The first results of a year-long investigation revealing the offshore links of some of the world’s most prominent figures were published on April 3. The “Panama Papers” investigation has uncovered 11.5 million documents from Mossack Fonseca, a global law firm based in Panama.
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The latest updates on the stories emerging around the world
Who are Mossack and Fonseca?
#PanamaPapers Law Firm Is Gatekeeper To Vast Flow of Murky Offshore Secrets https://t.co/fpuh4XXnNk
— ICIJ (@ICIJorg) April 4, 2016
#UPDATE Law firm in 'Panama Papers' leak is secretive, with big clients https://t.co/WCrJWn7JzG pic.twitter.com/OQzBtvhB4m
— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 4, 2016
Mossack Fonseca responses
Mossack Fonseca response to ICIJ
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Mossack Fonseca statement
Panama Papers Leak A 'Crime', Law Firm Says https://t.co/WJPZXBc5xY
— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 4, 2016
Nigeria
#PanamaPapers: Nigeria’s Senate Pres @bukolasaraki 's Secret & Undeclared Family Assets | https://t.co/092H4abhfk pic.twitter.com/BC4dI0F67L
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 4, 2016
Australia
Australian security company @WilsonSecurity linked to a Hong Kong corruption scandal, #PanamaPapers leak reveals https://t.co/b3dA43hRWn
— ABC News (@abcnews) April 4, 2016
Australian Tax Office investigating 800 Australians identified in #PanamaPapers financial record leak https://t.co/6XElw352rJ
— ABC News (@abcnews) April 4, 2016
Australia investigation on tax evasion https://t.co/hGiAU71kXD
— BBC News Australia (@BBCNewsAus) April 4, 2016
Australian tax office probes hundreds for possible tax evasion after Panama Papers leak https://t.co/QnxPv6lJ7N
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) April 4, 2016
Panama Papers explainer: where does Australia fit into the offshore tax scandal? https://t.co/eZqBXHWDbo
— Guardian Australia (@GuardianAus) April 4, 2016
Panama
Panama Attorney General "announces the beginning of a proper investigation" re: #panamapapers #PanamaLeaks https://t.co/ufxUGeTe4l
— rodriQuez (@rodriQuez) April 4, 2016
#UPDATE Panama vows to "vigorously cooperate" if legal action ensues over #PanamaPapers leak https://t.co/eCMF6UcF7k pic.twitter.com/ZXvpM44cMg
— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 3, 2016
India
#PanamaPapersIndia: Amitabh Bachchan, KP Singh, Aishwarya, Iqbal Mirchi, Adani elder brother https://t.co/BQtLz8DdQW pic.twitter.com/DOyq3oY85G
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) April 4, 2016
Pakistan
Pakistani politicians, businessmen own companies abroad https://t.co/BNfqY3ea0E pic.twitter.com/7mv1oo9EiC
— Geo English (@geonews_english) April 4, 2016
Miami, USA
How secret offshore money fuels Miami's luxury real estate boom https://t.co/nS3jNTbz09 #panamapapers pic.twitter.com/p7iBkLno0w
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) April 3, 2016
How secret offshore money fuels Miami's luxury real estate boom https://t.co/nS3jNTbz09 #panamapapers pic.twitter.com/2gon4awrWB
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) April 4, 2016
Brazil's ex-Supreme Court chief hid the price he paid for a Miami condo https://t.co/WY5otCvjFV #panamapapers pic.twitter.com/Yq3wPTZLzz
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) April 4, 2016
Panama law firm safeguards murky offshore secrets https://t.co/VfinAW5jHi #panamapapers pic.twitter.com/nxMGSiGuyF
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) April 3, 2016
Mossack Fonseca responded to the Miami Herald stories.
Iceland
PSA: #Iceland PM has not resigned over #panamapapers YET. Parliamentary meeting tomorrow starts at 3PM. We will demand public inquiry.
— Ásta Helgadóttir (@asta_fish) April 3, 2016
Iceland's former PM is calling on the PM to resign, but Google erroneously translates it as he "will immediately resign" instead of "must"
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) April 3, 2016
Iceland’s PM faces calls for snap election after offshore revelations https://t.co/fMPNpWC4oY
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 3, 2016
Iceland’s prime minister walks out of interview over tax haven question – video https://t.co/pujk0Z3WOz
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 3, 2016
#PanamaPapers reveal how Iceland's PM hid a secret offshore companyhttps://t.co/kB0TZA0d4C pic.twitter.com/Z26hKf9KkB
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 3, 2016
#PanamaPapers: Iceland’s prime minister had offshore holdings in collapsed banks – https://t.co/kPQDWnVyCz
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) April 3, 2016
Links to football
Why Juan Pedro Damiani, member of the FIFA ethics committee, has come under his colleagues’ scrutiny #panamapapers https://t.co/gse3p7JO7f
— Sebastián Amaya (@sebaamaya) April 4, 2016
#PanamaPapers – the football links. Fifa ethics official under investigation + how Jerome Valcke bought luxury yacht https://t.co/38Dh87PH1b
— Richard Conway, BBC (@richard_conway) April 3, 2016
Leak Ties Ethics Guru to Three Men Charged in FIFA Scandal https://t.co/tSF5y1Q6iW #panamapapers
— ICIJ (@ICIJorg) April 3, 2016
#PanamaPapers: How soccer has become enmeshed in offshore world – https://t.co/ns3Z9VeXhf
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) April 3, 2016
Ireland
#PanamaPapers and Ireland: Former FG strategist Frank Flannery cannot explain involvement of offshore bank account https://t.co/WCHDaviZZH
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) April 4, 2016
#panamapapers #icijorg Ireland and arms tradehttps://t.co/o8EKIpVbmd
— Colm Keena (@cpkeena) April 3, 2016
#PanamaPapers and Ireland: Drumcondra link: Pegasus Trust a busy client of Mossack Fonseca – https://t.co/W0kJLYSsBD #PanamaPapersIE
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) April 3, 2016
#PanamaPapers and Ireland: 322 companies, 36 clients and 17 beneficiaries. Details: https://t.co/A5jSNRyHCV pic.twitter.com/3rtxOBqywu
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) April 3, 2016
Ukraine
Ukraine’s leader set up secret offshore firm as battle raged with Russia https://t.co/oxn9OewWpk
— Vladimir Aksenoff (@VAksenoff) April 4, 2016
Ukraine Anti-Corruption agency will not investigate incumbent President Poroshenko since it is against the law https://t.co/STPNVAb37G #wo…
— WORDLNEWS (@Worldnews_top) April 4, 2016
Vadimir Putin
Putin, Russia 'main target' of Panama Papers leaks: Kremlin https://t.co/0GypMVOXIF pic.twitter.com/AYjoXHrDBe
— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) April 4, 2016
Sergei Roldugin, the cellist who holds the key to tracing Putin’s hidden fortune https://t.co/m84xf4YExw
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 3, 2016
Revealed: the $2bn offshore trail that leads to Vladimir Putin https://t.co/CkvzVPQw8L
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 3, 2016
#PanamaPapers: Secret records reveal money network tied to Vladimir Putin – https://t.co/9iGEphqKWe
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) April 3, 2016
Overviews
"People who use tax havens are looking to escape from the rules of society" – @nickshaxson on #VictoriaLIVE https://t.co/twNyrZTZ3j
— Victoria Derbyshire (@VictoriaLIVE) April 4, 2016
Biggest leak in the history of data journalism just went live, and it's about corruption. https://t.co/dYNjD6eIeZ pic.twitter.com/638aIu8oSU
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) April 3, 2016
The Panama Papers: what you need to know https://t.co/Ucm9cVjx1i
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 3, 2016
The Panama Papers: how to hide a billion dollars – video explainer https://t.co/rG8nYm0bJK
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 3, 2016
Leaked files from Panama firm Mossack Fonseca reveal how world's wealthy hide their moneyhttps://t.co/P9Bd4wyx6Q https://t.co/lP3D86UHRy
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 3, 2016