May 23, 2023
Seven years after the Panama Papers, the country sees a dramatic decrease in corporate registrations
A new study shows registrations going down and dissolutions going up in Panama
Mossack Fonseca
Mossack Fonseca is the law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers affair.
May 02, 2022
Kinahan drug cartel enforcer owned a website that named and shamed criminal “rats”
Leak reveals sanctioned money launderer John Morrissey set up offshore companies and sought to open Panamanian bank accounts tied to the site.
Nov 11, 2021
Germany seeks arrest of senior Panama Papers lawyer
Swiss attorney Christoph Zollinger is wanted for his role in controversial decisions by the offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca.
Apr 13, 2021
Cyprus, Ghana and Kenya join growing list of countries to create beneficial ownership registries
The Panama Papers scandal helped create a “snowball effect” of international awareness on how anonymous corporate vehicles can enable tax evasion, corruption, and crime, advocates say.
Apr 03, 2021
From front pages to prison time: Behind the scenes of a Panama Papers criminal case
How prosecutors patiently launched criminal probes into American tax evaders and their lawyers — and why we may not have seen the last of the Panama Papers investigations.
Mar 05, 2021
Secret guilty plea revealed in US Panama Papers criminal probe
Joachim Alexander von der Goltz repaid the U.S. government more than $230,000 after admitting to financial crimes revealed by the ICIJ investigation.
Jan 04, 2021
Judge rejects Panama Papers law firm’s libel case against Netflix over ‘The Laundromat’
The First Amendment ruling is Mossack Fonseca’s latest legal stumble against the streaming giant.
Oct 21, 2020
Germany seeks arrest of Panama Papers lawyers
Prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca, the founders of the law firm at the heart of a global investigation on the rogue offshore industry.
Oct 12, 2020
Notorious tax haven British Virgin Islands to introduce public register of company owners
The territory’s secrecy rules have long attracted criminals and secretive companies created there have featured in several ICIJ investigations on offshore finance.
Sep 25, 2020
US accountant, guilty in Panama Papers case, sentenced to more than 3 years
Richard Gaffey forged documents to help American clients evade taxes and worked with lawyers at the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, prosecutors said.
Sep 21, 2020
First US taxpayer sentenced to prison for crimes revealed by Panama Papers
Harald Joachim von der Goltz was sentenced to four years for wire and tax fraud, money laundering, false statements and other charges.
Sep 09, 2020
Anguilla, popular Panama Papers tax haven, slips in transparency ranking, new report says
The island territory failed to comply with standards on how countries share information about people and companies suspected of financial wrongdoing, the OECD found.
Oct 16, 2019
Panama Papers law firm founders ‘investigated by the FBI’
Court told Ramón Mossack and Jurgen Fonseca are under scrutiny by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as the pair attempt to stop Netflix streaming The Laundromat.
Jul 06, 2018
How French journalists used the Offshore Leaks database to find local stories
A collaborative investigation has exposed what they describe as "the banality" of tax evasion costing France millions of euros each year.
Jun 26, 2018
Panama Papers brings more than $700 million back onshore
Governments around the world have recouped more than $700 million in fines and back taxes as a result of the Panama Papers investigation, a new tally reveals.
Jun 20, 2018
New Leak Reveals Chaotic Aftermath Of Panama Papers
The latest leak of internal documents reveals the panic that marked the beginning of the end for Mossack Fonseca.
Jun 20, 2018
Offshore Links To Lionel Messi, Cartier, Argentine Leader
Two years after Panama Papers rocked the offshore world, new details have emerged about an array of global elite.
May 01, 2018
UK backs Panama Papers crackdown on ‘dirty money’
The U.K. will force its overseas territories, including some well-known corporate secrecy havens, to reveal the names of company owners in these locations.
Apr 30, 2018
Offshore laws remain 'weak' for majority of G20 post-Panama Papers
Transparency International found the majority of G20 countries still have no idea who ultimately controls many companies.
Apr 03, 2018
The Panama Papers revisited: yogurt, bananas, small moustaches and fonts
Here are 11 unexpected insights from our 2016 investigation, the Panama Papers.
Mar 14, 2018
Panama Papers law firm Mossack Fonseca closes its doors
The offshore law firm at the center of ICIJ's Panama Papers investigation will shutter all its offices by the end of the month.
Apr 03, 2017
Where Are They Now? A Year Later, Mixed Fortunes For Panama Papers Line-Up
One year after the Panama Papers first became an international catchphrase, here’s a globe-hopping update on the people and institutions caught up in the scandal.
Apr 03, 2017
Twelve Months of Investigations, Impact and Outrage
One year ago, ICIJ launched the biggest investigation in journalism history: the Panama Papers. It sparked protests, resignations, arrests and fierce debate around the world. And that was just the beginning.
Mar 27, 2017
Panama Prosecutor Claims ‘Solid Case’ Against Mossack Fonseca
The law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers affair, sold shell companies and held bank accounts that were used to help conceal bribes paid across South America, a Panamanian prosecutor alleged at a press conference.
Mar 27, 2017
Panama claims ‘solid case’ against Mossack Fonseca
The firm at the heart of the Panama Papers has been accused of selling shell companies and holding bank accounts that were used to help conceal bribes.
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