Nov 22, 2021
How polluted profits move offshore
Executives and investors profiting from four corporate polluters around the world used offshore companies to multiply their riches and avoid scrutiny, Pandora Papers show.
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Oct 22, 2021
Another president under investigation, US condemned as tax haven by European Parliament as Pandora Papers fallout continues
America’s role as a financial secrecy hub is in the global spotlight as Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso faces official scrutiny over links to a pair of South Dakota trusts — the latest high-level politician impacted by the investigation.
Oct 12, 2021
Political and business links to Pandora Papers roil parliaments, anti-corruption and tax authorities as global fallout swells
The offshore links of presidents Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador and Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine will be officially scrutinized, while Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is due to discuss financial transparency with U.S. President Joe Biden.
Oct 09, 2021
Czech prime minister’s party narrowly loses re-election days after Pandora Papers revelations in surprise outcome
Scandal-clouded billionaire Andrej Babis now faces probes over secret luxury property deals exposed in ICIJ’s global investigation based on the biggest ever offshore data leak.
Oct 08, 2021
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera to be criminally investigated due to Pandora Papers revelations
The national prosecutor’s office said it will open an investigation of a controversial mining deal due to new evidence uncovered in the largest ever offshore data leak.
Oct 06, 2021
Lawmakers and regulators around the world take action in the wake of Pandora Papers
Officials around the globe cite the biggest offshore leak ever in moving forward legislation and probes, as politicians named in the investigation continue to respond publicly.
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Oct 05, 2021
Pandora Papers sparks more international calls for investigation as pressure mounts on leaders in leaked records
Officials in more than a dozen countries have called for probes in wake of biggest-ever offshore leak.
Oct 04, 2021
Governments vow investigations within hours of Pandora Papers revelations
As the first wave of stories on a massive leak detailing the financial secrets of the global elite and enablers of a shadow economy is published, reactions roll in around the world.
Sep 03, 2021
German state-owned bank fined for Angolan loan exposed in Luanda Leaks
KfW-Ipex-Bank, an import-export bank, had loaned more than $55 million through an Angolan bank to a brewery controlled by Isabel dos Santos.
Aug 18, 2021
Medical device-related deaths being ‘miscategorized’ in key US database, study finds
The new research appears to corroborate a key finding from the Implant Files investigation, which showed revealed how deaths linked to medical devices were being underreported.
Aug 10, 2021
‘A Kleptocrat’s dream’: US real estate a safe haven for billions in dirty money, report says
Based on a review of more than 100 money-laundering cases, a new study finds that the U.S. has become a preferred destination for those looking to stash illicit funds through property.
Aug 02, 2021
Isabel dos Santos ordered to return to Angola $500 million in shares ‘tainted by illegality’
An international tribunal ruled that the billionaire and her late husband corruptly obtained a lucrative stake from the state oil company Sonangol.
Jul 15, 2021
As global pressure over human rights abuses in Xinjiang picks up, China remains defiant
Diplomatic measures, sanctions, targeting forced labor, calls for investigations and a 2022 Olympics boycott, and other efforts to stop Beijing’s campaign against Uyghurs appear to have little effect.
Jun 28, 2021
Dutch court sides with report calling dos Santos-linked energy deal an ‘act of corruption’
Dos Santos partnership with Angolan state oil company ‘null and void,’ court-appointed director says, following an inquiry prompted by ICIJ’s Luanda Leaks.
Jun 21, 2021
Watch: SXSW panel discusses money laundering, inequality and ‘enablers of misery’
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists hosted a discussion on the global financial industry and the loopholes exploited by wrongdoers.
Jun 21, 2021
Facing global pressure, UAE to begin fining violators of new corporate transparency rules
Advocates question whether the country’s new rules for reporting companies’ beneficial ownership are enough to crack down on money laundering.
May 12, 2021
Fears of ‘significant deterrent’ for whistleblowers as top European court quashes Lux Leaks case
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Luxembourg’s treatment of whistleblower Raphael Halet “struck a fair balance” between protecting his freedom of expression and the rights of PwC, despite objections from two dissenting judges.
Apr 06, 2021
Panama Papers revenue recovery reaches $1.36 billion as investigations continue
Five years after the Panama Papers were first published, authorities are still clawing back lost tax dollars and prosecuting wrongdoers exposed by the global investigation.
Apr 03, 2021
Five years later, Panama Papers still having a big impact
ICIJ’s massive cross-border investigation remains an influence — and a catchphrase — in politics, business, academia and pop culture, half a decade on.
Apr 03, 2021
The fight against offshore crime will be a long campaign
On the fifth anniversary of the Panama Papers’ launch, experts say there’s been progress in the fight against dirty money — but much more is needed.
Feb 25, 2021
Lawyers, accountants and other professionals play key role in cross-border financial crime, OECD warns in new report
The forum of wealthy nations urges countries to target and disrupt ‘enablers’ of tax evasion, money laundering and other illicit finance.
Feb 17, 2021
Advocates push for US to embrace role as global anti-corruption champion
Seeking to seize the momentum of Joe Biden's first days in office, a global anti-corruption activist group are pushing to have the U.S. expand anti-money-laundering reforms.
Feb 15, 2021
Banking documents reveal consulting giants’ cash windfall under Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos
Boston Consulting Group, PwC, and McKinsey made tens of millions from a project to modernize state-owned oil company Sonangol, despite red flags indicating corruption.
Dec 01, 2020
Tax chemicals industry to help curb pollution internationally, experts propose
As scrutiny by scientists and consumers grows on chemicals polluting our soil, water and air, experts are asking: why shouldn’t manufacturers bear the costs of managing it to prevent damage to health and the environment?
Nov 30, 2020
The public knew he was crooked in 2009. Big banks helped him stash millions until 2017.
Despite a long record of fraud, a New Jersey con man was able to swindle hundreds of victims around the world who were promised cheap used cars.
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