The Prime Ministers, Presidents and Kings Who Benefited From Tax Shelters
In accordance with national laws and international agreements, firms such as Mossack Fonseca, which help establish companies and open bank accounts, are supposed to be wary of customers who may be involved in money laundering, tax evasion or other crimes.
Hundreds of Israeli Companies, Shareholders Listed In Leaked Documents Detailing Offshore Holdings
Some 600 Israeli companies and 850 Israeli shareholders are listed in the leaked documents of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, a leader in creating shell companies that often serve to conceal ownership of assets.
NYT: Mikhail Lesin’s Strange Death In U.S. Follows A Fall from Russia’s Elite
WASHINGTON — As happens sometimes with wealthy Russians, Mikhail Y. Lesin found his business and political fortunes in Vladimir Putin’s Russia crumbling. Once an influential player in Mr. Putin’s rise to power, he was abruptly dismissed from his position in the Kremlin’s powerful media apparatus.
Massive Tax Haven Document Leak Exposes Corruption and Crime On Global Scale
A massive leak of millions of documents has revealed that heads of state, criminals and celebrities conduct and sometimes conceal their business activities in tax havens.
Moscow – Fire Rips Through Russian Defense Ministry Building Share Tweet Share Mail
Moscow – A fire ripped through a Russian Defence Ministry building in central Moscow on Sunday, sending plumes of smoke over the Russian capital as fire fighters battled to extinguish the blaze.
Hasidic Businessman Who Flipped AIDS Home Part of Sect With Cozy Ties To Mayor Bill De Blasio
The obscure Brooklyn company at the center of a City Hall scandal already owed millions of dollars in unpaid taxes, and its principals were accused of “secretly scheming” against a former business partner, long before the city signed off on a sweetheart deal that netted the firm a $72 million profit, records show.
Chester, PA – Amtrak Train Slams Into Backhoe; 2 Killed
Two construction workers were killed when an Amtrak train traveling from New York to Savannah, Ga., Sunday struck a backhoe that was on the tracks about 15 miles south of Philadelphia, Delaware County officials said.
Joseph Safra Corruption Charges Shake Up Brazil’s Corporate Elite
At a function in São Paulo recently a guest asked for an informal introduction to one of the businessmen present, Joseph Safra. “Sorry,” came the reply. “He won’t meet journalists, even informally.”