Jul 31, 2020
US calls for ‘significant’ jail time for Panama Papers tax crooks
"Meaningful sentences must be given... to forewarn others of the consequences for engaging in multi-year tax fraud," prosecutors argue.
Panama Papers
The Panama Papers is one of the biggest leaks and largest collaborative investigations in journalism history. The 2016 investigation was centered on more than 11.5 million financial and legal records that exposed a system that enables crime, corruption and wrongdoing, hidden by secretive offshore companies.
Jul 30, 2020
Artful dodgers: US Senate finds billionaire Putin pals evaded sanctions through art deals
Billionaire brothers Arkady and Boris Rotenberg bought millions of dollars in art, even while U.S. institutions were banned from doing business with them.
Jul 20, 2020
European banking regulator to probe Luanda Leaks’ allegations
European lawmakers have demanded the regulator assess “whether there were breaches of either national or EU law, and to assess the actions taken by financial supervisors.”
Jun 25, 2020
EU targets tax avoidance with new committee
The EU's permanent subcommittee will likely focus on corporate tax avoidance by tech companies and multinationals tax information, but not money laundering.
Jun 24, 2020
Maltese MP voted out over Panama Papers’ ties
The Panama Papers revealed that shortly after taking office, Konrad Mizzi incorporated undeclared shell companies.
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 23, 2020
Oil giant Eni to pay millions over ‘sham contracts’ in Panama Papers bribery case
U.S. regulators settled a major corruption case with the Italian oil company that allegedly bribed Algerian politicians through a middleman who controlled a constellation of shell companies.
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.
Mar 30, 2020
‘Navigating underwater’: Data journalism and press freedom in Bolivia
Nelfi Fernandez Reyes talks about reporting while democracy is under assault.
Mar 25, 2020
EU states miss financial transparency deadline
Most European Union members have failed to implement new measures designed to counter the corporate secrecy underpinning international money laundering.
Feb 28, 2020
US nets second guilty plea in Panama Papers case
A Massachusetts accountant should spend up to nine years behind bars for helping U.S. residents to evade taxes and launder money over almost two decades, prosecutors told a New York City courtroom on Friday.
Feb 27, 2020
Stories about the people – for the people
Our Japanese member, reporter Yasuomi Sawa, says reporters need to harness the power of open data but never forget about the people they're writing about.
Feb 24, 2020
US Taxpayer Faces Prison After Panama Papers Guilty Plea
Prosecutors are seeking jail time for Harald Joachim von der Goltz, who said he was "profoundly sorry" as he pleaded guilty to a range of financial crimes.
Feb 11, 2020
U.S. poised to celebrate its first Panama Papers tax conviction
A U.S. taxpayer will plead guilty to tax evasion and money laundering offenses in relation to the 2016 investigation.
Jan 13, 2020
Malta gets new PM amid Daphne Caruana Galizia murder probe
Malta has a new prime minister following the resignation of the former leader, Joseph Muscat, whose top adviser was linked to the car bomb murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Dec 23, 2019
‘Urgent’ EU Plan to End Secret Company Ownership Poised to Miss Deadline
Countries, including Malta and Cyprus, are running out of time to comply with new rules aimed at thwarting corrupt regimes, mafia groups and terror funders.
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.
Dec 16, 2019
Lawyers say ‘tax haven’ is a dirty word in Panama Papers case
Defense attorneys in the upcoming criminal trial argued that the words “shell” company and “tax haven” would unfairly inflame the passions of the jury.
Dec 01, 2019
Malta’s PM to resign in January amid journalist murder scandal
Joseph Muscat confirmed he will resign in January as the scandal over the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia continues to envelop his government.
Nov 26, 2019
Top Malta resignations linked to scandal over journalist murder probe
Two government ministers and the prime minister's chief of staff have resigned two years after the death of anti-corruption reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Nov 20, 2019
Businessman arrested in Malta journalist murder probe
A wealthy Maltese businessman was arrested aboard his luxury cruiser yacht in connection with the car bomb murder of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Nov 12, 2019
Panama Papers and the ‘thin line’ for legal tax dodging
It's a thin line that separates tax evasion, which is outright illegal, and tax avoidance, which may or may not be legal.
Nov 07, 2019
Fugitive or not? Panama Papers pre-trial continues
In recent weeks, U.S. prosecutors and defense attorneys representing men charged with financial crimes arising from the Panama Papers have sparred over definitions, legal principles and documents. Here’s the latest.
Oct 23, 2019
US poised to crack down on anonymous shell companies
The United States is one step closer to putting an end to anonymous shell companies with the Corporate Transparency Act passing the House of Representatives.
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