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##### SANCTIONS EVASION
[Russiaâs ghost ships haunt Libya](https://www.icij.org/news/2025/03/russias-ghost-ships-haunt-libya/)
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The Kremlin is using vessels from its âghost fleetâ â hundreds of aging commercial ships with obscured ownership â to send military equipment to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, leaked documents reveal.
##### [By David Kenner](https://www.icij.org/journalists/david-kenner/) / Mar 13, 2025
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EU sanctions Russian crypto exchange Garantex
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##### [By Carmen Molina Acosta](https://www.icij.org/journalists/carmen-molina-acosta/) / Mar 04, 2025
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##### CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY
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Treasury Department wonât enforce beneficial ownership rule under the Corporate Transparency Act
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##### [By Sam Ellefson](https://www.icij.org/journalists/sam-ellefson/) / Mar 05, 2025
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Millions in Covid relief funds went to shadowy companies registered at a Wyoming storefront that hundreds of thousands of firms used as an address
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##### [By Spencer Woodman](https://www.icij.org/journalists/spencer-woodman/) / Mar 04, 2025
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Drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan was paid millions âunder the tableâ to be boxing promoterâs exclusive agent, court complaint alleges
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##### [By Fergus Shiel](https://www.icij.org/journalists/fergus-shiel/) / Mar 05, 2025
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