A China-born couple went on a global grifting odyssey that took them from the U.N. to the Pacific @occrpofficial
A China-born couple went on a global grifting odyssey that took them from the U.N. to the Pacific @occrpofficial
Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
A China-born couple spent the last decade on a global grifting odyssey, using NASA's logo to hawk bogus miracle water, running a sham United Nations organization in New York, paying diplomats, and meeting politicians around the globe.

Then it got weird.

Our senior editor Aubrey Belford explains our latest investigation.

Want to know more? Read the full investigation: occrp.org/en/investigations/chinese-miracle-water-grifters-infiltrated-the-un-and-bribed-politicians-to-build-pacific-dream-city

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A China-born couple went on a global grifting odyssey that took them from the U.N. to the Pacific

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