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Exclusive: Forensic Report Exposes Bank of America Links to Billion-Dollar Transnational Fraud
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/exclusive-forensic-report-exposes-bank-of-america-links-to-billion-dollar-transnational-fraud/
Published: June 4, 2026 11:08
As Singapore and Thailand freeze $750 million in assets connected to the Mauerberger criminal network, a U.S. banking footprint gives federal prosecutors the ultimate hook to dismantle a cyber-scam empire.
The Greek Shipping Network Playing Both Sides of the Venezuela Oil Rush
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/the-greek-shipping-network-playing-both-sides-of-the-venezuela-oil-rush/
Published: May 27, 2026 17:26
A Greek shipping network that spent years evading U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil is now lobbying the Trump administration for permission to keep doing business — while its CEO dines at the Kennedy Center.
A note from Bradley and Tom about Whale Hunting
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/conversion-email-may-2026/
Published: May 26, 2026 09:01
The Marcos Corruption Scandal: A $25 Billion Flood Control Fraud and the London PR Firm Behind the Cover-Up
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/the-scapegoat-marcos-philippines-corruption/
Published: May 19, 2026 09:19
A London PR firm charged $144,000/month to rebrand a dictator's son. Inside the failed operation to whitewash the Marcos name.
Vorapak Sues Whale Hunting: The High-Stakes Fight for the Truth
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/vorapak-sues-whale-hunting-the-high-stakes-fight-for-the-truth/
Published: May 18, 2026 01:30
Former Thai Deputy Finance Minister Vorapak Tanyawong has filed a criminal defamation suit against Whale Hunting, but we will defend our reporting in court while continuing to publish the documents that expose the Mauerberger syndicate's capture of…
The Panda's Last Play: Jho Low's Audacious Bid for a Trump Pardon
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/the-pandas-last-play-jho-lows-audacious-bid-for-a-trump-pardon/
Published: May 17, 2026 06:30
The real number is $7.65 billion. Now the fugitive—hiding in Shanghai on a forged passport—is trying to buy a Trump pardon. We've uncovered the legal and lobbying infrastructure behind the play.
Weekender: Cocaine Empires, Pardon Brokers, and the Surveillance State
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/weekender-the-corporate-transparency-rollback-libel-lawyers-and-the-art-dealer/
Published: May 16, 2026 05:45
This week: Kinahan’s cocaine empire crumbles, Trump’s pardon economy, Madison Square Garden’s surveillance machine, and Patrick Radden Keefe on London Falling.
The Aman Infiltration: How a Global Money Laundering Kingpin Tainted a $3 Billion Hotel Brand
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/the-aman-infiltration-how-a-global-money-laundering-kingpin-tainted-a-3-billion-hotel-brand/
Published: April 22, 2026 02:39
As law enforcement closes in on Benjamin Mauerberger’s scam network, the luxury Aman hotel brand faces a boardroom civil war as elite shareholders demand to know how a global fugitive laundered "pig-butchering" proceeds into their $3B portfolio.
A Judge Finally Said No
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/christopher-ahn-won-a-miracle/
Published: April 14, 2026 16:55
Christopher Ahn’s seven-year legal nightmare may be ending after a federal judge blocked his extradition to Spain and dismantled the case against him.
Weekender: Moscow Cartoons, Libya's Money Man, and the Oligarch Playbook
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/brazen-weekender-136/
Published: April 11, 2026 07:12
This week: a Moscow front tied to Iran and the Houthis, Libya's financial operator, and a sharp guide to oligarch-autocrat alliances. Plus the glass-eel trade, The Copenhagen Test, Raven, and our latest Mauerberger investigation.
The Mauerberger Spider Web: How a Billion-Dollar Scam Network Captured a State
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/the-mauerberger-spider-web-how-a-billion-dollar-scam-network-captured-a-state/
Published: April 10, 2026 01:56
Most financial crimes involve stealing a nation's wealth and hiding it abroad. The Mauerberger "Spider Web" is the reverse: it is an inward occupation, using billions in criminal proceeds to buy the licensed brokerages, energy reserves, and media networks…
Brazen Weekender #135
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/brazen-weekender-135/
Published: March 28, 2026 07:01
This week: the private intelligence industry exposed, Tehran under bombardment, a Harvard weed smuggler's Caribbean empire, and Silicon Valley's weapons obsession. Plus glass eel smuggling, a new Serial podcast, and more.
Patron Scan: The Bouncer That Never Forgets Your Face
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/patron-scan-the-bouncer-that-never-forgets-your-face/
Published: March 27, 2026 19:15
He’d never been to the club. Still, the system flagged him. We traced it to Patron Scan—a network scanning IDs, capturing faces, and sharing data across venues. Get flagged once, and you can be denied entry in venues across the world, without ever knowing…
The Deputy Minister, His Son, and the $100 Million Superyacht
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/deputy-minister-son-100-million-superyacht/
Published: March 25, 2026 01:44
Leaked photographs from a private Instagram account reveal that the son of Thailand’s former Deputy Finance Minister was flying on the Mauerberger network’s Gulfstream and vacationing on their $100 million superyacht—while his father claimed they were just…
The Great Yacht Swap: Inside Mauerberger’s Escape to the Seychelles
https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/the-great-yacht-swap-mauerberger-escape-seychelles/
Published: March 12, 2026 01:39
He sold his superyachts to shell companies, fired the world's most prestigious yacht manager, and disappeared into the Indian Ocean. This is how Benjamin Mauerberger executed the great yacht swap.