Ben Cowdock
@BenCowdock
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Investigations Lead at Transparency International UK, Corruption, Money Laundering, Asset Recovery. Views mine. https://t.co/sbrPwTprqH
London, England
Joined April 2011
RT @Transparency_GE: 🧵NEW: TI Georgia's joint investigation with @OCCRP and Georgian investigative journalists found Georgian Oligarch Bidz…
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RT @TransparencyUK: Transparency International UK welcomes the announcement that the @NCA_UK have secured the forfeiture of millions of pou…
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RT @skcoughtrie: Huge congrats @TBIJ for successfully fighting off this case. The article in question is still online, but its taken 2 year…
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This is welcome news. @TransparencyUK previously called for the most rigorous due diligence possible on this proposed takeover:
UK calls in Czech billionaire’s Royal Mail bid for national security review
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RT @TransparencyUK: 🗣️ "...the nub of the issue is that these faceless entities are being used to shield people from accountability,” @ben…
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RT @GeorgeGreenwood: We revealed last year how Banque Havilland had set up an account for Putin ally Boris Rotenberg’s wife #rotenbergfiles…
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RT @CatherineBelton: Isn't this the Lord Skidelsky who was suspended from the House of Lords after failing to properly declare his links to…
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RT @BenCowdock: NEW from @RFERL with a little help from @TransparencyUK - How a controversial, politically connected Azerbaijani tycoon pou…
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Despite previous denials from his father - who served as Azerbaijan's Transport Minister - reporters found more than 20 KFC restaurants in the North West of England owned and operated by companies belonging to Anar Mammadov.
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RT @cynthiao: Follow me and @FTAlphaville down a pink-slime coated rabbit hole into the Wild West of the internet - complete with AI genera…
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RT @PeterKGeoghegan: There’s no political news for three hours. So sit down and enjoy this *absolute gem* from the indefatigable @cynthiao…
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RT @susanpjhawley: Two alarming stories in today’s @FT that will fuel perceptions that British politicians can easily be bought. 1️⃣ @cynth…
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Interesting detail in here on the processes used by law firms conveyancing property deals for the Hajiyev family and their associates...
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@DanNeidle I've used it a few times and seem to find "managing officers" rather than beneficial owners. Might just be the companies I'm interested in though... Would be great to be able to analyse the data at scale.
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When we analysed off-plan property sales on the expensive new apartments built on the former Heygate estate back in 2017, we found the majority were bought by overseas investors and shell companies.
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PPTs can be set up as "ownerless trusts" where a persons' assets are held and managed without them being listed as a beneficiary. An ideal set-up for oligarchs and corrupt politicians to hide their ownership of companies and property. This needs a rethink.
🗣️ "The introduction of PPTs in Scotland risks creating a new way for criminals, sanctioned oligarchs and money launderers to hide their wealth." @swann_tweets warned @LeaskyHT that legislation on private purpose trusts will help conceal dirty money.
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RT @LeaskyHT: Secret owner of Scotland’s biggest complex of at-risk A-listed buildings revealed - thanks to @TransparencyUK research. It’…
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This follows reporting by the @guardian on the controversial business links of the man bidding to buy Royal Mail.
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