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The US Department of Justice began checking information from the Panama Archives
The US Department of Justice has begun checking publications made as part of an investigation into the activities of the Panamanian offshore registrar Mossack Fonseca. The Wall Street Journal reports this.
According to department spokesman Peter Carr, the Ministry of Justice “is aware of these publications and is checking them.”
“We cannot comment on the details of these alleged documents, but DOJ takes seriously any credible allegations of high-level corruption in other countries that may be linked to the United States and its financial system,” Carr said.
- On April 3 and 4, the first results of a global investigation were published, conducted by journalists from several dozen countries based on the so-called “Panama Archives” - several million documents from the Panamanian company Mossack Fonseca, which is involved in registering offshore companies. The documents mention the names of 12 world leaders and hundreds of famous people around the world.
- In France, a preliminary investigation into tax evasion and money laundering was launched in connection with the leak. Plans to conduct an investigation were also announced in the UK and the Netherlands. In Iceland, where the prime minister turned out to be the owner of an offshore company, a rally of thousands took place demanding the resignation of the government.