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Lara Dihmis

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Amman, New York
As seen in: Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), AllAfrica, The New Arab, Daily Maverick, Global Investigative Journalism Network, The Examination
Journalist | currently 🎥 @nyunewsdoc | ✍️ @occrp

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People Smugglers in Syria Take to TikTok

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By Lara Dihmis Verified, Mohammad Bassiki
| Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Verified
For US$3,000, one will even take you on a “private trip” all the way from Beirut to Greece — the main gateway into Europe. “Our credibility is the secret of our success,” brags one promotional video posted on the platform, which is popular among younger audiences and used by over 800 million worldwide.
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Iraq’s Dollar Auction: The ‘Monster’ Funneling Billions to Fraudsters and Militants Through the U.S. Federal Reserve

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By Aisha Down Verified, Lara Dihmis Verified, Rana Sabbagh, Kevin Hall Verified
| Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Verified
In January, an attack drone detonated at a U.S. base near the Iraqi border in northeast Jordan, killing three soldiers and wounding dozens more — the most dramatic in a chain of strikes by Iran-backed militants since Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip. The U.S. quickly cracked down on a financial network it said supported Kataib Hezbollah, the Iraqi militia blamed for the attack.
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The Man That Got Away: Iranian Fugitive Named in Canadian Espionage Case

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By Jared Ferrie Verified, Lara Dihmis Verified
| Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Verified
But it was too late. Despite being under police surveillance, Mehdizadeh had managed to board a flight out of Toronto 11 days earlier, disappearing into thin air. Police had been investigating Mehdizadeh for over three years, but the case fizzled out after he left Canada. Mehdizadeh has never returned to face trial, and reporters could find little trace of him in his home country of Iran, which police believe was his final destination.
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