@rhpsia
Associate Editor, ICIJ; veteran Pentagon & Capitol Hill editor/reporter; former Harvard Crimson sports columnist; ex-lot boy at the CBS Hawaii 5-0 studio. No DMs please. https://www.icij.org/journalists/richard-h-p-sia/
The FACT Coalition's Erica Hanichak quoted in International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) report on the U.S. slashing office examining dirty money safeguards of cryptocurrency exchanges. @factcoalition.bsky.social www.icij.org/investigatio...
NEW: As the unregulated crypto industry expands, the number of IRS staff assigned to oversee anti-money laundering practices drops to its lowest level in nearly decade. #CoinLaundry www.icij.org/investigatio...
NEW: Traders in Hong Kong and mainland China are supplying Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine with European electronics and military technology, exploiting loopholes in international sanctions. www.icij.org/news/2026/02...
NEW: Mexican drug cartels have used .50-caliber ammunition produced at a plant owned by the U.S. Army and smuggled across the border. Read our exclusive, joint investigation w/@nytimes.com www.icij.org/news/2026/02...
From The Australian Financial Review: The washing of money through digital tokens is fueling global crime. AFR traced funds from the robbery to its final "integration" and explain why Australia needs stronger international rules. #CoinLaundry
Awful news, Joe. I’m so sorry. The paper’s quality will suffer greatly without elite, experienced journalists like you. What a terrible mistake.
The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.
They’ll kill you for exercising your First Amendment rights.
They’ll kill you for exercising your Second Amendment rights.
But they’ll pardon you if you beat cops in support of Donald Trump.
Make it make sense.
Here’s a US citizen lying face down with a squad of ICE officers on top of him after his licensed gun had been confiscated — and they see him as a threat?
No, no one is paying thousands of people to show up in below-freezing temps. They are fed up with ICE operations in Minnesota and using a peaceful demonstration to express their anger.
ICYMI: Elite Portuguese investigative unit to probe actor/director Kevin Spacey movie producer with ties to alleged crypto scammer Vladimir Okhotnikov. www.icij.org/investigatio...
NEW: Russia revokes citizenship of @icij.org member and IStories founder Roman Anin, accusing his outlet of fabricating reports on war crimes committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. “It will not affect my work in any way,” Anin says. www.icij.org/news/2026/01...
NEW: As crypto ATMs multiply — with nearly 40,000 machines worldwide now — scams have proliferated alongside them. It's a problem for the crypto ATM industry, raising questions about whether retailers that host the ATMs are doing enough to protect consumers. #CoinLaundry www.icij.org/investigatio...
Hegseth was quick to post on social media videos of every attack on alleged drug boats, so the argument that video of follow-on Sept. 2 attacks could reveal sources & methods just doesn’t hold water. Trump as commander in chief should order all videos released and stop counting on Hegseth to say no.
Two incredible icons of film and pop culture!
NEW: Newly obtained documents reveal that, for over a decade, U.N. aid agencies poured millions into Syrian security firm owned by Bashar Assad’s intelligence services despite warnings from human rights advocates. #DamascusDossier @icij.org www.icij.org/investigatio...
NEW: Journalists from around the world have joined forces with @icij.org to uncover harrowing new details about one of the most brutal state-run killing systems of the 21st century: the regime of ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad. Watch our #DamascusDossier video here: www.icij.org/investigatio...
NEW: A cache of classified Syrian intelligence records reveals ex-President Bashar Assad’s vast system for the detention, torture and murder of Syrian citizens — and the international forces that financed his regime. #DamascusDossier www.icij.org/investigatio...
It has been a long and tricky journey, but we are here! Tomorrow, our new investigation #DamascusDossier, led by NDR and @icij.org will be published. 26 media outlets will report internationally on the crimes of the Assad regime and on the victims & perpetrators. Stay tuned! NDR/WDR/SZ
According to several law enforcement sources in Belgium and other members of the European Union, Binance has stopped responding to all requests from police, public prosecutors and investigating judges when data is sought related to suspicious accounts www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org
NEW: Cryptocurrency giant Tether is wildly profitable. But at least $1.4 billion of its tokens passed through a crypto wallet linked to scams, hacks, and human trafficking. Can Tether do more to stop financial crime? #CoinLaundry www.icij.org/investigatio...
NEW: Undercover crypto transactions, shady multimillion-dollar schemes and more #CoinLaundry stories from @icij.org‘s media partners. All stepped inside a shadow economy awash with dirty money. www.icij.org/investigatio...
This is incredible reporting from the ICIJ and a clear sign that both the regulators and the big blockchain analytics firms have clearly dropped the ball
NEW: @icij.org's trailblazing blockchain analysis for its #TheCoinLaundry investigation uncovered how cryptocurrency giants Binance and OKX are key conduits of illicit transactions. Here's how we followed the money: www.icij.org/investigatio...
NEW: The offshore-registered cryptocurrency exchange Kyrrex shows how exchanges use trading practices like nesting (with complex corporate structures & shell companies in secrecy havens) to evade scrutiny from both authorities & everyday crypto investors. #TheCoinLaundry www.icij.org/investigatio...
Crypto scam victim Carrissa Weber sits with a dog on her lap at her home in Canada. Quote on the image reads "My case is sitting in a filing cabinet and no one's doing anything with it."
ICIJ and its #CoinLaundry media partners interviewed 45 victims of crypto scams on four continents. In most cases, the funds from the alleged scammers’ wallet addresses were channeled to accounts at major exchanges, including Binance, OKX, HTX and Bybit. www.icij.org/investigatio...
Our reporting on cryptocurrency is just beginning. Stay tuned. Do you have a noteworthy and solidly attributed cryptocurrency address to share? Do you work at a major blockchain analytics firm? Contacts in bio
www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org
From Dubai to Toronto, my colleague @spencerwoodman.bsky.social dives in the world of crypto-to-cash storefronts fueling money laundering’s new frontier
These shadowy operations have made it easier than ever to move dirty money around the world. #CoinLaundry www.icij.org/investigatio...
The latest news about Oscar winning actor Kevin Spacey is probably not what he anticipated while attempting to revive his filmmaking career. #TheCoinLaundry
Binance, whose billionaire founder was just pardoned by Trump, kept financial ties with a group that laundered crypto for North Korean hackers and human trafficking compounds even after Treasury Dept raised red flag on it earlier this year: www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org