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Investigations result from Panama papers leaks

15 November 2016
Issue: 4576 / Categories: News , Compliance

More than 30 individuals and companies are being investigated for criminal or serious civil offences linked to tax fraud and financial wrongdoing uncovered by the Panama papers taskforce.

In a written ministerial update to the House of Commons, the chancellor of the exchequer and the home secretary reported that the cross-agency taskforce has:

More than 30 individuals and companies are being investigated for criminal or serious civil offences linked to tax fraud and financial wrongdoing uncovered by the Panama papers taskforce.

In a written ministerial update to the House of Commons the chancellor of the exchequer and the home secretary reported that the cross-agency taskforce has:

  • opened civil and criminal investigations into 22 individuals for suspected tax evasion;
  • identified leads to an insider-trading operation;
  • identified nine potential professional enablers of economic crime;
  • placed 43 high net worth individuals under special review while their links to Panama are investigated;
  • established links to eight active Serious Fraud Office investigations;
  • identified 26 offshore companies whose beneficial ownership of UK property was previously concealed and whose financial activity has been identified to...

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