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06/10/2022

At Serbia’s “Legalization Secretariat,” Developers Paid Cash to Have Their Construction Violations Excused

The longtime head of the Secretariat stepped down in July, but is now under investigation for allegedly abusing his office. He has been accused by developers and builders of demanding large bribes in exchange for deeming buildings “legal.” Authors: Milica Vojinović (KRIK) and Stevan Dojčinović (KRIK/OCCRP) Nemanja Stajić’s former title […]
02/08/2022

Dead Body in Paraguay Is Likely Serbian Drug Smuggler

On April 19, 2015, Paraguayan police received an anonymous tip: There was a dead body in a car in an upscale part of Asunción, Paraguay’s capital. When they arrived at the site in the Recoleta neighborhood, they found an armored Mercedes-Benz parked near a crossroads with a dead man inside. […]
20/02/2022

Credit Suisse Opened Accounts for Serbian Drug Lord Known as “Misha Banana”

Rodoljub Radulović, accused of being a senior member of an infamous Balkan cartel, controlled at least two accounts at Credit Suisse. One was suspected of being used to launder cash from drug transactions. A second, previously unknown to authorities, was allegedly used to protect his ill-gotten assets. Author: Stevan Dojčinović […]
25/10/2021

Chinese Tech Giant Huawei Had Secret Offshore Contracts With Men Linked to Serbian State Telecom Company

Amid a Chinese push to gain influence in Serbia, Huawei appears to have paid large sums to a former Serbian state telecom executive through an offshore shell company. Authors: Stevan Dojčinović (OCCRP/KRIK) and Vesna Radojević (KRIK) The Chinese tech giant Huawei signed deals to make large payments to two men […]
03/10/2021

Despite Denials, Serbian Finance Minister Owned Luxury Apartments After All

It was 2015, and news had just broken that Siniša Mali, the powerful mayor of Belgrade, was linked to $6.1 million in luxury real estate on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. He was furious at the media. Authors: Dragana Pećo (KRIK/OCCRP), Stevan Dojčinović (KRIK/OCCRP), and Atanas Tchobanov (BIRD) He admitted to […]
27/07/2021

Ukraine Cops Implicated in Attempted Murder of Montenegrin Gangster

Montenegrin crime boss Radoje Zvicer was scampering back to his Kyiv apartment with his kids to escape a spring rainfall last year when shots rang out. Authors: Dmytro Replianchuk (Slidstvo), Yevheniia Motorevska (Slidstvo), Stevan Dojčinović (OCCRP/KRIK), and Bojana Jovanović (KRIK) Zvicer, who leads Montenegro’s Kavač cocaine-trafficking clan, barely survived the […]


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