"Unseen War", Tactical Technology Collective. Some rights reserved.Paul Radu is a Romanian journalist working with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Radu and his team expose criminal groups across eastern Europe using an investigative technique called 'follow the money'. He explains: “money is the global language that connects illegal enterprises everywhere, and investigators who understand this language can find the root of crime and corruption.”
'Follow the money' is a tool that is increasingly used and referenced as a method to expose corruption. It utilises publicly available information contained within databases, company ownership or real estate registrations, to name a few, in order to trace money back to its original source.
Radu's work is explored in the film series Exposing the Invisible. The first episode follows Radu and his colleagues as they unveil corruption across borders from Romania to the presidential family in Azerbaijan. Exposing the Invisible is a collection of short films, resources and tools that offer up the personal stories of those working at the frontiers of investigation.
