Former Afghan spymaster, convicted millionaire and former Libyan colonel among those who became Dominican citizensSales of passports soared after the Caribbean state was granted visa-free travel to the EU in 2015Luxury rooms and a swim-up bar: hotel with funding from Dominica’s golden passport scheme
The Caribbean state of Dominica has sold citizenship to thousands of individuals including a former Afghan spymaster, a Turkish millionaire convicted of fraud and a former Libyan colonel under Muammar Gaddafi, the first detailed examination of the country’s controversial “golden passports” scheme has found.
The findings are from Dominica: Passports of the Caribbean, an investigation by the Guardian and 14 other international news organisations, in partnership with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
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