The trove of documents was anonymously leaked to German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung and shared with more than 100 media groups by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
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Messi has been charged with tax fraud in a separate case that is due to go to trial in May.
tax evasion plot, including a network of money-laundering, are false and insulting". Messi's family was swift to dismiss any suggestion he had been involved in shady dealings, saying "accusations he created a. President Juan Carlos Varela said Panama would co-operate with the international probes but also vowed to "defend the image of our country", which has a reputation as a hub for under-the-table dealings. Panama also pledged to launch an investigation to identify if any crimes have been committed and any financial damages should be awarded. France and the Netherlands also announced investigations, while a judicial source said Spain had opened a money-laundering investigation into the law firm. In Iceland's capital Reykjavik, thousands took to the streets late on Monday to demand the premier resign over allegations that he and his wife used an offshore firm to hide millions of dollars of investments.Īustralia has already launched a probe into 800 wealthy Mossack Fonseca clients. There is no suggestion of illegal behaviour by any of those mentioned.Among those named in the "Panama Papers" are close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin, relatives of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, Iceland's prime minister, as well as Barcelona striker Lionel Messi. The former Manchester United striker declined to comment. Cole bought the property in his home town in 2009 for £84,000 ($155,000). The former Manchester United and England footballer appears to have used a company called Crewzen Finance Limited to own a semi-detached house in Nottingham. The company was reportedly shut down in 2009 at about the time Faldo’s playing career was winding down. Mike Ehrmann / Getty Imagesįaldo, who won six golf majors, was the sole shareholder of a British Virgin Islands company called Blenhim Road Ltd, which was set up in 1995. He has yet to respond to approaches for comment. The holdings included companies called Jumbo Jaz Investment, Jackie Chan Ltd and Dragon Stream Ltd. The actor owned at least six offshore companies, also based in the British Virgin Islands. Article content Daniel Mihailescu / Getty Images This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. These refer to daughters Anya, who died in 2009, Vivian, and stepdaughter Katharina. The house is now owned by Anya K Holdings Ltd, Vivian K Holdings Ltd and Katharina K Holdings Ltd. After Kubrick died in 1999, the ownership of the property passed to three companies registered in the BVI, a move that could have saved the family hundreds of thousands of pounds in inheritance tax. The film director spent the last decades of his life in a grand 18th-century Hertfordshire manor which, it emerged yesterday, was transferred to offshore companies controlled by his daughters. Beau Estates was set up in Panama in 1988 before being transferred to the BVI. Lord Glenconner, who died in 2010, frequently hosted the Queen’s late sister on trips to the Caribbean.Īfter he died, Glenconner’s family were surprised to discover that he had left his shares in Beau Estates to his manservant and fought the will. The Scottish aristocrat, a close friend of Princess Margaret, who owned a swathe of land on the Caribbean island of St Lucia, held his assets through an offshore company, Beau Estates. In a message to Mossack Fonseca’s compliance department, the managers said: “This trust structure has been part of a very longstanding relationship with Harbour and we are extremely careful to maintain client confidentiality which I am sure you will appreciate and similarly maintain.” Sir Mark was unavailable for comment. The trust is furnished with nominee shareholders. Calva, in turn, owns another BVI company, which owns the Barbados property. The trust, which is managed by a Guernsey-based offshore specialist called Harbour Trust, owns a BVI company called Calva Holdings Ltd. A complex sequence of companies shield his ownership of the property, where his family spend time every year.
The businessman son of Margaret Thatcher is listed as the beneficiary of a trust that is the ultimate owner of a house in Barbados. “I can say hand on heart I am a straight taxpayer and you will never find anything on me if you investigate thoroughly,” she said in a statement. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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