Offshore secrecy
The dos Santos brewery masterplan hinged on one of the couple’s favorite business entities: shell companies. This time the couple turned to Mauritius the small island tax haven off the east coast of Africa.
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.
A U.S. taxpayer will plead guilty to tax evasion and money laundering offenses in relation to the 2016 investigation.
Banks, prosecutors and the head of PWC have responded to our Luanda Leaks investigation in the past two days.
Isabel dos Santos made a fortune at the expense of the Angolan people, Luanda Leaks reveals.
Isabel dos Santos created a shell empire to move tainted billions — lawyers, accountants and consultants made it possible.
Our visual explainer shows you how Africa’s richest woman rose amid a country divided by war and rich in natural resources.
The Democratic presidential hopeful pledged new laws to stamp out shell companies, and also planned to increase global collaboration to fight tax evasion.
It’s a thin line that separates tax evasion, which is outright illegal, and tax avoidance, which may or may not be legal.
When HSBC’s lawyers faced off against reporters prior to the publication of the Swiss Leaks investigation, their initial approach was to make legal threats.