A Ukrainian journalist Vlad Lavrov won Daniel Pearl Award for his participation in the transnational investigative project Offshore Crime, Inc. Lavrov was a part of the group of journalists from Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Ukraine. The six month investigative research uncovered organized criminal groups which used offshore tax havens to launder money, hide assets, and evade taxes. Ukrainian reporter Vlad Lavrov was one of the reporters who investigated offshore tax heavens including the U.S. state of Delaware, the Cayman Islands, Seychelles, New Zealand, Romania and Ukraine. In order to uncover the underlying illegal activity the journalists posed as businessmen seeking services. In meetings and online consultations the reporters received detailed advice on avoiding paying taxes through offshore mechanisms. Read more here.