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Panama headquarters of Mossack Fonseca raided
The global headquarters of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of a massive documents leak scandal has been raided by Panamanian authorities.
According to the attorney general’s office in a statement, the objective of the raid, Tuesday, was to look for documents “related to news reports establishing the possible use of the firm for illegal activities”.
Authorities began a “visual inspection” about 6 p.m. ET and will continue into Wednesday, said Sandra Sotillo, a spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office.
“They will analyse the documents to see if there is any indication of a crime,” Sotillo said.
Mossack Fonseca said it’s cooperating with authorities in the investigation at its headquarters.
Read also: Global shock as Panama Papers expose elites stash
Just this week, authorities in Peru also raided the law firm’s offices in Lima after a vast trove of documents revealing the financial dealings of some well-known rich and powerful people across the world with several media outlets publishing the details of the documents published by the anonymous source.
The Panama Papers are the colloquial name for what may be the largest document leak in history — a total of 11 million emails, documents and client records. The information contained in the papers alleges that Mossack Fonseca may have helped people around the globe set up shell companies and offshore accounts.
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