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The 10 Worst Criminal Cases Viktor Orbán Leaves Behind in Hungary
Billions in embezzled contracts, EU secrets leaked directly to Moscow, a devastated media landscape, corruption as the basic lifeblood of government …
 • Chris Dalby
The Fall of Andriy Yermak, Ukraine's Second Most Powerful Man
President Zelensky's former chief of staff was the man who ran much of wartime Ukraine. He is charged with embezzling millions. What happens next? And…
 • Chris Dalby
The US Goes After Cuba's GAESA, the Castros' Criminal Piggy Bank
For decades, the Castros and their allies have lived lavishly off one Cuban state-owned corporation, funded by forced labour, oil smuggling, taxing…
 • Chris Dalby
Inside the US' Most Aggressive Drug Strategy Ever, in 16 Takeaways
Fentanyl is a weapon of mass destruction, hemp becomes illegal, kratom becomes regulated, drug addicts should turn to God and aallies must do what…
 • Chris Dalby

April 2026

The Criminal Empire of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Part 4: Hezbollah and the Houthis.
How Hezbollah and the Houthis became criminal enterprises designed to survive independently of Iran.
 • Chris Dalby
Mexico Captures Audias Flores Silva, the CJNG's Most Dangerous Man
At dawn on April 27, 2026, in the rural community of El Mirador in Nayarit, 120 Mexican Navy Special Forces troops moved on a cabin surrounded by…
 • Chris Dalby
Five Ways Ireland's Daniel Kinahan Changed the Global Drug Trade
Kinahan was one of the last "visible" drug lords. From drug deals with Hezbollah to forming a Super Cartel, from promoting boxing champions to a lavish…
 • Chris Dalby
Why is Former NYC Mayor Getting An Albanian Passport?
Eric Adams left New York under a cloud of controversy, after the Trump administration had all charges against him dismissed. But his curious obsession…
 • Chris Dalby
The Criminal Empire of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Part 3: The Washing Machine.
How the IRGC moves tens of billions through a shadow financial system that spans Dubai traders, Iraqi banks, Turkish gold dealers, and crypto.
 • Chris Dalby
The Criminal Empire of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Part 2: The Narco Corridor
From heroin and meth to captagon, the IRGC oversees one of the world's most profitable drug empires.
 • Chris Dalby
The Criminal Empire of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Part 1: Global Oil Smugglers
How Iran’s Revolutionary Guards turned one of the world’s most valuable smuggling operation into the regime’s lifeline.
 • Chris Dalby

March 2026

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