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Pandora Papers: Secret wealth and dealings of world leaders exposed

The secret wealth and dealings of world leaders, politicians and billionaires has been exposed in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents.

Some 35 current and former leaders and more than 300 public officials are featured in the files from offshore companies, dubbed the Pandora Papers.

They reveal the King of Jordan secretly amassed £70m of UK and US property.

They also show how ex-UK PM Tony Blair and his wife saved £312,000 in stamp duty when they bought a London office.

The couple bought an offshore firm that owned the building.

The leak also links Russian President Vladimir Putin to secret assets in Monaco, and shows the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis - facing an election later this week - failed to declare an offshore investment company used to purchase two villas for £12m in the south of France.

It is the latest in a string of leaks over the past seven years, following the FinCen Files, the Paradise Papers, the Panama Papers and LuxLeaks.

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The examination of the files is the largest organised by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), with more than 650 reporters taking part.

BBC Panorama in a joint investigation with the Guardian and the other media partners have had access to nearly 12 million documents and files from 14 financial services companies in countries including the British Virgin Islands, Panama, Belize, Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Switzerland...............

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-58780465
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Re: Pandora Papers: Secret wealth and dealings of world leaders exposed
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2021, 10:32:47 pm »
Crap.....  only discussing non-USA poliitical figures.

I want to hear about The Big Guy's stuff.
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Re: Pandora Papers: Secret wealth and dealings of world leaders exposed
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2021, 07:03:13 pm »
Pandora Papers: Newly revealed docs expose tax havens for rich and famous
By Jorge Fitz-Gibbon and Jennifer Gould   
October 3, 2021 3:36pm Updated

A massive trove of newly released confidential records exposes lucrative tax havens for some of the world’s most rich and powerful figures, from Jordan’s king to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and spicy pop singer Shakira — and even an underground art dealer whose collections have been displayed at the Met.

Dubbed the “Pandora Papers,” the records consist of nearly 12 million documents detailing systematic tax-dodging by 14 firms that use offshore bank accounts that hide the fortunes and assets of hundreds of wealthy clients.

Rich corporations and individuals used shell companies and secret trusts to hide assets ranging from yachts and jets to mansions and insurance policies.

The records, the largest-ever leak of confidential documents, were compiled and released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a worldwide coalition of media organizations. ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not directly named in the records — but his alleged mistress is, to the tune of $100 million in “secret wealth,” the Washington Post said.  ... NY Post
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Re: Pandora Papers: Secret wealth and dealings of world leaders exposed
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2021, 01:38:59 pm »
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Ukrainian Politicians Dominate List Of Elites Exposed In 'Pandora Papers'
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Tuesday, Oct 05, 2021 - 05:45 AM

A giant data dump is once more detailing the offshore tax activities of the worlds' rich elites. Keeping with the alliterations, the release was dubbed the Pandora Papers by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which had also coordinated the release of previous prominent leaks the Paradise Papers and the Panama Papers.

The list of those implicated this time around includes Colombian singer Shakira, Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias and former German top model Claudia Schiffer.

As Statista's Katharian Buchholz details below, a total of 336 former or current politicians are also tied to offshore money via the release. ...
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