The Panama Papers, a massive data leak in April 2016, exposed widespread tax avoidance and evasion using complex structures of offshore shell companies and caused an international outcry.
He was responsible for the data transformation of the flat Offshore Leaks database into an interactive web application which allowed journalists explore data for the investigation.
The Finance Ministry investigation has fully identified a total of 69 local companies and corporations with links to cases listed in the Panama Papers. The remaining 51 are still under investigation.
Unprecedented collaboration among 100 news organizations worldwide resulted in the coordinated release of dozens of news stories about the Panama Papers.
The widespread scandal over the offshore dealings of individuals and firms revealed in the so-called "Panama Papers" may offer a window for the administration of Luis Guillermo SolÃs to push through at least some of its proposed fiscal reforms.
Argentine President Mauricio Macri's opponents attacked him Tuesday over his involvement in two offshore companies after his name appeared in the so-called Panama Papers leaks.
So far, the Panama Papers from Mossack Fonseca have not implicated U.S. politicians or other wealthy people. Those names may yet emerge, but there is a reason for their absence: People in the U.S. don't need to go to Panama.
Iceland's prime minister resigned Tuesday, becoming the first political victim of a mushrooming worldwide scandal over hidden offshore financial dealings.
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.
