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Forensic investigations into hidden risk networks built from primary-source corporate records, trade data, and network analysis — covering sanctions evasion, counternarcotics, financial crime, and adversary influence operations.
The War on Fraud: Protecting Federal Benefits Programs through Commercial Intelligence
The March 2026 executive order establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is the most consequential federal escalation in benefits program integrity in a generation. Three case studies show what network-level commercial intelligence reveals that single-source screening misses.
Sabotage at Sea: Tracing Russia’s Shadow Fleet Through Corporate and Trade Data
A Bright Bird × Sayari assessment exposing the corporate, maritime, and trade networks behind Russia’s shadow fleet — from the Eventin’s Baltic seizure to the Eagle S undersea cable incident.
Ghost Directors and Shell Companies: Disrupting UK High Street Crime
Over 150 cash-intensive businesses registered to a single London residential address — exploiting UK corporate registration permissiveness to launder organized crime proceeds at scale.
Unmasking the Iranian Oil Smuggling Shadow Fleet
Following 2025 maximum pressure sanctions, Sayari Graph reveals common beneficial ownership across multiple sanctioned shadow fleet vessels and undisclosed actors engaged in Iranian oil evasion through a single shared corporate footprint.
Identifying High-Risk Mexican Importers of Essential Chemicals
Using import data analysis across 70+ precursor chemicals, Sayari identifies Mexican companies where essential chemical imports diverge from declared business activity — an early indicator of cartel-linked diversion.
Examining the Cross-Border Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Network
Tracing a sentenced CJNG chemical broker’s multi-million dollar import operation — revealing 700M+ methamphetamine doses worth of precursor chemicals routed through legitimate-looking corporate fronts.
Uncovering the Fentanyl Equipment Supply Chain Behind China’s Pill Press Exports
A DOJ indictment against CapsulCN for pill-pressing machinery exports reveals phantom operational entities concealing real ownership and routing equipment to U.S. and Mexican drug trafficking organizations.
Targeting Alleged DTO Chemical Procurement Networks with Global Trade Data
Mexican intelligence identifies Corporativo y Enlace Ram as a Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG chemical supplier. Sayari trade data exposes the upstream Chinese exporters and the downstream cartel distribution network.
Combining Digital Footprint Data and Public Records: Fentanyl Investigations
Digital forensics and corporate records integration exposes CapsulCN’s multi-platform social media ecosystem advertising pill press exports — demonstrating how OSINT and primary records compound investigative reach.
Investigation of Starlink Shipments to Russia Reveals Global Sanctions Evasion Network
Starlink terminals illegally diverted to Russian military through transnational facilitation networks spanning the U.S., Germany, Latvia, Cyprus, Turkey, UAE, and Hong Kong. 16+ companies across 10 countries.
Russian Banks May Be Engaging in Cash-For-Gold Scheme to Obtain Foreign Currency
Lanta Bank and Vitabank exchanged $725M+ in gold for $82M+ in USD and euros through UAE and Turkey networks in Q1 2023 — directly circumventing post-invasion sanctions prohibiting currency exports to Russia.
Left of Launch: Mapping Adversary UAS Supply Chains with Corporate and Trade Data
Exposing dual-use component networks supplying Russian military UAS programs through analysis of TSMD Global and TSK Vektor — mapping the upstream commercial routes for adversary drone production.
Understanding and Identifying Chinese State Ownership and Investment Vehicles
A comprehensive guide to identifying CCP control mechanisms through SASACs and sovereign wealth funds managing 100+ state-owned enterprises — the foundation layer for any FOCI risk assessment.
China’s Use of Golden Shares: A Mechanism for State Control
The CCP exercises hidden control over tech giants Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent through minority “golden shares” granting board seats and content veto rights — control invisible in standard ownership filings.
From Innovation to Infiltration: Analyzing the National Security Risk of Foreign Talent Recruitment
A British AI researcher identified as a Thousand Talents Program beneficiary maintains undisclosed directorships of CCP-linked entities — a case study in how academic talent pipelines export sensitive technical capability.
Enhancing Law Enforcement Investigations into Balkan Transnational Criminal Organizations
The Dritan Gjika network’s cocaine trafficking operation moved 4+ tons monthly through Ecuador fruit exports, generating laundering footprints across Albania, Greece, Italy, and the broader Balkans.
Uncovering Transnational Money Laundering Schemes: The Global 911 S5 Botnet
Chinese cybercriminal Wang Yunhe laundered $99M+ from the 911 S5 botnet — compromising 19M+ IP addresses across 200 countries before primary-source corporate records exposed the laundering corridor.
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