Martin Young

Jan 14, 2025 | occrp.org | Martin Young |Kyriakos Pieridis |Lian Buan

Huang Zhiyang, the fugitive alleged boss of a major human trafficking and cyberfraud operation in the Philippines, purchased a Cypriot passport and later used it to create the “mother corporation” that authorities say hosted the online scam centers. Philippine authorities have charged Huang Zhiyang with human trafficking, and sued him for alleged money laundering. They have also frozen at least five of his bank accounts in the Philippines.

Nov 5, 2024 | occrp.org | Martin Young

As suspicious payments from Philippine government contracts flowed into a medical supplies company during the COVID-19 pandemic, two men at the center of the ensuing corruption scandal were dealing in Dubai real estate. Leaked property data from Dubai names Michael Yang and Lin Weixiong in transactions totalling more than $20 million.

Oct 14, 2024 | occrp.org | Martin Young |Yan Z.H

A Chinese national accused of stealing millions from investors after the collapse of a cryptocurrency exchange also owned companies with businessmen linked to major money laundering investigations in Southeast Asia — including one who has been convicted, and another suspect on the run. Hong Kong police have called Su Weiyi the “mastermind” behind Atom Asset Exchange (AAX), which had more than two million users before collapsing in 2022.

May 16, 2024 | occrp.org | Martin Young |Tom Allard |Yan Z.H

Tweet this Share this on Facebook DONATE Three people arrested in a raid on an alleged money laundering ring in Singapore invested over $30 million in Dubai real estate, leaked data reveals. One of the suspects, who was wanted in China at the time, was behind a property broker that became a major sales agent for the city’s largest real estate developer, part-owned by Dubai’s ruler.

Mar 4, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Martin Young |Nicole Russell |Steven Zhang |Elizabeth M. Barreras-Rivest

Some years ago, I came across a very useful little device – a thumb (flash) drive that also had the ability to record sound. It powered up simply by being slotted into a USB port. Inserting the drive did not raise any suspicion that I was recording. Sometimes I used this overtly, such as when obtaining informed consent or giving instructions that were vital to be followed.