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The Panama Papers data leak in April 2016 exposed widespread tax avoidance and evasion

Arrest warrants for founders of Panama Papers firm

Germany has issued international arrest warrants for the two founders of the firm at the centre of the tax haven scandal exposed by the Panama Papers data leak, German media has reported.

World • 20 Oct 20

The fourth defendant, a lawyer who worked for the law firm remains at large

Four charged in 'Panama Papers' tax evasion scheme

US prosecutors have charged four people with ties to the law firm at the centre of the massive leak of offshore financial data known as the "Panama Papers"

World • 05 Dec 18

Six Deutsche Bank offices in and around Frankfurt were searched over money laundering allegations

Deutsche Bank searched in money laundering probe

Police raided six Deutsche Bank offices in and around Frankfurt today over money laundering allegations linked to the "Panama Papers", the public prosecutor's office in Germany's financial capital said.

Business • 29 Nov 18

Files leaked from the firm's digital archive revealed how wealthy and influential figures had created offshore businesses to safeguard assets

'Panama Papers' law firm shuts down operations

The law firm at the centre of the "Panama Papers" global tax evasion scandal has announced its decision to shut down operations, citing negative press and what it called unwarranted action by authorities.

Business • 15 Mar 18

The bill would force accounting firms, banks and tax advisers to inform authorities about 'potentially aggressive tax planning arrangements'

EU bill foresees sanctions for tax dodging accountants

Tax advisers in the European Union will be penalised for helping companies to set up schemes to cut their tax bills excessively by shifting profits to low-tax countries, under a draft law seen by Reuters.

Business • 08 Jun 17

Pirate Party members speak to voters in 'Tortuga', their campaign HQ in Reykjavik

Counting begins in parliamentary Iceland election

Icelandic citizens defied strong winds and rain today to vote in a parliamentary election with polls showing the opposition led by the anti-establishment Pirate Party could topple the ruling centre-right coalition.

News • 29 Oct 16

Doug Frantz has said the possibility of Donald Trump winning the election represents a 'real threat'

Trump likened to Hitler by OECD deputy chief

The Deputy Secretary General of the OECD has described presumptive US Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump as a "lunatic" whose political rise mirrors that of Hitler and Mussolini.

News • 20 Jun 16

Leaked Mossack Fonseca papers linked some of the world's most powerful leaders, including Vladimir Putin and David Cameron to offshore companies

IT worker at Panama Papers firm arrested

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 according to Swiss media.

News • 15 Jun 16

Revenue officers seized the cigarettes at Dublin Port today

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News • 30 Aug 17

French bank's headquarters were searched last week

Socgen's headquarters searched in Panama probe

French tax police searched Société Générale's headquarters last week as part of an investigation into offshore accounts revealed by the Panama Papers, the bank said.

Business • 11 Apr 16

David Cameron's mother made two payments of £100k to him

Cameron faces scrutiny over £200,000 payment

British Prime Minister David Cameron has published details of his income and tax for the past six years in response to pressure arising from the publication of the 'Panama Papers'.

News • 10 Apr 16

Panama's Mossack Fonseca specialises in setting up offshore companies

Europe's banks under scrutiny after Panama Papers

Banking watchdogs across Europe have begun checking whether lenders have ties to a massive document leak from Panama that showed how offshore companies are used to stash clients' wealth.

Business • 08 Apr 16

CEO of HypoLandesbank Vorarlberg quits after the bank was mentioned in the 'Panama Papers'

Austrian bank's CEO quits on Panama Papers report

The chief executive of HypoLandesbank Vorarlberg, an Austrian lender mentioned in the "Panama Papers" data leak, has become one of the first top bankers to quit over reports based on those files.

Business • 07 Apr 16

Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson is Iceland's new prime minister

Iceland swears in new PM after Panama tax scandal

Iceland's new Prime Minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson has been sworn in after his predecessor resigned over the Panama Papers scandal.

World • 07 Apr 16

Michel Sapin told the French parliament yesterday that France would put Panama back on its list of "uncooperative countries."

France wants OECD to put Panama on tax haven list

France has urged the OECD to place Panama on its "blacklist" of tax havens following the Panama Papers scandal.

Business • 06 Apr 16

Developer Ray Grehan did inform NAMA of casino ownership

Grehan did disclose casino ownership to NAMA

Developer Ray Grehan did disclose his part ownership of a Dutch casino to the National Assets Management Agency when the agency took over his debts.

Business • 05 Apr 16

Petro Poroshenko's opponents say he should be impeached for his offshore dealings

World governments probe 'Panama Papers' claims

Governments across the world began investigating possible financial wrongdoing by the rich and powerful following a leak of documents from a Panamanian law firm which allegedly showed how clients avoided tax or laundered money.

News • 04 Apr 16

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