--- title: North Data Blog | Crime Lab description: Crime Lab | North Data news, investigations, insights and more. image: https://blog.northdata.com/hubfs/Blog%20Thumbnail.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.northdata.com/tag/crime-lab#main-content) Subscribe to the blog ## Subscribe to the blog [![North Data](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/NDBlog/images/northdata-logo.png?width=600&name=northdata-logo.png "North Data")](https://www.northdata.com/) [![North Data Blog](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/NDBlog/images/blog-logo.png?width=180&name=blog-logo.png "North Data Blog")](https://blog.northdata.com/) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [Decoding Registers](https://blog.northdata.com/tag/decoding-registers) - [Behind The Code](https://blog.northdata.com/tag/behind-the-code) - [Crime Lab](https://blog.northdata.com/tag/crime-lab) - [Deep Into Data](https://blog.northdata.com/tag/deep-into-data) [![North Data](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/NDBlog/images/northdata-logo-mobile.png?width=600&name=northdata-logo-mobile.png "North Data")](https://www.northdata.com/) [![North Data Blog](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/NDBlog/images/blog-logo-mobile.png?width=180&name=blog-logo-mobile.png "North Data Blog")](https://blog.northdata.com/) Open navigation menu Close navigation menu This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ## Categories - [Decoding Registers](https://blog.northdata.com/tag/decoding-registers) - [Behind The Code](https://blog.northdata.com/tag/behind-the-code) - [Crime Lab](https://blog.northdata.com/tag/crime-lab) - [Deep Into Data](https://blog.northdata.com/tag/deep-into-data) [![Cross-section of a log featuring an engraved map of Europe against a dark workshop background, illustrating European timber imports.](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Eco%20Crimes%20Final.png?width=2816&height=1536&name=Eco%20Crimes%20Final.png)](https://blog.northdata.com/eco-crimes-russian-conflict-timber-sanctions-kazakhstan?hsLang=en) ## [Russian Timber, Kazakh Papers](https://blog.northdata.com/eco-crimes-russian-conflict-timber-sanctions-kazakhstan?hsLang=en) [by **Christina Brause**](https://blog.northdata.com/eco-crimes-russian-conflict-timber-sanctions-kazakhstan?hsLang=en) [A timber-scarce country suddenly exports thousands of tons of plywood to Europe. Eco Crimes part three reveals how Russian conflict timber bypasses EU sanctions.](https://blog.northdata.com/eco-crimes-russian-conflict-timber-sanctions-kazakhstan?hsLang=en) [![The company network of Columbus One Properties Management, now Chesa Properties Management](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Venezuela%20Article%20v2.png?width=1584&height=1080&name=Venezuela%20Article%20v2.png)](https://blog.northdata.com/venezuela-pdvsa-spain?hsLang=en) ## [Venezuela’s millions and a deletion attempt](https://blog.northdata.com/venezuela-pdvsa-spain?hsLang=en) [by **Christina Brause**](https://blog.northdata.com/venezuela-pdvsa-spain?hsLang=en) [Venezuela's state coffers, real estate in Spain, and digital footprints: How a businessman attempted to have his information deleted from North Data.](https://blog.northdata.com/venezuela-pdvsa-spain?hsLang=en) [![Interpol detected illegal waste shipments on one in five of the routes investigated worldwide](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Eco%20Crimes%202%20Animation%20v3%20Gif.gif?width=800&height=450&name=Eco%20Crimes%202%20Animation%20v3%20Gif.gif)](https://blog.northdata.com/how-plastic-launderers-moved-spains-waste-to-malaysia?hsLang=en) ## [The hidden flow of Spanish plastic to Malaysia](https://blog.northdata.com/how-plastic-launderers-moved-spains-waste-to-malaysia?hsLang=en) [by **Christina Brause**](https://blog.northdata.com/how-plastic-launderers-moved-spains-waste-to-malaysia?hsLang=en) [Under the guise of a legal trade, 24 containers of waste reached Malaysia. In part two of our Eco Crimes series, we reveal how China’s plastic ban is driving a surge in crime.](https://blog.northdata.com/how-plastic-launderers-moved-spains-waste-to-malaysia?hsLang=en) [![Eco Crimes File 1: How to Hide a Mercury Business](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Environmental%20Crimes%20no%20title%20gif.gif?width=800&height=475&name=Environmental%20Crimes%20no%20title%20gif.gif)](https://blog.northdata.com/eco-crimes-file-1-how-to-hide-a-mercury-business?hsLang=en) ## [How to hide a mercury business](https://blog.northdata.com/eco-crimes-file-1-how-to-hide-a-mercury-business?hsLang=en) [by **Christina Brause**](https://blog.northdata.com/eco-crimes-file-1-how-to-hide-a-mercury-business?hsLang=en) [Environmental crimes generate $281 billion a year. This series begins with how a German firm hid mercury smuggling using opaque corporate structures.](https://blog.northdata.com/eco-crimes-file-1-how-to-hide-a-mercury-business?hsLang=en) [![White paper UK Company Insights](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Uk%20White%20Paper%20V2.png?width=1280&height=720&name=Uk%20White%20Paper%20V2.png)](https://blog.northdata.com/the-uks-company-registration-crisis-a-system-built-for-abuse?hsLang=en) ## [UK business registration – a system built for abuse](https://blog.northdata.com/the-uks-company-registration-crisis-a-system-built-for-abuse?hsLang=en) [by **Christina Brause**](https://blog.northdata.com/the-uks-company-registration-crisis-a-system-built-for-abuse?hsLang=en) [UK’s business landscape is fast-moving with minimal checks, making fraud more likely. North Data’s white paper shows what to watch for in company data.](https://blog.northdata.com/the-uks-company-registration-crisis-a-system-built-for-abuse?hsLang=en) [![Interview - Christina Brause](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Introducing%20Christina%20Brause.png?width=1920&height=1080&name=Introducing%20Christina%20Brause.png)](https://blog.northdata.com/im-committed-to-rethinking-the-way-we-use-data-in-investigative-research?hsLang=en) ## [“Rethinking how we use data in investigations”](https://blog.northdata.com/im-committed-to-rethinking-the-way-we-use-data-in-investigative-research?hsLang=en) [by **Julia Bölke**](https://blog.northdata.com/im-committed-to-rethinking-the-way-we-use-data-in-investigative-research?hsLang=en) [Interview with Christina Brause, Investigator in Residence at North Data, who specializes in investigative journalism, data analysis, and security.](https://blog.northdata.com/im-committed-to-rethinking-the-way-we-use-data-in-investigative-research?hsLang=en) [![North Data now covers Tax Havens](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/North%20Data%20+%20Tax%20Haven.png?width=512&height=304&name=North%20Data%20+%20Tax%20Haven.png)](https://blog.northdata.com/north-data-tax-havens?hsLang=en) ## [North Data now covers Tax Havens](https://blog.northdata.com/north-data-tax-havens?hsLang=en) [by **Felipe Magalhães de Magalhães**](https://blog.northdata.com/north-data-tax-havens?hsLang=en) [Corporate transparency reaches offshore havens. North Data now provides comprehensive company data across countries like Cyprus, Luxembourg, and Malta.](https://blog.northdata.com/north-data-tax-havens?hsLang=en) [![North Data Network Chart](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unnamed-1.jpg?width=512&height=275&name=unnamed-1.jpg)](https://blog.northdata.com/corporate-networks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly?hsLang=en) ## [The Good, The Bad and The Ugly](https://blog.northdata.com/corporate-networks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly?hsLang=en) [by **Frank Felix Debatin**](https://blog.northdata.com/corporate-networks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly?hsLang=en) [Companies divide into multiple entities for legitimate business reasons or to avoid regulations. Corporate network analysis reveals the whole spectrum.](https://blog.northdata.com/corporate-networks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly?hsLang=en) [![René Benko](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ren%C3%A9_Image_v2.jpg?width=1860&height=1395&name=Ren%C3%A9_Image_v2.jpg)](https://blog.northdata.com/we-are-removing-the-privacy-restrictions-from-ren%C3%A9-benkos-profile?hsLang=en) ## [René Benko's profile now public on North Data](https://blog.northdata.com/we-are-removing-the-privacy-restrictions-from-ren%C3%A9-benkos-profile?hsLang=en) [by **Frank Felix Debatin**](https://blog.northdata.com/we-are-removing-the-privacy-restrictions-from-ren%C3%A9-benkos-profile?hsLang=en) [René Benko officially stepped down from all positions in 2013, but still pulls the strings. Now we are lifting the privacy restrictions from his profile.](https://blog.northdata.com/we-are-removing-the-privacy-restrictions-from-ren%C3%A9-benkos-profile?hsLang=en) Stay up to Data with North Data Subscribe to our newsletter and stay up to date [Join our Newsletter](https://welcome.northdata.com/en/newsletter?hsLang=en) [Blog Home](https://blog.northdata.com/) [Contact](https://www.northdata.com/_contact) [About Us](https://www.northdata.com/_about) [Jobs](https://www.northdata.com/_career) [Investigative Journalism](https://www.northdata.com/_journalism) [Countries and Sources Coverage](https://www.northdata.com/_coverage) [Help Center](https://help.northdata.com/en/center?hsLang=en) [![Visit North Data's website](https://blog.northdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/NDBlog/images/northdata-logo.png?width=150&name=northdata-logo.png "Visit North Data's website")](https://www.northdata.com/) [General Terms & Conditions](https://www.northdata.com/_agb) [Usage Terms](https://www.northdata.com/_terms) [Privacy](https://www.northdata.com/_privacy)