Controversy follows mining and logistics businessman Billy Rautenbach wherever he goes. He fled fraud and bribery charges in South Africa, was deported from the Democratic Republic of Congo after mismanaging mining assets, and was sanctioned by the U.S. and EU for his role in the violent Zimbabwean election of 2008.

He has openly talked about his willingness to bribe his way to business success, and his offshore empire has been exposed by the Panama and Pandora Papers leaks.

Read OCCRP’s investigation into Rautenbach and his Credit Suisse account.