Panama Papers: Individuals and companies named in document leak set to be revealed
8 years, 10 months ago

Panama Papers: Individuals and companies named in document leak set to be revealed

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of individuals and offshore companies found in the Panama Papers are about to be made public via a search database. The information will be released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists combining documents uncovered in a 2013 ICIJ investigation into offshore accounts by UK residents and the much larger Panama Papers leak. Marina Walker Guevara, ICIJ's deputy director told CNN: "You'll see companies and their official owners. Peope will be able to search indivuduals and offshore companies involved in the leaked papers from 7pm on 9 July on the ICIJ website.

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What are the Pandora Papers and who leaked them?
3 years, 5 months ago

What are the Pandora Papers and who leaked them?

The Independent  

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Pandora Papers: Leaked documents expose financial affairs of global elite
3 years, 5 months ago

Pandora Papers: Leaked documents expose financial affairs of global elite

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Among those named in the files are British prime …

Explainer: What are the Pandora Papers?
3 years, 5 months ago

Explainer: What are the Pandora Papers?

Al Jazeera  

Leaked files from 14 offshore service providers tie more than 330 public officials, including 35 world leaders, to offshore fortunes. Dozens of world leaders and hundreds of public officials used offshore tax havens to hide assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars, a massive investigation has found. The Pandora Papers, published on Sunday, are based on documents leaked to the …

Panama papers scandal 2.0? Titled Pandora papers, ICIJ set to release largest expose of financial secrecy yet
3 years, 5 months ago

Panama papers scandal 2.0? Titled Pandora papers, ICIJ set to release largest expose of financial secrecy yet

Firstpost  

The Panama government has written a letter stating that “any publication” reinforcing “a false perception” of the country as a possible tax haven “will have devastating consequences” Panama City, Panama: Panama fears the publication Sunday of a new expose about financial secrecy in global tax havens could again taint its reputation, which was seriously damaged by the “Panama Papers” scandal, …

Pandora Papers: "Biggest-ever" bombshell leak exposes financial secrets of the super-rich
3 years, 5 months ago

Pandora Papers: "Biggest-ever" bombshell leak exposes financial secrets of the super-rich

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. In what's being called the "biggest-ever leak of offshore data," a cache of nearly 12 million files published Sunday laid bare the hidden wealth, secret dealings, and corruption of hundreds of world leaders, billionaires, public officials, celebrities, and others. "This is the Panama Papers on steroids," said ICIJ director Gerard Ryle, referring to …

Delhi HC questions Centre on powers of investigative body set up to probe Panama papers, Bahamas leaks
5 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC questions Centre on powers of investigative body set up to probe Panama papers, Bahamas leaks

Firstpost  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday queried the Centre on the powers of the Multi-Agency Group set up to probe individuals, including politicians, named in the ‘Bahamas leaks’ and ‘Panama papers leak’. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday queried the Centre on the constitution and powers of the Multi-Agency Group set up to probe the companies and individuals, …

Panama papers: Multi agency group looking into fresh revelations, says finance ministry
6 years, 9 months ago

Panama papers: Multi agency group looking into fresh revelations, says finance ministry

Firstpost  

The finance ministry on Thursday said the fresh revelations under the ‘Panama Paper Leaks’ are being looked into by the Multi Agency Group, which includes the tax department and the Reserve Bank New Delhi: The finance ministry on Thursday said the fresh revelations under the ‘Panama Paper Leaks’ are being looked into by the Multi Agency Group, which includes the …

More Dutch names in new Panama Papers leak
6 years, 9 months ago

More Dutch names in new Panama Papers leak

NL Times  

Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian company that stood central in in the Panama Papers scandal, did not know who its customers were in many cases. A new leak from the company contains 180 new Dutch names, NOS reports. The 180 new Dutch names in the Panama Papers include two great-grand children of V&D founder Anton Dreesmann, an honorary consul, and an …

As Paradise Leak Rages, What Have Agencies Done on Panama so Far?
7 years, 4 months ago

As Paradise Leak Rages, What Have Agencies Done on Panama so Far?

The Quint  

In April 2016, the Panama Papers hit headlines when 11.5 million secret files of a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, were leaked. Almost a year and a half later, ICIJ has conducted another global investigation into the offshore activities of some powerful people in tax havens - the Paradise Papers. Around 714 Indians are named in the Paradise Papers, including …

Paradise Papers: India's most powerful people and companies figure in tax haven list
7 years, 4 months ago

Paradise Papers: India's most powerful people and companies figure in tax haven list

Firstpost  

The ICIJ said the ‘Paradise Papers’ reveal the offshore activities of some of the world’s most powerful people and companies New Delhi: More than 700 Indian names, including those of politicians, corporates and celebrities, today figured in the leaked ‘Paradise Papers’ detailing business dealings of “the world’s most powerful people and companies” in offshore tax havens. The Indian names include …

Paradise Papers: What is the leak and who is behind the firm Appleby?
7 years, 4 months ago

Paradise Papers: What is the leak and who is behind the firm Appleby?

ABC  

The Paradise Papers are the largest leak in history with more than 13.4 million files revealing the workings of the tax haven industry. Over half of those documents, 6.8 million, emanate from the offshore law firm, Appleby, but the leak also includes roughly half-a-million documents from the Singapore-based Asiaciti Trust and a further 6 million documents from corporate registries located …

More Dutch connections found in Panama Papers investigation
7 years, 11 months ago

More Dutch connections found in Panama Papers investigation

NL Times  

Even more Dutch are connected to the Panama Papers scandal than was previously known, according to a new investigation of the Papers done by Financieele Dagblad. According to FD, Dutch trust office Haags Juristen College created over 200 partnerships for Dutch in Panama and Seychelles with constructions to hide assets. FD had a closer look at HJC's role in the …

Panama Papers: SC asks govt whether SIT needed to probe Indians revealed in leak
7 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers: SC asks govt whether SIT needed to probe Indians revealed in leak

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government whether a Special Investigation Team should be constituted to probe the offshore accounts of Indians revealed in the Panama paper leaks. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government whether a Special Investigation Team should be constituted to probe the offshore accounts of Indians revealed in the Panama Papers leak. …

Panama Leak: SC Seeks Report From Multi-Agency Probe Team
8 years ago

Panama Leak: SC Seeks Report From Multi-Agency Probe Team

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to file within four weeks in a sealed cover the report of the Multi Agency Investigation Team set up in April last year to probe the panama paper leak caseWith 500 Indians being named in leaked 'Panama Papers' for alleged offshore holdings, government had in April last year formed the group to monitor …

Panama Papers scandal: Top law firm partners Mossack, Fonseca arrested
8 years, 1 month ago

Panama Papers scandal: Top law firm partners Mossack, Fonseca arrested

Firstpost  

The two main partners of Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian law firm at the centre of the so-called ‘Panama papers’ scandal, were arrested on Friday, a media report said. Panama City: The two main partners of Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian law firm at the centre of the so-called ‘Panama papers’ scandal, were arrested on Friday, a media report said. Fonseca, a …

'Panama Papers' firm demands prosecution of suspect in Switzerland
8 years, 9 months ago

'Panama Papers' firm demands prosecution of suspect in Switzerland

Firstpost  

The law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal said Thursday it expected the prosecution of a worker from its Geneva office detained on suspicion of stealing company documents. Panama City: The law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal said Thursday it expected the prosecution of a worker from its Geneva office detained on suspicion …

Panama Papers: IT worker at Mossack Fonseca arrested in Geneva, claims report
8 years, 9 months ago

Panama Papers: IT worker at Mossack Fonseca arrested in Geneva, claims report

Firstpost  

The suspect was detained on suspicion of removing a large haul of confidential documents from Mossack Fonseca, the firm at the centre of Panama Papers. Geneva: An information technology worker at the Geneva office of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, has been arrested, Switzerland’s Le Temps newspaper reported Wednesday. Le Temps said …

37,000 India files in new Panama papers released
8 years, 10 months ago

37,000 India files in new Panama papers released

The Hindu  

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists late on Monday released 2.6 terabyte of >Panama papers data on over 11.5 million financial and legal records, including about 37,000 files related to India. We do not intend to suggest or imply that any persons, companies or other entities included in the ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database have broken the law or otherwise acted …

Panama Papers leak: How you can finally read the documents from the tax dodging scandal
8 years, 10 months ago

Panama Papers leak: How you can finally read the documents from the tax dodging scandal

The Independent  

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Panama Papers: Whistleblower breaks silence to explain why they leaked the 11.5m files
8 years, 10 months ago

Panama Papers: Whistleblower breaks silence to explain why they leaked the 11.5m files

The Independent  

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Panama Papers: Millions of leaked documents expose how world’s rich and powerful hid money
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers: Millions of leaked documents expose how world’s rich and powerful hid money

The Independent  

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David Cameron's father and senior Tories named in Panama Papers leak
8 years, 11 months ago

David Cameron's father and senior Tories named in Panama Papers leak

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy David Cameron’s father, senior Tory peers and former Conservative MPs are …

Panama Papers: US launches probe into offshore scandal
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers: US launches probe into offshore scandal

Al Jazeera  

The United States Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into offshore financial dealings exposed by the Panama Papers – leaked documents that showed money laundering and tax avoidance schemes by the wealthy and powerful. “The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has opened a criminal investigation regarding matters to which the Panama Papers are relevant,” …

Panama Papers fallout: Investigators end search at Mossack Fonseca
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers fallout: Investigators end search at Mossack Fonseca

Firstpost  

Panama City: Prosecutors have wrapped up their search at Mossack Fonseca’s offices, looking for evidence of any illegal activity in the company at the center of a document leak that revealed details of offshore financial accounts. Lead organised crime prosecutor Javier Caraballo emerged from the offices after 27 hours of searching to say investigators had seized 100 computer servers that …

Panama Papers: Tax officials from rich nations join hands on probe
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers: Tax officials from rich nations join hands on probe

Firstpost  

The tax officials gathered behind closed doors in Paris just hours after the Panamanian police raided the headquarters of Mossack Fonseca Paris: Tax authorities from the world’s richest nations on Wednesday probed a mass of murky offshore dealings revealed in the huge Panama Papers data leak, just hours after police raided the law firm at the centre of the scandal. …

Income Tax serves notices to nearly 50 people who figured in leaked Panama documents
8 years, 11 months ago

Income Tax serves notices to nearly 50 people who figured in leaked Panama documents

India TV News  

New Delhi: Income Tax department has dispatched detailed questionnaires to nearly 50 people whose name were appeared in the recently leaked confidential documents of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. The first part seeks clarification on whether they are the persons named in documents and whether they gave comments attributed to them on the offshore entities listed against their names. A …

Panama Papers: Police raid Mossack Fonseca’s offices
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers: Police raid Mossack Fonseca’s offices

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutors say raids at the law firm’s headquarters in Panama city went off “with no incident or interference”. Panamanian police have raided the headquarters of the law firm whose leaked documents unleashed a global scandal over how the rich and powerful use offshore companies to hide their wealth. Organised crime police surrounded Mossack Fonseca’s headquarters in Panama City on Tuesday …

Panama Papers: Authorities raid law firm Mossack Fonseca in tax-dodging scandal
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers: Authorities raid law firm Mossack Fonseca in tax-dodging scandal

ABC  

Police have raided the headquarters of the Panamanian law firm whose leaked Panama Papers revealed how the world's wealthy and powerful used offshore companies to stash assets. Key points: Police raided the Mossack Fonseca "with no incident or interference" Company says it hasn't broken laws or destroyed any documents China censoring online forums and media to stop names of relatives …

Panama Papers: Prosecutors visit Mossack Fonseca offices to probe hacking charges
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers: Prosecutors visit Mossack Fonseca offices to probe hacking charges

Firstpost  

Panama City: Panamanian prosecutors have visited the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm to look into its allegations that a computer hacker was behind the leak of a trove of financial documents about tax havens the firm set up to benefit influential people around the globe. Public ministry spokeswoman Sandra Sotillo said investigators from the intellectual property prosecutor’s office …

UK PM David Cameron releases tax records to calm Panama Papers storm
8 years, 11 months ago

UK PM David Cameron releases tax records to calm Panama Papers storm

Live Mint  

London: British Prime Minister David Cameron took the unusual step on Sunday of publishing his tax records to try to end days of questions about his personal wealth caused by the mention of his late father’s offshore fund in the Panama Papers. Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused Cameron of misleading the public by issuing what he described …

Panama Papers Leaks: PIL filed in Bombay HC demanding CBI probe
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers Leaks: PIL filed in Bombay HC demanding CBI probe

Live Law  

A PIL has been filed at the Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court, demanding constitution of an independent investigating body, and a criminal investigation by CBI into the Panama Papers leaks. As an interim measure, it has demanded that all the documents pertaining to the 500 persons be called from the custody of Indian Express to the Court in a …

European Union threatens to put sanctions on tax havens like Panama
8 years, 11 months ago

European Union threatens to put sanctions on tax havens like Panama

Live Mint  

Berlin: A European Union official threatened on Thursday to sanction Panama and other nations if they don’t cooperate fully to fight money laundering and tax evasion, after a leak of data showed the small country remains a key destination for people who want to hide money. The 11.5 million documents from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca showed it helped …

Money and power: China government's link to Panama Papers firm
8 years, 11 months ago

Money and power: China government's link to Panama Papers firm

Firstpost  

Long before the Panama Papers leaks put law firm Mossack Fonseca on front pages around the world, the company was already well known among a certain class of Chinese investor — and to the government. Beijing: Long before the Panama Papers leaks put law firm Mossack Fonseca on front pages around the world, the company was already well known among …

The mysterious message that launched the Panama Papers scandal
8 years, 11 months ago

The mysterious message that launched the Panama Papers scandal

The Independent  

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Panama Papers: The truth about the Blairmore fund - by the man who exposed it
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers: The truth about the Blairmore fund - by the man who exposed it

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy These facts are awkward for the Prime Minister: In the early …

Panama Papers an external hack, not a leak from the inside: Mossack Fonseca files complaint
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers an external hack, not a leak from the inside: Mossack Fonseca files complaint

Firstpost  

Ramon Fonseca said the firm, Mossack Fonseca, had broken no laws and that all its operations were legal; it had never helped anyone evade taxes. Founding partner Ramon Fonseca said the firm, Mossack Fonseca, which specialises in setting up offshore companies, had broken no laws and that all its operations were legal. This is a hack,” Fonseca, 63, said at …

Won't be 'scapegoat' for papers scandal: Panama govt
8 years, 11 months ago

Won't be 'scapegoat' for papers scandal: Panama govt

India TV News  

Panama City: The Panamanian government said that it would not accept the country being used as a "scapegoat" for the apparent financial misdeeds detailed in the Panama Papers. Panama "rejects and regrets" that anyone should want to "trample" its good name, "conveniently forgetting the participation in offshore operations of institutions and individuals of other nations", Efe news agency quoted Aleman …

Panama Papers: Huge leak alleges elites hiding money
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers: Huge leak alleges elites hiding money

Al Jazeera  

Massive data leak from Panama firm throws spotlight on offshore dealings of world leaders, criminals and celebrities. by Charles Intriago, offshore banking expert Among the sitting world leaders named in the leak are Argentine President Mauricio Macri, Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, and Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko. With “2.6 terabytes of data, 11.5 millions documents, and 214,000 shell companies: …

#PanamaPapers: Who’s Who & What’s What of the Leak of the Century
8 years, 11 months ago

#PanamaPapers: Who’s Who & What’s What of the Leak of the Century

The Quint  

On Sunday, over 100 news organisations from around the world dropped simultaneous investigations into a massive leak of data belonging to Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian firm specialising in establishing shell corporations, which revealed how the world’s ultra-wealthy – including major world leaders and their associates – hide their money. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ analysis of the leaked records …

I investigated Mossack Fonseca before the Panama Papers came out - and it taught me a lot about journalism
8 years, 11 months ago

I investigated Mossack Fonseca before the Panama Papers came out - and it taught me a lot about journalism

The Independent  

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Panama Papers: Jurgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca - the lawyers whose firm is at the centre of global controversy
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers: Jurgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca - the lawyers whose firm is at the centre of global controversy

The Independent  

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Reading between the lines of the Panama Papers
8 years, 11 months ago

Reading between the lines of the Panama Papers

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Governments across the world began investigating possible financial wrongdoing by the rich and powerful on Monday after a leak of four decades of documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca that specialised in setting up offshore companies. That could include banks, law firms and other middlemen that set up shell companies, foundations and trusts for customers seeking to …

Panama papers: Cameron’s late father among those named
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama papers: Cameron’s late father among those named

The Hindu  

It is not surprising that the United Kingdom features prominently in the Panama Papers — the massive cache of documents on off-shore holdings released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists following a leak from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca. The embarrassment over revelations of British participation in tax-evasion is doubly embarrassing for Prime Minister David Cameron as his …

Panama Papers day one: Revelations over offshore accounts reverberate across the world from 'biggest leak ever' - as it happened
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers day one: Revelations over offshore accounts reverberate across the world from 'biggest leak ever' - as it happened

The Independent  

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Explained: A 10-point fact-sheet on the Panama Papers leak
8 years, 11 months ago

Explained: A 10-point fact-sheet on the Panama Papers leak

India TV News  

New Delhi: A massive data leak of files from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca has blown the lid off tax evasion and secret offshore dealings of powerful people across the globe. 4- Businessmen, criminals, celebrities and sports stars — the ICIJ said the documents involve 214,488 companies and 14,153 clients of Mossack Fonseca. 5- Ramon Fonseca, a co-founder of Mossack …

'Panama Papers': Black money SIT to investigate list
8 years, 11 months ago

'Panama Papers': Black money SIT to investigate list

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Special Investigation Team on black money today said it will investigate thoroughly the reported secret list of about 500 prominent Indians including actors, politicians and businessmen who have allegedly stashed money in offshore entities in tax haven Panama. The latest list, after similar ones came in the the past like 'Swiss leaks' and the HSBC-list related to …

Panama Papers: What are they, who is involved and why are they important?
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers: What are they, who is involved and why are they important?

The Independent  

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Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca’s response in full to leak of private documents
8 years, 11 months ago

Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca’s response in full to leak of private documents

The Independent  

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Tracking the Panama Papers
8 years, 11 months ago

Tracking the Panama Papers

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Over 500 Indians figure among a list of individuals who have paid Mossack Fonseca, a law firm headquartered in tax haven Panama known for its factory-like production of offshore companies for its worldwide clientele of the well-heeled, to set up offshore entities in tax havens around the world, according an Indian Express report. The massive leak of documents …

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