About Robert

For the past fifteen years, I have specialised in long-form investigative journalism, focusing on organised crime, financial corruption, public accountability and the individuals who operate in the space between legality and impunity.

Much of my work begins with a single conversation, a document that shouldn’t have surfaced, or a source prepared to take an enormous personal risk. From there, the process is rarely dramatic. It involves months of interviews, requests for information, court records, company filings, financial accounts and an unwavering commitment to verifying every allegation before publication.

My investigations have examined international money laundering, organised criminal networks, procurement fraud, environmental crime, offshore finance and the misuse of public funds. Several have prompted official reviews or further investigation by the relevant authorities.

I believe investigative journalism serves a simple but vital purpose: to bring hidden facts into the public domain so that institutions and individuals can be held accountable. That work depends on accuracy, fairness and the trust of those willing to come forward.

I work independently from London but travel extensively throughout the UK and Europe whenever an investigation requires it. Every story published on this website has been researched to the highest professional standards, with supporting evidence retained wherever possible.

If you have information relating to organised crime, corruption, financial misconduct or matters of significant public interest, I am always prepared to receive confidential approaches. Every communication is treated sensitively and sources are protected wherever legally and ethically possible.

I am currently working on what has become the most extensive investigation of my career. As with all ongoing enquiries, I am unable to discuss its subject publicly until the reporting is complete and the evidence has been fully verified.

Thank you for visiting.

Robert Ellingworth
Investigative Journalist