Panama Papers: “Armenian Master Of Offshores” Resigns
Armenia’s Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer submitted his resignation today after revelations that he owns shares in three companies registered in Panama, OCCRP partner Hetq.am said.
Armenia’s Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer submitted his resignation today after revelations that he owns shares in three companies registered in Panama, OCCRP partner Hetq.am said.
In mid-2014, investigative reporter and OCCRP partner Khadija Ismayilova disclosed that the family of the President of Azerbaijan is, in all likelihood, a business partner with the Swedish-Finnish telecom formerly called TeliaSonera.
Fairfax Media and the Huffington Post have revealed a link between the Panama Papers and their joint investigation into a bribe-and-corruption scandal centering on the Monaco-based company Unaoil.
An influence-peddling scandal in Italy has spread to include investigation of a junior health minister, Reuters reported.
Panamanian police raided the headquarters of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers leaks Tuesday, reported Agence-France Presse (AFP). The same afternoon, Peruvian police raided Mossack Fonseca’s office in Lima, said the PanAm Post. The raids followed earlier police actions in El Salvador.
A former senator was arrested by Brazilian police on Tuesday for allegedly taking bribes in connection with the corruption investigation into the state-owned oil company Petrobras, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said.
The Swedish retail giant IKEA has been reported to the US Customs Department for importing duvet covers made in Turkmenistan.
Sergey Roldugin, Vladimir Putin’s close friend and a key figure behind a billion-dollar offshore network, has won many awards for his musical achievements.
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Temir Sariyev resigned Monday over allegations of corruption, Reuters reported, triggering the resignation of his entire cabinet.
Prosecutors have charged a former Manhattan restaurant owner over an alleged multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme in which investors were told their money would be invested in a liquor business, a US Attorney’s Office news release said Friday.