Chelsea F.C. have been given a record fine for secretive rule-breaching payments revealed as part of ICIJ’s #CyprusConfidential investigation — but has avoided a points deduction.
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In Cyprus, tax authorities are closing in on former directors of Blue Ocean Yacht Management, the company at the center of an alleged tax evasion scheme involving Roman Abramovich’s fleet of luxury yachts.
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The U.K.'s Football Association announced it is investigating Chelsea Football Club's payments routed through offshore companies, which were uncovered by @theguardian.com and @tbij.bsky.social as part of ICIJ's and @papertrailmedia.de’s 2023 #CyprusConfidential investigation.
The investigation led by @recherche.ndr.de, WDR and @szde.bsky.social sheds new light on previously unknown details of the secret procurement network behind the "Harmony" program, with leaked files previously obtained by ICIJ as part of #CyprusConfidential. buff.ly/AD7v757
From @vsquare.bsky.social: Several people living in the Czech Republic have worked for Intellexa, a spyware company highlighted by ICIJ’s #CyprusConfidential. Intellexa figures accused of assisting with human rights violations are currently on trial in Greece.
From @cirency.bsky.social: Cyprus’ tax commissioner on Friday filed a criminal indictment against former directors of Blue Ocean, a Cypriot company that ultimately benefited the sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, CIReN found. #CyprusConfidential
Remember the #PanamaPapers? #CyprusConfidential? #CaspianCabals?
These weren’t just investigative stories; they triggered global change. And in 2025, that impact continues. Our investigations don’t end with publication.
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Following ICIJ’s #CyprusConfidential, European lawmakers criticized Cyprus’ lax enforcement of sanctions against Russia.
Now, the country has cleared the way for the creation a unit tasked with overseeing EU and U.N. sanctions implementation. www.icij.org/investigatio...
Cyprus’ Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said the new sanctions unit underscored the country’s “commitment to adhering to the highest international and European standards in the implementation of sanctions.” #CyprusConfidential www.icij.org/investigatio...
Cyprus' long-awaited sanctions unit, approved by parliament last week, could help the Mediterranean island shake its reputation as a “weak link” in the EU’s financial system. #CyprusConfidential buff.ly/Jgtb0Ir
ICIJ previously won the TRACE Prize for 2023’s #CyprusConfidential and the 2020 #FinCENFiles. This year, #CaspianCabals was awarded under the Investigative Reporting category.
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Reforms meant to help Cyprus clamp down on sanctions evasion were spurred by the ICIJ-led #CyprusConfidential investigation. The package continues to be delayed amid pushback from the legal industry.
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Cyprus missed the European Union’s deadline to create a long-awaited national sanctions implementation unit after objections from the Cyprus Bar Association prompted lawmakers to delay passing the necessary legislative package. #CyprusConfidential
From @occrp.org: A company owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich shut down before paying its 14-million-euro tax bill in Cyprus, the country’s tax commissioner said, adding that it would be impossible to recover the funds. #CyprusConfidential
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For #CyprusConfidential, ICIJ partners revealed that Seipel had agreed to receive around $700,000 from a shell company tied to Russian oligarch Alexey Mordashov to write a book about the Kremlin.
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For years, he was celebrated as a Kremlin expert – now he’s on Canada’s sanctions list. German journalist Hubert Seipel is accused of supporting "Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine"
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#CyprusConfidential Impact: Kanada sanktioniert den langjährigen NDR-Journalisten und Putin-Biografen Hubert Seipel @icij.org www.spiegel.de/kultur/huber...
Alongside the new reporting on Roman Abramovich’s hedge fund investments, the BBC, @theguardian.com and @tbij.bsky.social uncovered what appeared to be a separate tax scheme — involving five of Abramovich’s luxury yachts — in #CyprusConfidential documents.
"A pretty big smoking gun": Prof @delaferiar.bsky.social lends her expertise to the #CyprusConfidential #news about #Abramovich's right-hand man avoiding #UKTax.
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More insights from our Prof @delaferiar.bsky.social on #tax and the #CyprusConfidential files at mins 18:50 and 38:10.📻
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👏 Tremendous work by @tbij.bsky.social and colleagues at the BBC, @theguardian.com and @occrp.org who used documents from @icij.org's #CyprusConfidential project to unravel a network of shadowy companies allegedly used to avoid VAT on the running costs of Roman Abramovich's fleet of superyachts.
Mit einem aufwendigen Offshore-Konstrukt soll Roman Abramowitsch den Besitz und Betrieb seiner Luxusjachten verschleiert haben. Der russische Milliardär und Oligarch wollte so offenbar Steuern in Millionenhöhe sparen. #CyprusConfidential www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/r...
NEW: A Cypriot company ultimately owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich set up a fake superyacht rental business in an apparent attempt to dodge at least 14 million euros in tax, leaked emails show.
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In Europe, #CyprusConfidential had a quick response from politicians, law enforcement, and major corporations. Yet European legislators described Cyprus as a “weak link” within the EU’s financial system, prompting tighter anti-money laundering rules.
Here's a reminder of the highlights of a year of painstaking work unpicking a hidden money trail that led from Russia to the Premier League, involving reporters from across the @theguardian.com and @tbij.bsky.social and many others in the #CyprusConfidential collaboration
While @occrp.bsky.social worked with your organization @papertrailmedia.bsky.social on #CyprusConfidential, OCCRP cashed & spent $1 million to investigate Cyprus from INL, the law enforcement bureau of US Dep of State. Did you know about it? Do you think it should have been disclosed to the readers?
ICYMI: Critics question the depth of Cyprus’ much-touted reforms to its secretive financial industry. #CyprusConfidential www.icij.org/investigatio... via @icij.bsky.social
A year ago, ICIJ's #CyprusConfidential exposed how the island's financial sector aided some of Russia’s wealthiest figures ahead of looming sanctions.
While reforms have been made, critics say Cyprus’ response has fallen short of initial promises. Read our anniversary story:
The U.S. leveled new sanctions against an international group of alleged senior figures from spyware group Intellexa, marking the second time the consortium has been targeted for the threat posed by its so-called “Predator” software. #CyprusConfidential
