Reports: Authorities raid Panama Papers law firm
Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY 7:42 a.m. EDT April 13, 2016
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The offices of Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca in Panama City on April 3, 2016. Hundreds of companies registered in Nevada list "officers" that are actually companies sharing the same address as this building.(Photo: AP)
Authorities on Tuesday raided the law firm connected to the Panama Papers global corruption scandal, two news organizations are reporting.
Agence France Presse and ABC News tweeted about the raid, as The Associated Press reported that organized crime prosecutors raided the Panama City headquarters of the Mossack Fonseca law firm that is at the center of the scandal.
Police officers guarded the perimeter of the offices while prosecutors worked inside. The attorney general’s office told The Associated Press in a statement that investigators aimed to “to obtain documentation linked to the information published in news articles that establish the use of the firm in illicit activities.” It said searches were made at the firm's other subsidiaries and at the telephone company’s computer support center.
Documents leaked from the firm's offices appear to show a series of tax havens created for the wealthy.
Journalists and tax authorities around the world have been poring over the more than 10 million documents revealing financial accounts set up in tax-haven countries through Mossack Fonseca. The leaked information was funneled through the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists to more than 100 news outlets in scores of countries.
Although the disclosures appear to shed light on how the rich and powerful have hidden fortunes in offshore accounts, Mossack Fonseca has steadfastly maintained that it broke no laws and did nothing wrong. Investigators from Panama's intellectual property office descended on Mossack Fonseca's home office in Panama City on Monday, trying to determine how the leak occurred.
The release of the data prompted investigations around the world.
Controversy surrounding the release led to the stepping down of the prime minister of Iceland. A data trail linked stashed billions to friends of Russian President Vladimir Putin. And British Prime Minister David Cameron released his tax returns for the past seven years following the revelation that his father ran an offshore investment fund before he died. Cameron has pressed for improved financial transparency in the United Kingdom and will host a global anti-corruption summit in London next month.
Contributing: John Bacon from McLean, Va.
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