News / / 08.19.20

Deadline: George Clooney-Backed Investigative Org Exposes North Korean Banking Scandal In DR Congo

The Sentry, the George Clooney-supported investigative team that follows the dirty money connected to African war criminals and transnational war profiteers, has published a report it says exposes North Korea’s exploitation of vulnerabilities in the DR Congo banking system to escape sanctions and access the global financial system.

Clooney co-founded the org with John Prendergast and the actor donated $1M towards its work back in 2017.

“Don’t think for a second that corruption and money laundering in a place like the Democratic Republic of Congo doesn’t impact international security,” said Clooney. “When banks fail to fulfill basic compliance requirements – and when governments turn a blind eye – organized crime and terror financing will always flourish…”

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