The Panama Papers Scandal
Fiona Vatuone & Alexy Agnier
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Summary
I/ Glossary
II/ The facts
III/ revelation of the case
IV/ Consequences of the scandal
V/ The state of the investigations
I/ The Glossary
II/ The facts
The Panamanian offshore law firm and corporate service provider Mossack Fonseca
- 500 employees around the world
- Objectives : Creation of Offshores society
- 4th largest law firm in the creation of offshore companies
- works with major banking institutions (HSBC, Société Générale, etc.)
What's illegal in this case ?
Usage of the Offshore societies :
- Concealement of illegal activities
- Benefit from the advantageous taxation of Panama
III/ Revelation of the case
- In 2015 the whistleblower contacted the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung
- The data leak concerns documents from 1970 to 2015
- involves more than 214 000 offshore companies
What was leaked ?
- The Süddeutsche Zeitung transmits the data to the ICIJ
- The ICIJ sets up a search engine for journalists
- Journalists agree on a common date for publication of the case on April 3, 2016
French personalities and companies involved in the case
1997-2002 La dernière cohabitation
The French Bank : Société Générale
Patrick Balkany
Jerome Cahuzac
Michel Platini
Jerome Cahuzac
IV/ Consequences of the scandal
the whole world is shocked by the revelation of the panama papers
International personalities involved in the case
Consequences relating to the law firm
- in 2018 : the law firm is forced to shut down by Authorities
- Jurgen Mossack and Ramon fonseca were sentenced to 2 month of imprisonment
- since 2020 the two associates are the subject of an international arrest warrant
Money recovered by tax authorities
What consequences for the Whistleblower ?
- we still don't know he is
- russian government "want so see him dead
- if he is found, he risks legal proceedings like other whistleblowers, such as Julian Assange
V/ The state of the investigations
There was two other major data leaks of offshore activities
A movie was produced about the Panama Papers
Legal consequences
Thank you for listening !
Debate time
For you, should the creation of offshore companies be more controlled or even prohibited ?
Do you think that whistleblowers should be better protected or even encouraged to denounce actions ?
the Panama papers scandal
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The Panama Papers Scandal
Fiona Vatuone & Alexy Agnier
Start
Summary
I/ Glossary
II/ The facts
III/ revelation of the case
IV/ Consequences of the scandal
V/ The state of the investigations
I/ The Glossary
II/ The facts
The Panamanian offshore law firm and corporate service provider Mossack Fonseca
What's illegal in this case ?
Usage of the Offshore societies :
III/ Revelation of the case
What was leaked ?
French personalities and companies involved in the case
1997-2002 La dernière cohabitation
The French Bank : Société Générale
Patrick Balkany
Jerome Cahuzac
Michel Platini
Jerome Cahuzac
IV/ Consequences of the scandal
the whole world is shocked by the revelation of the panama papers
International personalities involved in the case
Consequences relating to the law firm
Money recovered by tax authorities
What consequences for the Whistleblower ?
V/ The state of the investigations
There was two other major data leaks of offshore activities
A movie was produced about the Panama Papers
Legal consequences
Thank you for listening !
Debate time
For you, should the creation of offshore companies be more controlled or even prohibited ?
Do you think that whistleblowers should be better protected or even encouraged to denounce actions ?