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.
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Oct 20, 2020
Controversial shell-company ‘factories’ seek a role cleaning up UK’s reputation
It would ‘put the fox in charge of the henhouse’, anti-money-laundering experts warn, after FinCEN Files identified thousands of U.K. shell companies linked to suspicious transactions.
Oct 19, 2020
6 money laundering reforms that experts say need to happen right now
Failures exposed by the FinCEN Files investigation require urgent intervention, regulators, experts and politicians say.
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.
Oct 06, 2020
A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from Europe
European banks and shell companies play a key role in global money laundering.
Sep 29, 2020
A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from North America
ICIJ partners investigated 'ghost' companies in Canada, Russian mirror trades, North Korean money moving through major U.S. banks, Miami’s role in global money laundering, and more.
Sep 25, 2020
Global tax abuses, money laundering and corruption take heaviest toll on the world’s poor, UN report says
The FACTI panel cited ICIJ investigations for bringing financial crimes and tax justice to the world’s attention, but says reform has been slow to come when wrongdoing is exposed.
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.
Jun 29, 2020
Campaigners slam ‘toothless’ COVID-19 bailout bans on tax haven companies
Critics say attempts to stop companies with tax haven links from getting emergency state aid are bland and doomed to fail.
May 11, 2020
‘Everyone is doing badly’, anti-money laundering czar warns
The man in charge of stopping criminals from laundering money has a scathing report of the world’s progress.
Apr 07, 2020
Crumbling economies must tackle tax evasion to meet coronavirus crisis, experts warn
With governments racked by colossal costs due to the coronavirus pandemic, experts say tax evasion is cast in a stark new light.
Apr 06, 2020
What is a tax haven? Offshore finance, explained
Four years after Panama Papers, why ICIJ continues to report on tax havens, and those who exploit them.
Feb 24, 2020
The world’s biggest tax haven lurked behind a dos Santos penthouse
As scrutiny of her business empire increased, African billionaire Isabel dos Santos turned to one of the world’s most secretive tax havens to conceal a $1.8 million luxury apartment.
Jan 21, 2020
5 reasons why Luanda Leaks is bigger than Angola
Here’s why Luanda Leaks matters – well beyond Angola's border, and what we learned during our eight-month investigation.
Jan 15, 2020
Explore: How to build a business empire
See the scale and reach of Isabel dos Santos and Sindika Dokolo’s business empire. Watch it grow from 1992 to 2019 – and explore by country or industry.
Dec 18, 2019
Citing Panama Papers, Warren announces plan to fight global corruption
The Democratic presidential hopeful pledged new laws to stamp out shell companies, and also planned to increase global collaboration to fight tax evasion.
Sep 02, 2019
Laundromat Premiere: ‘Fun Movie, Dirty Business’ Say Streep and Soderbergh
The Hollywood stars used the opening of the Panama Papers-inspired film to call attention to tax haven corruption and to the bravery of journalists fighting to expose wrongdoing.
Aug 07, 2019
Ex-HSBC Swiss Banker Pleads Guilty in $1.8 Billion French Tax Case
The former head of the bank's private Swiss unit has been fined for his part in helping wealthy clients hide $1.8 billion from French authorities.
Aug 06, 2019
Five Companies That Went Thousands of Miles to Use Mauritius
Here are five companies that illustrate the vast geographic reach of Mauritius as a tax haven.
Jul 30, 2019
Luxury Spas and Hotels Lavish Guests While Depriving Tax Collectors
The documents of a single spa and hotel chain open a window onto the $171 billion luxury industry, whose tax practices have been under scrutiny for years.
Jul 29, 2019
Tax Treaties Scrutinized, Re-negotiated in Wake of Mauritius Leaks Investigation
Within hours of the publication of the ICIJ investigation, officials from the island tax haven huddled to respond to the exposé of its offshore sector.
Jul 23, 2019
Treasure Island: Leak Reveals How Mauritius Siphons Tax From Poor Nations to Benefit Elites
Based on 200,000 files, Mauritius Leaks exposes a sophisticated system that diverts tax revenue from poor nations back to the coffers of Western corporations and African oligarchs.
Jul 23, 2019
Inside the Firm at the Heart of Mauritius Leaks
Despite having few employees, the offshore firm attracted a number of high-profile clients as it raced to secure the market at the "gateway" to Africa.
Jul 23, 2019
Watch: How Mauritius Leaks got started (and what we found)
Come behind-the-scenes of Mauritius Leaks.
Jul 23, 2019
ICIJ Publishes List of Mauritian Companies Used by Conyers’ Corporate Clients
Explore the details of more than 200 companies from Mauritius Leaks including Whirlpool, Total S.A. and Mayo Clinic.
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