The ‘Not So’ Beautiful Game: FIFA Fielding New Scandals - The Panama Papers revealed that a key member of FIFA’s ethics committee, Uruguayan lawyer Juan Pedro Damiani, was linked to Eugenio Figueredo, an allegedly corrupt football official, and two corrupt businessmen. A spokesman for Azerbaijan’s president, whose children are named as owners of offshore companies, says such practice “is not banned by any law,” adding that they “are grown up Azerbaijani citizens,” reported the BBC. In Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev Denies Wrongdoing - The Panama Papers revealed Azerbaijan’s first family controlled more assets than previously known. Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Sweden and the Netherlands are among nations that have also kicked off investigations, reported Reuters.“Where we detect such instances and have the evidence to build a legal case for action, we (will) take action consistent with the national security and foreign policy of the US,” she told the Wall Street Journal. A Treasury Department spokeswoman said that the Treasury was reviewing Panama Paper reports. United States - The Justice Department is determining if evidence exists to launch any potential prosecutions, said CNBC.We will closely examine this data and will act on it swiftly and appropriately.” Jennie Granger, Director General of Enforcement and Compliance at Her Majesty’s Revenues & Customs, said, “We have asked the ICIJ to share the leaked data that they have obtained with us. United Kingdom - British tax authorities have requested access to the Panama Papers, said the BBC.The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is looking into the matter, reported the Huffington Post. Germany - A Finance Ministry spokesman said Monday that authorities would “pick up the ball” in the case.France - Prosecutors opened an investigation Monday to determine whether French nationals or financial institutions have used Panama to evade taxes, reported the Wall Street Journal.
Prosecutors, Tax Authorities and Police Are Reading the Panama Papers - In light of the Panama Papers revelations, international authorities have been incited to act.
Here’s some of the reactions and impact the project has had so far around the world. The documents were received by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and shared by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). The project was kicked off by a data leak from a Panama-based offshore services provider called Mossack Fonseca.
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