Monday, May 9, 2016

Panama Papers Can Now Be Viewed Online



BBC: Panama Papers affair widens as database goes online

The Panama Papers affair has widened, with a huge database of documents relating to more than 200,000 offshore accounts posted online.

The database became accessible from 18:00 GMT at offshoreleaks.icij.org.

The Panama Papers have shown how some wealthy people use offshore firms to evade tax and avoid sanctions.

The papers belonged to Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca and were leaked by a source simply known as "John Doe". The company denies any wrongdoing.

Last week it issued a "cease and desist " order to prevent the database being made public but the organisation that has the documents, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), went ahead.

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WNU Editor: The database became accessible from 18:00 GMT at offshoreleaks.icij.org.

More News On The Panama Papers Now Being Available Online

Panama Papers Database of Offshore Companies Goes Live -- AP
You can now search the Panama Papers – the secret accounts of the global rich – yourself -- Washington Post
Panama Papers Details Released in Online Searchable Database -- Time
Journalism Org Releases Full List Of People, Companies Named In 'Panama Papers' -- NPR
Panama Papers database dump reveals 200000 secret offshore account details -- The Telegraph
Panama Papers database of shell companies goes online -- DW
Panama Papers database goes live -- The Hill
You Can Now Search the Panama Papers to See Who Is Stashing Cash Offshore -- VICE News
Panama Papers reveal at least 36 Americans accused of financial crimes -- USA Today
Panama Papers: Database Released, Dozens of Americans Listed -- NBC
What's in the Panama Papers database and how to search it -- CBC
Here are all the notable people we've found in the Panama Papers so far -- Business Insider
Panama Papers: What we know now -- USA Today

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