Daily Mail: Putin and the 'Dirty Dozen': 11million leaked documents reveal how TWELVE world leaders – plus Russian leader's inner circle, British politicians and Lords – hide their millions in tax havens
* 11million financial documents have been leaked from Panamanian law firm
* Show how world's rich and powerful use offshore tax havens to hide wealth
* Twelve current or former world leaders implicated along with UK politicians
* Russian president Vladimir Putin's friends appear to have earned millions
* Leak is bigger than the amount of data stolen by Edward Snowden in 2013
* German newspaper obtained documents but identity of source is unknown
The biggest financial data leak in history has revealed how Vladimir Putin's inner circle and a 'dirty dozen' list of world leaders are using offshore tax havens to hide their wealth.
A host of celebrities, British politicians and the global rich are all implicated in the so-called Panama Papers - a leak of 11million files which contain more data than the amount stolen by former CIA contractor Edward Snowden in 2013.
Documents were leaked from one of the world's most secretive companies, Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, and show how the company has allegedly helped clients launder money, dodge sanctions and evade tax.
Lord Ashcroft, Baroness Pamela Sharples and former Tory MP Michael Mates are among the British politicians named in the data release, while several dictators make up the 12 world leaders.
German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung obtained the files and shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists but the identity of the source who leaked them and how it was done is unknown.
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WNU Editor: There has been a rumour for the past few weeks that an expose on Putin's financial holdings was going to be released .... I guess this is it .... and in revealing Putin they are revealing evryone else. I have been spending the past 3 hours reading all and everything on this story. Cannot say that I am surprised .... but it is good to see it being exposed as it is right now. The newspaper that broke this story and its exclusive is here (it is in English) .... PANAMA PAPERS: The secrets of dirty money (Suddeutsche Zeitung).
Update: The law firm responsible for all of these tax havens has responded .... Mossack Fonseca’s response to the Panama Papers (The Guardian).
WNU Editor: This is a huge story. $32 trillion in assets hidden in shelter companies that are based in tax havens. Tens of thousands of companies and individuals involved. I expect there is going to be a lot of fall-out from this expose .... starting with the tax audits and tax investigations of people who have now been revealed in this expose. As to the political implications .... it is going to be enormous and long lasting for those who have been named.
More News On The Panama Papers
ICIJ/OCCRP Panama Papers project yields unprecedented access to high level offshore corruption -- OCCRP
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite's tax havens -- BBC
Revealed: the $2bn offshore trail that leads to Vladimir Putin -- The Guardian
'Panama Papers' reveal how the rich hide money offshore -- DW
Panama Papers: biggest leak in history published by German newspaper -- Euronews
'Panama Papers': World leaders, politicians, celebrities hide fortunes offshore -- UPI
Panama leak draws scrutiny to offshore havens -- Financial Times
Huge data leak shows how world's rich hide their money -- Al Jazeera
A massive leak of documents connects Putin and other world leaders to offshore deals -- Quartz
Panama Papers: Massive Tax Haven Document Leak Exposes Corruption and Crime on Global Scale -- Haaretz
Super rich hiding up to $32 trillion offshore -- Al Jazeera
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca Leak Reveals Widespread International Corruption -- IBTimes
Massive document leak taints 140 int'l politicians, officials -- FOX News
Massive Document Leak Reveals Offshore Accounts Of World Leaders -- NPR
Panama Papers: Millions of leaked documents reveal how world’s rich and powerful hid money -- The Independent
Panama Papers: Document leak exposes global corruption, secrets of the rich -- CBC
Massive ‘Panama Papers’ leak reveals how world leaders, celebrities, billionaires are using shady off-shore company to hide their riches -- New York Daily News
Massive leak reveals money rings of global leaders -- USA Today
Massive Document Leak Details Offshore Accounts Connected to Putin and Other Leaders -- Fortune
Putin associates had $2 billion in offshore accounts, report says -- Washington Post
Panama Papers: Putin associates linked to 'money laundering' -- BBC
International Journalists Say Putin Associates Ran $2 Billion Through Offshore Accounts -- VOA
In search of Putin's money -- Al Jazeera
Australian tax office probes hundreds for possible tax evasion after Panama Papers leak -- Reuters
Panama Papers: Iceland PM's investments questioned -- BBC
Leaked papers give Fifa ethics committee new credibility crisis -- The Guardian
Panama Papers: ATO investigating more than 800 Australian clients of Mossack Fonseca -- Sydney Morning Herald
The Panama Papers: Massive Leak Reveals the Global Elite's Secret Cash Havens -- Vice
Here are the famous politicos in ‘the Wikileaks of the mega-rich’ -- Fusion
Worldwide, jaws drop to 'Panama Papers' leak -- USA Today
Largest leak ever: Whistleblower reveals global elite crime network -- Inforwars
A world of hidden wealth: why we are shining a light offshore -- The Guardian
Panama law firm safeguards murky offshore secrets -- News & Observer
Panama Papers and Mossack Fonseca explained -- Lisa Main and Elise Worthington, ABC Nes Online
Panama Papers Q&A: How assets are hidden and taxes dodged -- BBC
The Panama Papers: what you need to know -- Luke Harding, The Guardian
The largest leak of secret documents in history was just released — here are its key findings -- Business Insider
Panama Papers: Jurgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca - the lawyers whose firm is at the centre of global controversy -- The Independent
13 comments:
11 million documents and we're being led to believe they all say Putin, Putin, Putin....
Yup, my countries media have already done that. "What Putin don't want you to read" Is the headline. One good thi g is that we can now say for sure he is not the worlds richest man, which our media conspired about.
"starting with the tax audits and tax investigations of people who have now been revealed in this expose. As to the political implications .... it is going to be enormous and long lasting for those who have been named."
Probably not for most,
There's one rule of law for us Proles,
A completely different set of rules for the 1%,
It's the best legal system money can buy.
No mention of this huge story on the front page of Cnn.com. Only a small mention on Foxnews.com and Time.com. Non mention on Is there some kind of media blackout happening right now? Very concerning. Contrast this with the front page of Theguardian.com!
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/world/panama-leak-offshore-records-putin-messi-money-1.3518951
Above is the CBC piece. It states that there are a few hundred Canadians involved but "no prominent personalities". They fail to mention that doesn't mean (un)said personalities don't run, or at the least heavily influence, how the country runs.
Of course, President Putin's face had to be prominentl displayed with the headline.
I'm making sure to tell the grandkids about this crap. I want them to make educated choices when drawing up the northern labour camp occupant lists.
So tell us CBC, who are these "non prominent" people?
Honestly, they make me want to barf with their b---$#:^.
MOA is on this like white on rice. Anyone interested in a real analysis of this "leak", and the motivation behind it, should follow the link.
http://www.moonofalabama.org
"Essentially the Sueddeutsche compiled a list of known criminals and people and organizations the U.S. dislikes and cross checked them with the "leaked" database. Selected hits were then further evaluated. The outcome are stories like the annual attempt to smear the Russian president Putin, who is not even mentioned in the data, accusations against various people of the soccer association FIFA, much disliked by the U.S., and a few mentions of other miscreants of minor relevancy.
There is no U.S. person mentioned, none at all, nor is there any important NATO politician. The highest political "casualty" so far is the irrelevant Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson who, together with his wife, owned one of the shell companies. There is no evidence that the ownership or the money held by that shell company were illegal.
So where is the beef?"
Don't you mean the Climate Change Polar Bear/Mosquito Feeding and Rehabilitation Reserves, where we drop them in naked from helecopters?
The very same good sir.
Hey!
Hey CBC!!!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4s8k5DZ4Cs
Wikileaks apparently has a copy and is asking on social media if everything and all should be released.
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