Editor's Note: The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project is a Kyiv Post partner.
It’s hard to steal billions and cover your tracks.
In Azerbaijan, a small coterie has done its best, registering businesses in relatives’ names and scattering assets among dozens of offshore companies.B
ut in today’s digital world, it’s virtually impossible to leave no footprints.
For months, reporters for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project have painstakingly untangled the connections between obscure companies and unknown individuals across the globe, following each thread back to its source: the clique surrounding the First Family of Azerbaijan.
