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Demonstrators raise pictures of slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia during a demonstration outside Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's office late last month. During a televised address Sunday night, the premier announced he would be resigning ami

Maltese Premier Promises Resignation Amid Firestorm Over Journalist's Killing

Dec 02, 2019
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's announcement comes after the departure of several major allies. His government has run aground on questions about the 2017 death of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia.
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Europe
Protesters hold up pictures of Daphne Caruana Galizia as they gather earlier this month outside the prime minister's office in Valletta, Malta. Painful questions about the investigative journalist's murder have lingered since she was killed by a car bomb

Rising Pressure Over Journalist's Killing Threatens To Topple Maltese Leadership

Nov 26, 2019
Daphne Caruana Galizia died in a car bombing two years ago. Now, the probe into her slaying has prompted some ministers to leave their posts. And protesters are calling for the prime minister's exit.
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Asia
Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shout slogans against the government outside an accountability court in Islamabad, where Sharif was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison.

Pakistan's Ex-Prime Minister Sharif Sentenced To 7 Years In Latest Corruption Case

Dec 24, 2018
Nawaz Sharif, who was removed from office over a separate corruption case last year, claims that the charges against him are politically motivated.
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Law
Millions of internal files from Mossack Fonseca, a law firm headquartered Panama, were leaked in 2016, prompting investigations by journalists and subsequent charges by prosecutors.

Prosecutors File First U.S. Charges Stemming From 2016 Panama Papers Leak

Dec 06, 2018
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman says the defendants "had a playbook to repatriate un-taxed money into the U.S. banking system."
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Business
Police vehicles are parked in front of Deutsche Bank headquarters as roughly 170 officers, prosecutors and tax inspectors searched the bank's offices in and around Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday.

Deutsche Bank Offices Are Raided In Money Laundering Probe

Nov 29, 2018
Prosecutors are investigating two Deutsche Bank employees who allegedly helped customers set up offshore firms to avoid anti-money laundering safeguards.
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World

Journalist Explains How Panama Papers Opened Up The World's Illicit Money Networks

Nov 20, 2017
Reporter Jake Bernstein helped break the story of the Panama Papers, the leaked documents that detail the offshore tax havens of the super rich. His new book is Secrecy World.
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The Two-Way
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross "was a major client of Appleby," an offshore law firm at the heart of the Paradise Papers, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

The Paradise Papers: Revelations Spring From Leaked Records Of World's Wealthy

Nov 06, 2017
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Queen Elizabeth and a key ally to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are among the rich and powerful whose offshore financial dealings are being scrutinized.
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The Two-Way
An undated photo shows Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese investigative journalist who was killed on Monday when a bomb destroyed her car.

Daphne Caruana Galizia, Top Investigative Reporter In Malta, Killed By Car Bomb

Oct 16, 2017
Caruana Galizia, who revealed the secrets of the wealthy, powerful and corrupt on her widely read blog, died Monday after her car exploded. She had recently been digging into the Panama Papers.
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Nevada: A Haven For The Super Rich

Aug 25, 2016

High rollers stroll in and out of Las Vegas casinos every day.

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John L. Smith: Panama Papers Continue To Cast NV In Bad Light

Jun 07, 2016

After nearly six years of legal wrangling, Las Vegas Sands Corporation has settled a wrongful termination suit brought by the former head of Macau casino operations.

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Newscast headlines

Nevada Secretary Of State Responds To Panama Papers Inquiry

Jun 06, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Secretary of State has responded to a U.S. senator who raised concerns about shady shell companies in light of the Panama Papers leak.

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John L. Smith: State's Lax Non-Transparent Laws Made Clear In Panama Papers

May 31, 2016

John L. Smith says Nevada's secretive laws of incorporation need to be toughened.

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The Two-Way

Journalism Org Releases Full List Of People, Companies Named In 'Panama Papers'

May 09, 2016
The database includes more than 7,000 names from the United States and more than 300,000 entries overall.
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The Two-Way
The entrance to the Hong Kong office of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca, which is involved in the creation of offshore shelters used to hide income.

'John Doe' Offers To Turn Over Original Panama Papers Documents To Prosecutors

May 06, 2016
But the anonymous source behind the document dump wants immunity from government prosecution first.
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Parallels
Panama's economy, expected to grow by 6 percent this year, is a bright spot in Latin America. Many Panamanians believe their country has been unfairly tarnished by the Panama Papers revelations.

Panama Papers Fallout Hurts A Reputation Panama Thought It Had Fixed

May 04, 2016
Panama has improved transparency in its banking and legal sectors, and its economy is a bright spot in Latin America. But the Panama Papers have hurt the country's reputation.
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Business
A police officer stands outside the Mossack Fonseca law firm Tuesday as organized crime prosecutors raid the offices in Panama City.

Want To Set Up A Shell Corporation To Hide Your Millions? No Problem

Apr 13, 2016
The Panama Papers showed just how easy it is to stash your money in a place where regulators can't find it. It's not illegal to set up these corporations, and the business of creating them is booming.
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Fine Art
In 1997, Pablo Picasso's <em>Women of Algiers (Version O) —</em> shown here at Christie's in Hong Kong — was part of a groundbreaking art auction that sent prices soaring.

Panama Papers Provide Rare Glimpse Inside Famously Opaque Art Market

Apr 12, 2016
The leaked documents tell the backstory of a groundbreaking Christie's auction, and the purchase of a painting one man claims was seized from his grandfather during World War II.
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The Two-Way
Demonstrators rally outside Downing Street Saturday in London.

'Blame Me': David Cameron Says He Mishandled Panama Papers Fallout

Apr 09, 2016
The leaked Panama Papers revealed that the U.K. prime minister's father ran an offshore fund. Five days later, Cameron admitted that he owned shares in the fund before he became prime minister.
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Latin America

Panama Is More Than A Hashtag

Apr 09, 2016
Panamanians are upset about their country's international reputation in light of the Panama Papers leak, which exposed the country as helping the world's rich and corrupt hide their money.
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Goats and Soda
Economist Carl Manlan is the executive secretary at the Africa Against Ebola Solidarity Trust. He was named a <a href="http://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2016/ibrahim-fellow-carl-manlan-joins-new-voices-fellows/">2016 Aspen Institute New Voices Fellow</a>

A Silver Lining In The Panama Papers

Apr 07, 2016
Why Africans are breathing a quiet sigh of relief in the wake of the scandal. And one man's dream of what he would do with $2 billion. It involves cocoa.
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Business
A pedestrian walks past the building housing the offices of Mossack Fonseca in Panama City, Panama, on Tuesday. The massive trove of emails, contracts and other papers from the law firm is being called the largest document leak in history.

Progress Made To Rein In Shell Corporations, But More Action Needed

Apr 06, 2016
Global organizations have been trying to rein in the abuse that costs governments hundreds of billions of dollars. But the Panama Papers revelations show the extent to which more work is needed.
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Panama Papers: Will NV Lawmakers End Corporate Secrecy Here?

Apr 06, 2016

A state senator and Nevada’s secretary of state say they want to look into law changes, where needed, to keep criminals from taking advantage of Nevada’s easy corporate laws.

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The Two-Way
Police stand watch Tuesday as protesters gather outside the Parliament building in Reykjavik, Iceland. The prime minister resigned after he was named in the Panama Papers as having set up secret offshore accounts through a shell company that was seeking

Fallout From Panama Papers Echoes Around The World

Apr 05, 2016
International investigative reporting, powered by a data breach, links titans of business and politics to secret offshore bank accounts. The reports are prompting investigations and public backlash.
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The Two-Way
Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson attends a session of Parliament in the country's capital city, Reykjavik, on Monday.

Iceland's Prime Minister Steps Aside Amid Panama Papers Scandal

Apr 05, 2016
Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson says he is not resigning but another party official will take over for a while. The prime minister and his wife were implicated by leaked financial data.
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The Two-Way
People in Reykjavik gather Monday to demonstrate against Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, Iceland's prime minister. Gunnlaugsson insisted he would not resign after leaked documents allegedly linked him to an offshore company that could represent a serious c

Panama Papers: Here's What You Need To Know (So Far)

Apr 04, 2016
Who leaked the papers? Are the schemes uncovered illegal? We answer some pressing questions about the huge document leak.
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