New doco from award-winning journo Nick McKenzie unearths bribery, crime and corruption running deep through the oil industry
Stan will see a new documentary about one of the biggest bribery scandals in history this month.
The documentary is led by award-winning journalist Nick McKenzie and chronicles his global investigation into the bribes, crimes and corruption in the oil industry, and the company owned by the Monaco-based Ahsani family.
The investigation came to light after McKenzie helped quash public allegations of bribery at Australian engineering giant Leighton Holdings (now CIMC).
McKenzie revealed: “This story started with an anonymous letter in the post and led to one of the largest international bribery investigations in the world.
‘This doco takes people into what was a great investigative journalism adventure.
From the outside, the Ahsani family’s company Unaoil had a highly respected image: they organized fantastic fundraisers and were in contact with the royal family and politicians.
A gripping new feature-length documentary, Revealed: Bribe, Inc., led by multi-award-winning investigative journalist Nick McKenzie (pictured), premieres Sunday on Stan
Armed with 317,000 leaked files, McKenzie and Figaro delved into the business dealings of the secretive Ahsani family – Ata Ahsani and his sons Cyrus and Saman
The family had created the illusion of generosity and had long denied any involvement in corrupt activities.
Then McKenzie received information from a whistleblowing former employee known only as “Figaro.”
This unleashed the largest exposé of bribery and corruption in modern history.
Armed with 317,000 leaked files, McKenzie and Figaro delved into the business dealings of the secretive Ahsani family – Ata Ahsani and his sons Cyrus and Saman.
The pair discovered that Unaoil had paid multi-million dollar bribes to some of the largest companies in Europe, North America and Australia.
The documentary revealed how McKenzie and Figaro untangled the Ahsani’s web of deception.
They followed the money trail and pursued the criminals in an extensive manhunt across the world, from Iraq to Monaco, Rome, London, Australia and the US.
The documentary revealed how McKenzie (pictured) and Figaro untangled the Ahsani’s web of deception, following the money trail and the criminals in an extensive manhunt across the world, from Iraq to Monaco, Rome, London, Australia and the US.
The investigation ultimately involved the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI, prompting a $12 million police investigation as authorities worked tirelessly to bring the Ahsani family to justice.
Revealed: Bribe, Inc. is the eleventh in Stan’s Revealed series and the fourth under McKenzie’s direction.
The fourteen-time Walkley Award winner previously produced Ben Roberts-Smith: Truth On Trial, Trafficked and Amongst Us: Neo Nazi Australia for Stan.
Revealed: Bribe, Inc premieres on Stan on November 3.