An ICIJ Investigation
The Panama Papers
Exposing the Rogue Offshore Finance Industry
A giant leak of more than 11.5 million financial and legal records exposes a system that enables crime, corruption and wrongdoing, hidden by secretive offshore companies.
IMPACT
Where are the key Panama Papers figures, seven years later?
By Carmen Molina Acosta
April 3, 2023
BEHIND THE SCENES
Ten years of exposing the financial secrets of some of the world’s most powerful people
By ICIJ
April 3, 2023
- Files reveal the offshore holdings of 140 politicians and public officials from around the world
- Current and former world leaders in the data include the prime minister of Iceland, the president of Ukraine, and the king of Saudi Arabia
- More than 214,000 offshore entities appear in the leak, connected to people in more than 200 countries and territories
- Major banks have driven the creation of hard-to-trace companies in offshore havens
IMPACT
Oct 15, 2024
Police operation targeting Brazil’s largest criminal organization uncovers Panama Papers link
MONEY LAUNDERING
Jun 28, 2024
Panama Papers trial concludes with all defendants acquitted of money laundering
Learn about the Panama Papers investigation data, major findings and more.
Jan 31, 2017
Explore the Panama Papers Key Figures
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See the global impact of the Panama Papers revelations.
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