Michael Gillard
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The Conservatives Are Still Taking Cash From "Deeply Suspicious" Donor
David Cameron's party reported fresh donations of £217,500 from Lycamobile weeks after BuzzFeed News revealed the telecoms giant's "deeply suspicious" business practices.
Lycamobile Reported To Cops For "Money Laundering"
Lycamobile's main telecoms rival reported its suspicious money movements to the police after corporate spies were hired to tail its bagmen, BuzzFeed News can reveal.
Lycamobile's Offshore Empire Is Embroiled In Sri Lanka's Hunt For Stolen Assets
A BuzzFeed News investigation uncovers secret details of a "shady" deal between the offshore empire of a major Tory donor and the nephew of the former Sri Lankan president accused of corruption and war crimes.
16 Things You Need To Know About Lycamobile's Links To The Tories
This is how the firm that deposits up to £1 million a week at the Post Office in rucksacks full of cash bought its way into the Tory elite.
Follow This Tory Donor's Crazy Cash Trail In 20 GIFs And Pictures
How Lyca's bagmen ferried rucksacks full of cash all over London.
This Tory Donor Was Secretly Filmed Dropping Cash-Stuffed Rucksacks At Post Offices
BuzzFeed News followed three bagmen from Lycamobile as they made "deeply suspicious" six-figure daily cash deposits at the Post Office.
These Cops Are Suspected Of Taking Bribes While Patrolling Soho
A BuzzFeed News investigation reveals the police duo, known in Soho as “the Sheriff” and “the Gruffalo”, who are suspected of taking bribes from security firms to pressure bars and strip clubs into using their bouncers.
How A Powerful Criminal Network Infiltrated The Bank Of England
Detectives bugging the phone of a businessman suspected of laundering millions for organised crime gangs heard him romancing the wife of a Bank of England insider to glean highly sensitive information. A BuzzFeed News investigation lifts the lid on a security scandal that the police and MI5 tried to keep secret.