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