Al Jazeera Investigates
Season 2023
Al Jazeera Investigative Unit or I-Unit is the name for journalists from the network’s Investigative Journalism Directorate. Since its formation, the I-Unit’s documentaries have won more than forty awards and over a hundred nominations, including four from Bafta. The I-Unit provides exclusive journalism for Al Jazeera Media Network’s many platforms and its content is translated into multiple languages.
Where to Watch Season 2023
4 Episodes
- Gold Mafia: Part 1 - The Laundry ServiceE1
Gold Mafia: Part 1 - The Laundry ServiceUndercover reporters pose as gangsters with up to a billion dollars of black money that need to be cleaned. They gain remarkable access to members of Africa’s Gold Mafia and film closed door meetings with crime bosses. - Gold Mafia: Part 2 - Smoke & MirrorsE2
Gold Mafia: Part 2 - Smoke & MirrorsSouth Africa’s most notorious money launderer is known as Mo Dollars. He cleans millions of dollars from the sale of illicit cigarettes through gold. Confidential documents expose an intricate web of shelf companies and fake invoices that hide a multi-million-dollar operation in plain sight. - Gold Mafia: Part 3 – El DoradoE3
Gold Mafia: Part 3 – El DoradoEnter the Gold Mafia’s headquarters in Dubai, preferred destination of the world’s dirty gold. As the rival mafia gangs compete to launder money for the I-Unit’s undercover team, we learn why gold is the perfect vessel to hide and move criminal wealth. - Gold Mafia: Part 4 - Have The King With YouE4
Gold Mafia: Part 4 - Have The King With YouThe net is closing on one of South Africa’s most notorious money launderers. In the final episode, the Gold Mafia boss issues a threat to anyone who breaks the oath of omertà. “What do you think is going to happen?” “They kill you, don't they?” “Exactly,” he replies.