‘Paradise papers’ exposes tax evasion schemes of the global elite | DW |
Reporters have uncovered some 13.4 million secret documents detailing evidence of tax evasion among high-ranking politicians, reported German media. Some in US President Donald Trump’s cabinet have been implicated.
Some 400 reporters 67 countries have scoured 13.4 million secret documents and uncovered tax-evasion techniques used by the super-rich and high-ranking politicians, German media reported on Sunday.
The data leak was reported by German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, who recieved the data leaked from Bermuda-based company Appleby, one of the world’s leading offshore firms.
The documents, dubbed the “Paradise Papers,” appear to show ties between members of US President Donald Trump’s cabinet and Russian firms.
#ParadisePapers – The Shadowy World of Big Money https://t.co/M9FMRkg4Js pic.twitter.com/I9vbyVzaj1
— Süddeutsche Zeitung (@SZ) 5 november 2017