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Paul Lewis
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Head of Investigations at the Guardian. Previously San Francisco Bureau Chief and Washington Correspondent.
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    Paul Lewis
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    Jul 10, 2022
    We've been leaked a trove of more than 124,000 confidential files from the tech giant Uber. If you have the app on your phone, you might want to discover the methods that enabled its global expansion....
    theguardian.com
    Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals
    124,000 documents expose inner workings behind US tech firm’s rise as a global empire responsible for 19m journeys a day
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    Paul Lewis
    @PaulLewis
    Oct 3, 2021
    The offshore secrets of more than 35 current and former presidents revealed in a massive leak. This is one of the most exhausting, complex and potentially explosive investigations I've ever worked on.
    Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful
    From theguardian.com
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    Paul Lewis
    @PaulLewis
    Dec 6, 2022
    Michelle Mone scandal spiralling tonight. MPs just voted to force the government to release docs relating to £200m contracts given to PPE Medpro. Four Tory ministers - Hancock, Gove, Agnew and Bethell - are now embroiled in controversy. And now this >
    Revealed: Second firm pushed by Michelle Mone was secret entity of husband’s office
    From theguardian.com
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    Paul Lewis
    @PaulLewis
    Jan 7, 2022
    The plot thickens on the Michelle Mone story. Now it turns out she referred PPE Medpro to the Cabinet Office five days before the company had even been incorporated. Also, really important to flag that...
    Michelle Mone referred company for PPE contracts five days before it was incorporated
    From theguardian.com
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    Paul Lewis
    @PaulLewis
    Jan 6, 2022
    We can reveal that the Tory peer Michelle Mone was secretly involved in the PPE company she personally referred to the government, leaked files suggest. So was her husband. Thanks to the brave sources who helped us crack this one – it only took us a year!
    Tory peer Michelle Mone secretly involved in PPE firm she referred to government
    From theguardian.com
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    Paul Lewis
    @PaulLewis
    Dec 9, 2022
    Here is the definitive story of the Michelle Mone, Tory ministers and PPE Medpro scandal. Now also feels like the right moment to publicly thank the Guardian's sources. They know who they are. And none of this could have been told without them.
    Revealed: the full inside story of the Michelle Mone PPE scandal
    From theguardian.com
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    Paul Lewis
    @PaulLewis
    Oct 3, 2021
    Replying to @PaulLewis
    This isn't a story any single government can censor. It is the largest journalistic collaboration in history. More than 600 journalists in over 100 countries. Here's everything you need to know about the Pandora papers.
    Let the light in: why the Guardian is publishing the Pandora papers
    From theguardian.com
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    Paul Lewis
    @PaulLewis
    Nov 23, 2022
    This marmalade dropper of a story is the culmination of two years of indefatigable reporting by @david_conn. Investigative journalism at its very best.
    Revealed: Tory peer Michelle Mone secretly received £29m from ‘VIP lane’ PPE firm
    From theguardian.com
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    Paul Lewis
    @PaulLewis
    Feb 20, 2022
    We've had access to a massive leak from one of the world’s biggest private banks, Credit Suisse. It reveals the secret wealth of customers involved in torture, drug and human trafficking, money laundering, corruption and war crimes. #SuisseSecrets
    theguardian.com
    Revealed: Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians
    Massive leak reveals Swiss bank’s accounts have been used by an array of high-risk clients over several decades
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    Paul Lewis
    @PaulLewis
    Dec 16, 2021
    Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski has been referred to the House of Commons standards watchdog. Follows Guardian investigation revealing WhatsApp messages in which he touted his “pro-Saudi” stance in parliament in a bid to get a second job.
    Tory MP who pleaded for Saudi work reported to standards watchdog
    From theguardian.com
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    Paul Lewis
    @PaulLewis
    Mar 2, 2022
    Credit Suisse asks investors to destroy documents relating to its richest clients’ yachts and private jets, in an attempt to stop information leaking about a unit of the bank that has made loans to oligarchs who were later sanctioned.
    ft.com
    Credit Suisse asks investors to destroy documents linked to oligarch and tycoon yacht loans
    Swiss bank issues legal request to stem information leaks after FT story on lending unit
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    Paul Lewis
    @PaulLewis
    Nov 25, 2023
    NEW: King Charles is transferring more than £100m of his estate’s investments, including funds collected from dead people under the archaic system of bona vacantia, into ethical funds after an investigation by the Guardian.
    King’s estate to transfer £100m into ethical funds after bona vacantia revelations
    From theguardian.com
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    Paul Lewis
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    Dec 15, 2021
    The details in this scoop from @jimwaterson and @lawrencefelic are jaw-dropping. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
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    Paul Lewis
    @PaulLewis
    Oct 3, 2021
    Replying to @PaulLewis
    Data was leaked to the ICIJ, which shared access with the Guardian, BBC, Washington Post and others. Phenomenal teamwork that lasted – on and off – over 18 months. icij.org/investigations…