{"id":101483,"date":"2017-11-13T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=101483"},"modified":"2017-11-20T19:37:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T19:37:37","slug":"about-the-paradise-papers-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/11\/about-the-paradise-papers-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Paradise Papers Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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5 Nov 2017 – <\/em>The Paradise Papers<\/a> is a global investigation into the offshore activities of some of the world\u2019s most powerful people and companies.<\/p>\n

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists<\/strong> and 95 media partners<\/strong> explored 13.4 million leaked files<\/strong> from a combination of offshore service providers and the company registries of some of the world\u2019s most secretive countries.<\/p>\n

The files were obtained by the German newspaper S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Paradise Papers documents include nearly 7 million loan agreements, financial statements, emails, trust deeds and other paperwork from nearly 50 years at Appleby<\/strong>, a leading offshore law firm with offices in Bermuda and beyond.<\/p>\n

The documents also include files from a smaller, family-owned trust company, Asiaciti<\/strong>, and from company registries in 19 secrecy jurisdictions<\/strong>. The records range from complex, 100-page corporate transaction sheets and dollar-by-dollar payment ledgers to simple corporate registries of countries, such as Antigua & Barbuda, that do not publicly list names of company shareholders or directors.<\/p>\n

As a whole, the Paradise Papers files expose offshore holdings of political leaders and their financiers as well as household-name companies that slash taxes through transactions conducted in secret. Financial deals of billionaires and celebrities are also revealed in the documents.<\/p>\n

The Paradise Papers files include far more information about U.S. citizens, residents and companies than previous ICIJ investigations \u2013 at least 31,000 of them.<\/p>\n

ICIJ collaborated with more than 380 journalists working on six continents in 30 languages. Many team members spent a year using online platforms to communicate and to share documents. Journalists tracked down court records, obtained financial disclosures of politicians in Africa, Europe, and Latin and North America, filed freedom of information requests and conducted hundreds of interviews with tax experts, policymakers and industry insiders.<\/p>\n

Special thanks go to the the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting<\/a>\u00a0for supporting visual elements of the project, and Neo4j<\/a> for database support.<\/p>\n

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Inside Paradise Papers:<\/em><\/h2>\n

Paradise Papers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Justin Trudeau’s chief fundraiser linked to offshore tax maneuvers<\/a> <\/em>\u2014 Long-standing offshore ties of the Liberal Party moneyman and his famous family provide jarring contrast to Canadian prime minister\u2019s campaign for tax fairness.<\/em><\/p>\n

Room Of Secrets Reveals Glencore’s Mysteries<\/a> <\/em>\u2014 Law firm\u2019s internal files reveal oil, mineral and grain trader Glencore signed secret deals and loaned millions to a high-risk business partner.<\/em><\/p>\n

Offshore Trove Exposes Piggy Banks of the Wealthiest<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Influencers: Trump’s Allies in the Paradise Papers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Offshore Magic Circle\u2019 Law Firm Has Record of Compliance Failures<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

TAX MANEUVERS November 6, 2017: Nike Stays Ahead Of The Regulators by Simon Bowers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Team:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

ICIJ Director:<\/strong> Gerard Ryle<\/a><\/p>\n

Project Manager:<\/strong> Marina Walker Guevara<\/a><\/p>\n

Editors:<\/strong> Michael Hudson<\/a>, Dean Starkman, Martha M. Hamilton<\/a>, Gerard Ryle<\/a>, Marina Walker Guevara<\/a>, and Tom Stites<\/a><\/p>\n

Research Editor:<\/strong> Emilia D\u00edaz-Struck<\/a><\/p>\n

Chief Technology Officer:<\/strong> Pierre Romera<\/a><\/p>\n

Online Editor:<\/strong> Hamish Boland-Rudder<\/a><\/p>\n

Engagement Editor:<\/strong> Amy Wilson-Chapman<\/a><\/p>\n

Data Editor:<\/strong> Mar Cabra<\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Editor and fact-checker:<\/strong> Richard H.P. Sia<\/a><\/p>\n

Fact-checker and copy editor:<\/strong> Joe Hillhouse<\/p>\n

Consulting Digital Editor:<\/strong> Carlos Monteiro<\/p>\n

Reporters:<\/strong> Scilla Alecci<\/a>, Simon Bowers<\/a>, Sasha Chavkin<\/a>, Ryan Chittum<\/a>, Will Fitzgibbon<\/a>, Martha M. Hamilton<\/a>, Cecile S. Gallego<\/a> and Spencer Woodman<\/a><\/p>\n

Data and Research Unit:<\/strong> Matthew Caruana Galizia<\/a>, Rigoberto Carvajal<\/a>, Miguel Fiandor Guti\u00e9rrez<\/a>, Julien Martin, Delphine Reuter and Manuel Villa<\/a><\/p>\n

Reporters:<\/strong><\/p>\n