Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project(@OCCRP):A Pacific island’s president bypassed an official selection process when he chose an Indian company to reopen a multi-billion dollar mine. He told OCCRP the firm’s managing director offered to pay for his wife's kidney transplant but insisted it had “nothing to do” with the deal.

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2026.08.25 14:29

A Pacific island’s president bypassed an official selection process when he chose an Indian company to reopen a multi-billion dollar mine. He told OCCRP the firm’s managing director offered to pay for his wife's kidney transplant but insisted it had “nothing to do” with the deal.