PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panamanian investigators on Friday raided a property used by Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of a massive leak of offshore financial data, an official from the local prosecutor’s office said.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a statement with more details would be sent in due course.
Leaks from the Panama-based law firm, dubbed the “Panama Papers,” have embarrassed several world leaders and shone a spotlight on the shadowy world of offshore companies.
Panamanian media reported that investigators left a Mossack Fonseca storehouse with bags full of shredded papers.
Mossack Fonseca, which specializes in setting …read more
Source: Newsweek
