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Giant Leak of Offshore Financial Records Exposes Global Array of Crime and Corruption

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https://panamapapers.icij.org/20160403-panama-papers-global-overview.html



First off, I haven't had the time to read the whole piece and I have no information to the validity of the authors. With that being said, this looks kinda big. I look forward to the board's input.
 
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No one should be surprised by this.
 
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Report from the Guardian


Read more @:
[h=1]The Panama Papers: how the world’s rich and famous hide their money offshore[/h]





 
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Looks like the primary haven of money has transition to Luxembourg. yea some in Switzerland still but there is a lot of pressure on Swiss banks these days so it figures it would move.
 
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The Panama Papers: what you need to know | News | The Guardian


This will take some time to go through.
 
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Wish I could ctrl+f=clinton
 
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Looks like the primary haven of money has transition to Luxembourg. yea some in Switzerland still but there is a lot of pressure on Swiss banks these days so it figures it would move.

It was never in Switzerland to begin with, Switzerland has not been a popular tax haven for along time. You have to remember this was one law firm that specialized in Panama and probably Luxembourg. The actual primary haven is probably the Cayman Islands or Bermuda, Luxembourg and Ireland are just bases for the shell companies.
 
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PM David Camerins's dd's account is there in the Files. Cameron denied it existed two years ago. So fr there seems to be a handful of Conservative MP's past and present, and a few high flyers. Interesting times!
 
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Wish I could ctrl+f=clinton

What about the Trumpster?
 
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What about the Trumpster?

Sure...

But I'm pretty sure he brags about all his money rather than trying to hide it..
 
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Wouldn't surprise me if sHrillary's name is listed.
 
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Sure...

But I'm pretty sure he brags about all his money rather than trying to hide it..

:lamo
Let validate the "press sure" shall we?
 
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I think this thread needs this:
 
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Wouldn't surprise me if sHrillary's name is listed.

Looks like she is not among the politicians exposed which means she at least has not put her money in Panama.
 
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No American politicians or citizens have been implicated yet, which is strange ...

https://panamapapers.icij.org/the_power_players/

Well considering US ties with Panama, I would not be surprised if Panama had a tax treaty that stopped this kind of activity with the US but not with other nations. Without a doubt US holdings are focused in the Caribbean (Bermuda, Caymans, Bahamas, etc.).
 
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No way though that there's no Americans involved. We have the most number of billionaires in the world. No way that every single last one of them chose to hide their assets in the Caribbean islands over Panama.
 
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No way though that there's no Americans involved. We have the most number of billionaires in the world. No way that every single last one of them chose to hide their assets in the Caribbean islands over Panama.

Why? The Caribbean nations are by far the most popular places for people to hide money. There might be Americans involved but like I said I do not think any American would be able to get away with storing money there. Actually. I just checked and the US does have a tax treaty with Panama.
 
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Why? ... because money will always find a way.
 
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Why? ... because money will always find a way.

Except when there is a tax treaty that would put a stop to most of this and just make it easier to store it in the Cayman Islands instead. Why take the extra effort and risk criminal charges when you just more easily go somewhere else.
 
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Except when there is a tax treaty that would put a stop to most of this and just make it easier to store it in the Cayman Islands instead. Why take the extra effort and risk criminal charges when you just more easily go somewhere else.
Ok. The counter argument is to look up other tax treaties Panama has signed like the Panama-Candian one.
Agreement Between Canada and The Republic Of Panama for Tax Cooperation and the Exchange of Information Relating to Taxes

... and according to CBC News there are hundreds of Canadians implicated. "Among the leaked records is info on the offshore assets of several hundred Canadians, including lawyers, mining and oil executives, business people and even known fraudsters. None of them are prominent personalities, however."

Panama Papers: Document leak exposes global corruption, secrets of the rich - World - CBC News
Browse by country: Canada

I would be very shocked to learn that there are multiple dirty dealings of Canadians, but no dirty American dealings.
 
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Well I know for a fact that the CRA is also ineffective with dealing with offshore tax havens. Also, like I said before the US has good relations with Panama that Canada does not have, they may be more cooperative withe the IRS. We have to wait and see what happens.
 
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