@RyleGerard profile picture
Gerard Ryle @RyleGerard

Director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. (@ICIJorg)

Joined February 2012
  • Tweets 10,280
  • Following 2,821
  • Followers 11,684
5 Photos and videos
King Charles’ godson had extensive business ties with a US defense contractor now accused of a massive tax evasion scheme, records show icij.org/investigations/pand… via @ICIJorg

King Charles’ godson had extensive business ties with a US defense contractor now accused of a...

Lord Charles Tryon, who is not accused of wrongdoing, held key positions in several firms prosecutors allege were part of the contractor’s efforts to conceal more than $350 million in profits.

icij.org
2
27
46
12,560
Critics question the depth of Cyprus’ much-touted reforms to its secretive financial industry icij.org/investigations/cypr… via @ICIJorg

Critics question the depth of Cyprus’ much-touted reforms to its secretive financial industry - ICIJ

The Cyprus Confidential investigation last year exposed how the island nation’s financial sector aided some of Russia’s wealthiest figures ahead of looming sanctions related to the Ukraine war.

icij.org
2
7
892
Ten years on, ‘Lux Leaks’ remains a byword for corporate tax chicanery icij.org/investigations/luxe… via @ICIJorg

Ten years on, ‘Lux Leaks’ remains a byword for corporate tax chicanery - ICIJ

In November 2014, ICIJ and dozens of media partners published a groundbreaking exposé of corporate tax avoidance in the heart of Europe. A decade later, the impacts are still being felt.

icij.org
2
2
7
493
Indonesian billionaire family accused of controlling ‘shadow company’ group linked to major deforestation icij.org/investigations/defo… via @ICIJorg
3
6
406
‘A hall of mirrors’: Director Jen Gatien’s new documentary examines how a former U.S. soldier became embroiled in a failed foreign coup icij.org/news/2024/10/a-hall… via @ICIJorg

‘A hall of mirrors’: Director Jen Gatien’s new documentary examines how a former U.S. soldier...

Men of War, which revisits an attempt to overthrow Venezuela’s government in 2020, is the opening night film for the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival.

icij.org
240
Peru’s former president sentenced to more than 20 years in prison in corruption case linked to Odebrecht scandal icij.org/investigations/brib… via @ICIJorg

Peru’s former president sentenced to more than 20 years in prison in corruption case linked to...

Alejandro Toledo was found guilty of accepting $35 million from the Brazilian construction company in exchange for a lucrative highway contract.

icij.org
2
329
French authorities seize $75M of assets tied to Russian businessmen icij.org/news/2024/10/french… via @ICIJorg

French authorities seize $75M of assets tied to Russian businessmen - ICIJ

Eight properties, including villas on the French Riviera, and two luxury cars were seized as part of a money laundering probe into suspect offshore lending companies.

icij.org
1
2
6
286
Police operation targeting Brazil’s largest criminal organization uncovers Panama Papers link icij.org/investigations/pana… via @ICIJorg

Police operation targeting Brazil’s largest criminal organization uncovers Panama Papers link - ICIJ

A police report obtained by ICIJ partner Agência Pública claims an offshore company created by Mossack Fonseca in 2012 is part of a cluster of firms that allegedly laundered money from drug traffic...

icij.org
2
4
327
Chilean authorities expect to recoup more than $1.5B after ICIJ investigations, government data reveals icij.org/investigations/para… via @ICIJorg

Chilean authorities expect to recoup more than $1.5B after ICIJ investigations, government data...

An analysis by CIPER Chile and LaBot found the bulk of the unpaid taxes the treasury intends to claw back are likely linked to an ongoing Paradise Papers-related case against Swiss mining giant...

icij.org
2
3
8
1,273
Angola’s Isabel dos Santos loses appeal to overturn $733M global asset freeze icij.org/inside-icij/2024/10… via @ICIJorg

Angola’s Isabel dos Santos loses appeal to overturn $733M global asset freeze - ICIJ

The subject of ICIJ’s Luanda Leaks investigation is being sued by Angolan telecom operator Unitel over loans made to a Netherlands-registered company she controlled.

icij.org
3
7
1,254
After a Deloitte client’s $2.4B tax dodge faltered, the accounting giant won’t say if it helped others exploit the same loophole icij.org/news/2024/10/after-… via @ICIJorg

After a Deloitte client’s $2.4B tax dodge faltered, the accounting giant won’t say if it helped...

ICIJ reviewed hundreds of pages of court records to examine the Big Four firm's role in a controversial tax maneuver, which one expert labeled "easily replicable."

icij.org
1
2
3
810
Former Portuguese government official-turned-CEO Antonio Mexia secretly held $5.9M in the British Virgin Islands icij.org/investigations/pand… via @ICIJorg

Former Portuguese government official-turned-CEO Antonio Mexia secretly held $5.9M in the British...

A new leak sheds light on the ownership of an offshore account found in the Pandora Papers, an ICIJ partner revealed.

icij.org
2
3
221
In Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, bucolic landscapes belie a darker underbelly icij.org/investigations/swaz… via @ICIJorg

In Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, bucolic landscapes belie a darker underbelly - ICIJ

Behind the scenes of ICIJ’s Swazi Secrets investigation, reporters encountered smiling citizens, gun-toting security, and a simmering undercurrent of fear and mystery.

icij.org
2
1
330
Notorious ‘Predator’ spyware firm Intellexa hit with new US sanctions icij.org/investigations/cypr… via @ICIJorg

Notorious ‘Predator’ spyware firm Intellexa hit with new US sanctions - ICIJ

As the United States clamped down on the Intellexa group for the second time this year, advocates criticized Europe’s lack of action against commercial spyware creators.

icij.org
2
4
336
Top EU court rules Apple owes Ireland over $14B in back taxes icij.org/investigations/para… via @ICIJorg

Top EU court rules Apple owes Ireland over $14B in back taxes - ICIJ

The court concluded Ireland illegally cut the tech company a preferential tax deal, after Paradise Papers revealed major tax advantages.

icij.org
1
2
214
After Cambodia celebrated the return of lost treasures, the Met ejected a lawyer who helped make it happen icij.org/investigations/hidd… via @ICIJorg

After Cambodia celebrated the return of lost treasures, the Met ejected a lawyer who helped make it...

Despite high-profile efforts to repatriate Khmer artifacts, the expulsion of the longtime advocate continues an ongoing saga for the museum.

icij.org
1
4
213
Under industry pressure, IRS division blocked agents from using new law to stop wealthy tax dodgers icij.org/news/2024/08/under-… via @ICIJorg

Under industry pressure, IRS division blocked agents from using new law to stop wealthy tax dodgers...

High-powered tax attorneys bemoaned the 2010 legislation meant to crack down on big-dollar tax shelters. They ended up writing parts of an IRS directive that essentially undid it.

icij.org
2
255
Hong Kong court convicts journalists and past ICIJ partners of sedition in landmark case icij.org/investigations/pand… via @ICIJorg

Hong Kong court convicts journalists and past ICIJ partners of sedition in landmark case - ICIJ

Advocates say the guilty verdict against the two Stand News former editors sets a “dangerous precedent” for press freedom in the China-ruled territory.

icij.org
3
2
388
Cambodia celebrates return of dozens of Khmer treasures from the Met and other collections icij.org/investigations/hidd… via @ICIJorg

Cambodia celebrates return of dozens of Khmer treasures from the Met and other collections - ICIJ

The spate of repatriations followed extensive efforts to trace and recover looted ancient artifacts, including some identified by ICIJ and linked to disgraced art dealer Douglas Latchford.

icij.org
2
6
489
US, Germany key holdouts as G20 nations push for a plan to tax world’s billionaires icij.org/news/2024/07/us-ger… via @ICIJorg

US, Germany key holdouts as G20 nations push for a plan to tax world’s billionaires - ICIJ

Calls for a global minimum tax rate for the ultrarich were stymied at a meeting of the world’s top finance leaders in Brazil.

icij.org
2
3
238
Load more