A new documentary exposing one of the biggest bribery scandals in history is set to hit Stan this month.
The documentary is fronted by award-winning journalist Nick McKenzie and chronicles his worldwide investigation into the bribes, crimes and corruption rife in the oil industry, and the company owned by the Monaco-based Ahsani family at the centre of it all.
The investigation came to light after McKenzie helped smash open bribery allegations at Australian engineering giant Leighton Holdings (now CIMC).
McKenzie revealed: This story started with an anonymous letter in the mail and led to one of the biggest international bribery probes in the world.
‘This doco takes people inside what was one hell of an investigative journalism adventure.
From the outside, the Ahsani family’s company Unaoil had a highly respected veneer – they hosted glittering fundraisers and rubbed designer-clad shoulders with royalty and politicians.
A gripping new feature-length documentary, Revealed: Bribe, Inc. fronted by multi-award-winning investigative journalist Nick McKenzie (pictured) premieres on Stan on Sunday
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 being generous above reproach and had long denied any involvement in corrupt activity.
Then McKenzie received intel from a whistleblowing former employee known only as ‘Figaro’.
This unleashed the greatest 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 Unaoil had paid multi-million dollar bribes to some of the biggest companies across Europe, North America and Australia.
The documentary revealed how McKenzie and Figaro untangled the Ahsanis web of deceit.
They tracked the money trail and chased down the criminals in an exhaustive manhunt spanning the globe from Iraq to Monaco, Rome, London, Australia, and the U.S.
The documentary revealed how McKenzie (pictured) and Figaro untangled the Ahsanis web of deceit and tracked the money trail and criminals in an exhaustive manhunt spanning the globe from Iraq to Monaco, Rome, London , Australia, and the U.S
The investigation eventually involved the US Department of Justice and the FBI, and triggered a $12 million police investigation as authorities worked tirelessly to bring the Ahsani family to justice.
Revealed: Bribe, Inc. is the eleventh in Stans Revealed series and the fourth fronted by McKenzie.
The 14-time Walkley award winner had previously produced Ben Roberts-Smith: Truth On Trial, Trafficked and Amongst Us: Neo Nazi Australia for Stan.
Revealed: Bribe, Inc premieres on November 3 on Stan.