Podcast To Accompany Blockbuster BuzzFeed News-ICIJ Report On Banks' Complicity In 'Dirty Money' Transactions

Podcast Accompanies Report

An investigative reporting project by BUZZFEED NEWS and the INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS that has uncovered a network of some of the world's biggest banks globally moving trillions of dollars in suspicious transactions is being accompanied by a companion podcast.

"THE FinCEN FILES," a report assembled by over 400 reporters in 88 countries and based on thousands of pages of government documents uncovered by BUZZFEED, alleges that banks like DEUTSCHE BANK, HSBC, STANDARD CHARTERED, JPMORGAN CHASE, and BARCLAYS have been enabling "dirty money" transactions which governments are unwilling to stop. The report is the subject of a five-episode podcast produced by ENTERCOM's PINEAPPLE STREET STUDIOS, "SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY: INSIDE THE FinCEN FILES," hosted by BUZZFEED's AZEEN GHORAYSHI.

“When we heard about the FinCEN FILES, our jaws dropped to the floor and we knew we had to be a part of this project,” said PINEAPPLE STREET STUDIOS Co-Founder JENNA WEISS-BERMAN. “Making the podcast version has been a wild ride, and as the former head of audio at BUZZFEED, it's been really fun working with my former colleagues. We're excited for the world to hear this story.”

“These files expose a vast and powerful network of financial corruption reaching every corner of the world, every industry, and countless governments -- and they show that US authorities are aware of it but don’t do what’s necessary to stop it. THE FinCEN FILES is a detailed archive of the unseen, sinister forces that shape our global economy, our history, and our futures,” said BUZZFEED NEWS Editor-in-Chief MARK SCHOOFS. “BUZZFEED NEWS is extremely proud to be working alongside the INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS and more than 100 of the world's best newsrooms on this seismic, unprecedented reporting venture.”

“Dirty money is streaming around the globe in plain view of some of the world’s most powerful governments and institutions, yet crimes go unpunished, cash continues to flow, and banks continue to profit,” said ICIJ Dir. GERARD RYLE. “THE FinCEN FILES is a story about a dangerously broken system that could only be stripped bare and exposed by the world's best cross-border team of reporters and media outlets. ICIJ is proud to have brought together top journalists from 88 countries to unravel the important stories hidden in these secret files.”

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