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Fur & Loathing (Podcast)

Fur & Loathing (Podcast)

It’s early December 2014, and at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, an unusual gathering is takin…

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Sunshine & Lollipops: The Unlikely Cash Mules of Dubai

Sunshine & Lollipops: The Unlikely Cash Mules of Dubai

How did a mother from Leeds end up coordinating a £100 million cash mule operation? And whose money is it, re…

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All Your Important Files Are Stolen and Encrypted

All Your Important Files Are Stolen and Encrypted

It's not often that China's biggest bank finds itself victim of a cyberattack so ferocious that it has to aba…

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Lawyer who firebombed NYPD car during George Floyd protest sentenced to 15 months in jail

Lawyer who firebombed NYPD car during George Floyd protest sentenced to 15 months in jail

Urooj Rahman, who pleaded guilty to lighting a gasoline-filled bottle of Bud Light and throwing it at a polic…

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'A propagandist': NYU trustee Maria Bartiromo peddles pro-Trump lies on Fox shows

'A propagandist': NYU trustee Maria Bartiromo peddles pro-Trump lies on Fox shows

Once a journalism student at NYU, Maria Bartiromo has recently turned to amplifying baseless right-wing claim…

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'A city grieves': How the Sept. 11 attacks upended life at NYU

'A city grieves': How the Sept. 11 attacks upended life at NYU

This story is the second of a two-part series commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on N…

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Breaking: Christmas Comes Early for Kleptocrats - DOJ Shutters Anti-Corruption Units

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By Arnav Binaykia, Bradley Hope
| Whale Hunting Newsletter
Welcome to Whale Hunting, a weekly newsletter and podcast delving into the hidden worlds of wealth and power from the team at Project Brazen. For more of Project Brazen's work – including the Tribeca-selected podcast Spy Valley, and Fur & Loathing, the bizarre story of an unsolved US chemical weapons attack – visit brazen.fm. The champagne corks are popping in penthouses from Moscow to Caracas tonight.
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Trump’s Most Reclusive Benefactor

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By Arnav Binaykia, Clara Preve Durrieu
| Whale Hunting Newsletter
X INSTAGRAM DISCORD Oct 30, 2024 / 6 min read The heir to the Mellon fortune has donated more money to U.S. political campaigns than any other individual this year. But there’s alarmingly little information about what one of America’s most politically influential men is really like. Elon Musk’s backing of Donald Trump in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election has dominated the headlines this week.
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Sucked into the Venom Vortex

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By Bradley Hope, Arnav Binaykia
| Whale Hunting Newsletter
This is part two of Whale Hunting’s deep dive into Venom Foundation — a blockchain company backed by the private investment office of Sheikh Mohammed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum. Despite its royal connections, the foundation lacks transparency in almost all aspects, right down to its shadowy origin story involving a mysterious Russian businessman, Alibek Issaev. Read part one here: Snakes and Sheikhs. Shahal Khan is a Miami businessman with investments around the world.
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