Most of the dozens of Costa Rican individuals and firms mentioned in the Panama Papers have not been directly accused of criminal activity, but media outlets and the SolÃs administration have been quick to suggest that some of their activities point toward attempts to avoid paying taxes in Costa Rica.
Veteran investigative journalist and Semanario Universidad Director Ernesto Rivera sat down to chat with The Tico Times after his team of reporters in Costa Rica was included in the scoop on the leaked Panama Papers bringing to light offshore tax havens for the global elite.
The family of Lionel Messi denied Monday that he was involved in tax evasion after the Barcelona star emerged as one of many personalities accused of shady offshore dealings in the Panama Papers scandal.
In Costa Rica, the investigative branch of AmeliaRueda.com, DATABASEAR, and the University of Costa Rica's Semanario Universidad worked on the investigation.
Covering 40 years of emails, financial records and passport details, an investigation by more than 100 media groups shows how some of the world's most powerful people have secreted away their money in offshore jurisdictions
The return of Daniel Fowlie to Pavones, the Costa Rican surf mecca he founded, awakens old disputes from a troubled past that could define this town's future.
