Company House

    The United Kingdom and its overseas territories promise to close the doors to launderers: the process for the reform of the Company House is under way, but will it be the right time?

    Matteo Civillini
  • Investigation

    Northern League: those dangerous intersections with organised crime

    In the anti-mafia papers of the last ten years, treasurers and professionals linked to the Carroccio have often peeped out: between money-laundering events and changes in companies

    Lorenzo Bagnoli, Luca Rinaldi
  • Investigation

    Agius brothers’ crime ties span Italy, Libya, Romania and Albania – intelligence

    The Agius brothers, known as tal-Maksar, have ties to organised crime groups with interests in several smuggling activities, police intelligence shows

    Cecilia Anesi
  • Investigation

    The unswept corners of Daphne’s murder

    Three years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, several clues point to the powerful businessman Yorgen Fenech as alleged mastermind. He denies involvement, but several revelations suggest otherwise.

    Arthur Bouvart, Anne Michel
  • Investigation

    E-money giant Paysafe processed mafia-linked transactions

    Online casinos accused of mafia money laundering needed a way to move millions of euros under the radar. Fast and "hard to trace", e-wallets proved to be the perfect solution, Italian investigators say

    Matteo Civillini
  • Verified

    Updates: Dust Up

    An update on developments in Dino Maglio’s case from Giulio, Cecilia, and Alessia, the reporters of IRPI. They tell us what it’s like to hear seven years of work culminate in an immersive podcast.

    Cecilia Anesi, Alessia Cerantola, Giulio Rubino
  • Verified

    Updates: Olga, Alyssa and Anna

    Hear the powerful words of three more women of 'Verified,' Alyssa, Olga and Anna, as they reflect on justice and resilience.

    Cecilia Anesi, Alessia Cerantola, Giulio Rubino
  • Verified

    Updates: Eileen and Kate

    In this first of three update episodes, you'll hear directly from two women in our story: Eileen, who makes a stirring case for restorative justice, and Kate, who is healing herself by reclaiming her…

    Cecilia Anesi, Alessia Cerantola, Giulio Rubino
  • Investigation

    Wirecard collapse: offshore accounts and shady transactions traced to Italy

    As the smoke clears around the Wirecard house of cards, the German fintech “crown jewel” in betting, online trading and porn is found to be backed by shadowy partners, also in Italy

    Matteo Civillini, Gianluca Paolucci
  • Verified

    Major Developments in Dino Maglio’s Case

    A heads up on some major developments in Dino Maglio's Case.

    Cecilia Anesi, Alessia Cerantola, Giulio Rubino
  • Verified

    Endings and beginnings

    After years of fighting for justice, the final day of the trial arrives. Maria, Kate and the reporters come together to hear whether or not the judges will convict Dino.

    Cecilia Anesi, Alessia Cerantola, Giulio Rubino