Full Coverage: Panama Papers document leak
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The so-called Panama Papers, possibly one of the largest leaks of secret intelligence ever and one that apparently reveals a vast network of financial shenanigans, were published in early April.
The documents from a Panamanian law firm were obtained by several international news outlets. They appear to show how a who’s who in the global political and business elite — and maybe drug traffickers — have mounted complex systems to hide money in offshore accounts.
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A group of investigative journalists on Monday published the names of thousands of offshore companies at the heart of a massive trove of data on the finances of the rich and powerful that has become known as the Panama Papers.
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A German newspaper that obtained leaked files from a Panamanian law firm detailing offshore financial dealings published Friday what it said is a manifesto from its anonymous source, who described having been moved to act by “the scale of the injustices” the documents show.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron lashed out Monday at what he called “deeply hurtful and profoundly untrue” claims about his late father’s financial arrangements.
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Fallout from corruption scandals continued to roil Europe on Sunday, as Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk announced that he would resign amid a growing political crisis.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted Saturday that he bungled his admission of his investment in an offshore fund revealed in the mammoth data breach of a Panama law firm.
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The website for Corporation Makers promises that owning a business can remain “your deep dark secret.”
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After days of headlines about his family’s financial affairs, British Prime Minister David Cameron has acknowledged that he profited from his father’s investments in an offshore tax haven.
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When Gerard Ryle saw a photograph of thousands of protesters gathered outside Iceland’s Parliament this week, a thought flickered through his mind: “My God.
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The fallout from the “Panama Papers” claimed its first major casualty on Tuesday as Iceland’s embattled prime minister resigned over a dispute about his offshore tax affairs.
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On Monday morning, when news spread that a trove of leaked documents had revealed the offshore holdings of the global elite, Chinese media joined their international counterparts in reporting the “biggest leak in history.”
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From Vladimir Putin’s best friend to the prime minister of Iceland and a revered soccer star, many of the world’s rich and powerful on Monday were scurrying for cover after the release of the so-called Panama Papers, possibly one of the largest leaks of secret intelligence ever and one that apparently reveals a vast network of financial shenanigans.
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The disclosures contained in a massive leak of documents from a Panamanian law firm reverberated worldwide on Monday.
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Sergei Roldugin is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest friend.
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An international coalition of media outlets on Sunday published what it said was an extensive investigation into the offshore financial dealings of the rich and famous, based on a vast trove of documents provided by an anonymous source.
