By Anon
A ‘massive’ leak of files, from Panama, has exposed the alleged tax-avoiding and money laundering dealings of a number of politicians.
Leaks on the mega-rich / Dirty Little Secrets / Billionaires Outed For Offshore Wealth
The leaks may be designed to embarrass countries which the CIA wishes to destabilise.
The U.S. “has had a big hand in shaping Panama’s destiny.”
Among those listed in the leaked files are:
MAURICIO MACRI – President of Argentina
Macri – who has vowed to fight corruption – is listed as a director of Fleg Trading Ltd., incorporated in the Bahamas in 1998, a financial connection Macri didn’t disclose on asset declarations when he was mayor of Buenos Aires.
IAN CAMERON – Father of David Cameron
“Cameron helped create and develop Blairmore Holdings Inc. in Panama in 1982”
AYAD ALLAWI – Former Iraqi PM
Allawi helped lead the push for war with Saddam Hussein. Allawi has a Panama-registered company I.M.F. Holdings Inc. I.M.F. and another offshore company, Moonlight Estates Ltd.
SIGMUNDUR DAVID GUNNLAUGSSON – Prime Minister of Iceland
Gunnlaugsson led the Progressive Party to victory after the financial crisis of 2008.
Gunnlaugsson and his wealthy wife owned a British Virgin Islands shell company called Wintris Inc., that held nearly $4 million in bonds in Iceland’s three major banks.
He failed to declare his ownership of Wintris on entering the Parliament in 2009.
KING SALMAN AL SAUD – King of Saudi Arabia
Through a series of British Virgin Islands shell companies, the Saudi king appears to have taken out several luxury mortgages for houses in London and held “a luxury yacht the length of a football field.”
PETRO POROSHENKO – President of Ukraine
Poroshenko became the sole shareholder of Prime Asset Partners Limited in 2014.
RAMI AND HAFEZ MAKHLOUF – Cousins of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad
They appear to have used multiple offshore accounts to avoid freezes on their assets.
KOJO ANNAN – Son of ex-U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan
Kojo’s firm won a big contract under the U.N.’s Oil-for-Food humanitarian program in Iraq. Koji Annan has held several offshore shell companies.
FAMILY OF NAWAZ SHARIF – PM of Pakistan
Offshore companies ‘are operated by Sharif’s children, Mariam, Hussein and Hasan.’
ARKADY AND BORIS ROTENBERG – friends of Vladimir Putin
They ran at least seven British Virgin Islands shell companies.
“Involved in everything from investing in a major pipeline construction company… to buying equipment for the construction of an Italian villa in Tuscany for Arkady’s son.”
XI JINPING – Chinese President Xi
Has links to offshore accounts