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Dirty Deeds: Tales of Global Crime & CorruptionAuthor: The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
Are you ready to venture into the shadows? Dirty Deeds unravels the hidden stories of the fraud and deceit behind some of the biggest international scandals in recent years, told by the investigative journalists who uncovered them.Well bring you reporting from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a worldwide network of journalists who cross borders and bad guys to shine a bright light on some of the worlds most dangerous criminal networks. Well travel the globe from the oil fields of Venezuela to the rosewood forests of Namibia to the steppes of Central Asia. And dont forget the posh London real estate where much of the dirty cash ends up. These are the inside stories of how the powerful, unscrupulous, and well-connected can acquire unimaginable wealth and of what it takes to expose them.Dirty Deeds is a Little Gem production for OCCRP. The host is Nick Wallis. The producer is Lindsay Riley at Rethink Audio, with research from Phoebe Adler-Ryan and Riham Moussa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: Government, True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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How Did Venezuela’s Oil Riches End up in Swiss Banks?
Episode 7
Monday, 4 December, 2023
Repressed by Venezuela's government on one side. Muzzled by Swiss banking secrecy laws on the other. Yet against these odds, a team of reporters exposed how corrupt Venezuelan elites stashed stolen oil profits in Credit Suisse accounts.In this episode, Nick Wallis interviews OCCRP editor Nathan Jaccard and Armando.Info editor-in-chief Valentina Lares on how a leak of Credit Suisse customer data sparked a global investigation revealing how oil officials convicted of corruption stashed their millions in Switzerland’s notoriously secretive banking sector. We also hear from Latin American financial fraud expert Steven Bodzin about the story’s implications for Venezuela and Swiss banks, how Venezuela’s ongoing crisis could end, and who is to blame for the country’s endemic corruption.Dirty Deeds is a Little Gem production for OCCRP. The host is Nick Wallis. The producer is Lindsay Riley, with research from Phoebe Adler-Ryan and Riham Moussa, at Rethink Audio.Read the investigationBlack Gold in Swiss Vaults: Venezuelan Elites Hid Stolen Oil Money in Credit SuisseThis week’s guestsNathan Jaccard - @NJaccardValentina Lares - @valetinalaresSteven Bodzin - @guacamayanTranscriptRead the transcript on the OCCRP websiteMore information on OCCRPKeep up with the latest in global organized crime and corruption with our weekly newsletterDonate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
