Britain
Nominee Directors Linked to Intelligence, Military
Companies making use of offshore secrecy include firm that supplied surveillance software used by repressive regimes.
James Ball
Britons Snapped Up Luxury Villas on Thai Island
Former tennis star David Lloyd among UK citizens who used offshore companies to buy high-end properties on island of Phuket.
Post-Soviet Billionaires Invade UK ... Via British Virgin Islands
Questions arise as mega-rich from Russia and former Soviet republics descend on London.
One Block in London, Many Secret Owners
Bankrupt Irish developer and the Ukraine’s richest man are among individuals linked to hyper-lux apartments for the super rich.
Who’s Buying Britain? Probe Reveals Real Estate Speculators Hidden By Offshore Alchemy
Secretive trusts and companies born in British Virgin Islands have helped anonymous buyers snap up luxury properties in London and other UK locales.
‘Fatal Blow’ Against Sham Corporate Directors Not So Fatal After All
UK’s crackdown on Channel island ‘Sark Lark’ simply scattered key players to other tax havens.
How the nominee trick works
Three pieces of paper allow companies' real owners to hide behind 'nominee' directors.
Meet the Queen of Nevis
British woman living on goat-tramped Caribbean outcropping listed as director for more than 1,200 companies.
Front Men Disguise the Offshore Game's Real Players
Joint probe by ICIJ, the BBC and the Guardian unmasks 28 "nominee directors" who pose as public faces for more than 21,500 companies.
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