Global Issue: The Panama Papers

Global Issue: The Panama Papers

1. What: The leaked Panama Papers reveal the tax crimes of the 1%

2. Who: Mossack Fonseca, several national leaders (such as the Prime Ministers of Iceland, Britain and Pakistan) and celebrities such as the Lionel Messi & Jackie Chan

3. How: Leaked papers from the largest offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca, obtained by an anonymous source by German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, who shared it with the ICIJ

4. Where: Details people from all over the world, but was first obtained in Germany

5. When: April 3, 2016

6. Why: Many wealthy people were moving money offshore to avoid paying taxes, which is a serious crime

7. Work Cited: Iyengar, R. (2016, April 8). "The Panama Papers, One Week Later: What We Know, and What We Still Don’t". Time Magazine. Retrieved April 11, 2016 from http://time.com/4286371/panama-papers-leak-mossack-fonseca/