The Heiress, the Queen, and the Trillion-Dollar Tax Shelter
An ugly family battle on the island of Jersey spills into the open.
David Miranda and the Human-Rights Black Hole
David Miranda is many things—a boisterously proud, gay Brazilian; an outspoken civil liberties evangelist; a freshly minted university graduate; and the spouse of Glenn Greenwald, the American journalist who has been publishing highly classified material leaked by former CIA systems analyst and National Security Agency (NSA) senior adviser Edward Snowden.
But one thing Miranda is not is a terrorist.
Miranda Is Not a One-Off; it Happened to Me.
Before David Miranda was detained for nine hours at London’s Heathrow Airport, there was me..
Exclusive: Jersey Senator Seeks Asylum in the U.S.
Exclusive: Jersey Senator Seeks Asylum in the U.S. hen Stuart Syvret arrived at an undisclosed location in the United States in 2022, he had nothing more than the shoes on his feet, the clothes on his back and a knapsack containing just a...
The King’s Conundrum
The King’s Conundrum If tax havens refuse to change, then what can stop them? he Year of the Dragon is nigh – and, as ever, it signifies imperial power. One modest example: gold-dipped Coronation carriages. But it also represents innovations and...
Magic larp The harsh reality of living the millennial dream
Magic larpThe harsh reality of living the millennial dream No one wants to live in the real world anymore. But no one less so than millennials. Returnhen I was young, I spent most of my free time reading books. I was insatiable. As soon as I could...
America’s Much-Vaunted, Mythological CBDC
America’s Much-Vaunted, Mythological CBDCAs investors confront the so-called crypto winter, many are looking toward central bank digital currencies as a possible solution. If only it were that simple. (Part of the crypto column series.) Institutional InvesterAugust 1,...
Island of Jersey keeps secrets of the rich and powerful
The namesake of New Jersey, the five-by-nine-mile island of Jersey is located in the English Channel off the coast of France and is a so-called “peculiar possession” of the British Crown. Neither a part of the United Kingdom nor the European Union, it is accountable to the UK Queen but governs itself.
Offshore leak exposes financial secrets of Ghislaine Maxwell’s family
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell occupied the highest reaches of society, hobnobbing with royalty and world leaders while hopscotching the globe on Epstein’s private jets.
Jersey Tax Shelter Leak Exposes Wall Street Trading Activities of Ghislaine Maxwell’s Family
Leaked documents show how Kevin and Ian Maxwell, brothers of disgraced heiress Ghislaine, used a Jersey trust to hide their business activities and finances. OCCRPJune 17, 2022Comprising 350,000 pages, the La Hougue files were discovered on the 58-acre estate of St....
Does Crypto Have Value? A Bitcoin Pioneer Spelled It Out Years Ago.
In May 2012, Autumn Radtke, chief executive of the fledgling virtual currency exchange, First Meta, gave a remarkable talk on how otherwise intelligent people began reaching for their wallets to shell out for code.
E15: The Journalist, the Jerseymen, and the Trillion-Dollar Island (with Leah McGrath Goodman)
The Bailiwick of Jersey, the British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands, has long been a tax haven for corporations, criminals, royals, and rich people who don’t like to pay their fair share. It’s also one of the most corrupt places in the Western world. Greg...
Elite Criminals and Network Enablers ft. Leah McGrath Goodman
In this episode, we dive into why audiences are finally ready to hear this story – and others like it. She’s got tips for journalists on how to broach difficult, critical stories without alienating the audience.
The High Warren and the Dark Sea ft. Leah McGrath Goodman
Veteran investigative journalist Leah McGrath Goodman has, for a decade, studied the British channel island of Jersey, home to two trillion dollars in offshore wealth, tunnels under a hill, a Victorian children’s school, and some of the world’s darkest secrets.
Is Bitcoin Too Big to Fail?
Even as the cryptocurrency hits record highs, threats to its long-term success remain. (Part of the crypto column series.)