I gripe about American journalists a lot.
Here is one who did a decent job.
Moldova is Europe's poorest country. (about $150/month)
A businessman named Ilan Shor cobbled together a huge bank deal in which one company was used as collateral for a loan to another, and that was used as collateral for another, and so on.
Suddenly, $1 billion goes missing. The Moldovan legislature asked a British accounting firm (Kroll) to see where it went.
All fingers point to Ilan Shor and Vlad Filat, a leading Moldovan politician.
Anyway, Marc Champion, of the Chicago Tribune does a great job of investigating, writing (without obvious bias), and telling an interesting, albeit sad, story. Good job, Mr. Champion.
And, the rest of the story, the pro-EU politicians are implicated, so the pro-Russian parties will probably win handily in the next elections, probably in the spring.
Here is one who did a decent job.
Moldova is Europe's poorest country. (about $150/month)
A businessman named Ilan Shor cobbled together a huge bank deal in which one company was used as collateral for a loan to another, and that was used as collateral for another, and so on.
Suddenly, $1 billion goes missing. The Moldovan legislature asked a British accounting firm (Kroll) to see where it went.
All fingers point to Ilan Shor and Vlad Filat, a leading Moldovan politician.
Man, what cajones.
Anyway, Marc Champion, of the Chicago Tribune does a great job of investigating, writing (without obvious bias), and telling an interesting, albeit sad, story. Good job, Mr. Champion.
And, the rest of the story, the pro-EU politicians are implicated, so the pro-Russian parties will probably win handily in the next elections, probably in the spring.
