Exposing the Rogue

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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

How the Panama Papers rocked pop culture

By Michael Hudson
April 3, 2023

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

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IMPACT

Apr 03, 2025

Hundreds of millions more dollars recouped by governments after ICIJ investigations

POLITICS

Jan 17, 2025

UK anti-corruption minister resigns amid Bangladeshi corruption probe into her family

IMPACT

Oct 15, 2024

Police operation targeting Brazil’s largest criminal organization uncovers Panama Papers link

Photo of a torn Russian flag

Digital journalism

Jul 24, 2024

Why are Russian disinformation campaigns citing ICIJ?

MONEY LAUNDERING

Jun 28, 2024

Panama Papers trial concludes with all defendants acquitted of money laundering

Gabriel Zucman, wearing a suit, speaks at a lecturn in front of a sign reading European Tax Observatory.

INEQUALITY

Jun 28, 2024

Top economist pitches global billionaire tax to G20 finance leaders

PANAMA

May 09, 2024

Panama Papers law firm co-founder ​​Ramón Fonseca Mora dies in hospital

IMPACT

Apr 08, 2024

Panama Papers trial begins with denials eight years after historic tax evasion exposé

Learn about the Panama Papers investigation data, major findings and more.

Panama Papers key figures
Jan 31, 2017

Explore the Panama Papers Key Figures

Illustration by Arthur Jones

Mossack Fonseca

Giant Leak of Offshore Financial Records Exposes Global Array of Crime and Corruption

Apr 03, 2016
Panama Papers Victims of Offshore

VIDEO

Victims of Offshore: A Video Introduction to the Panama Papers

Jan 31, 2017
Database release.

OFFSHORE SECRECY

ICIJ releases Panama Papers offshore company data

May 09, 2016

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Yachts moored in front of Panama City
Apr 03, 2016

Panamanian Law Firm Is Gatekeeper To Vast Flow of Murky Offshore Secrets

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow

PANAMA PAPERS

All Putin’s Men: Secret Records Reveal Money Network Tied to Russian Leader

Apr 03, 2016
The lobby of luxury New York apartment building 15 Central Park West

Offshore secrecy

How the One Percenters Divorce: Offshore Intrigue Plays Hide and Seek with Millions

Apr 03, 2016
Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson

Europe

Iceland’s Prime Minister Ducks Question But the Answer Catches Up with Him

Apr 03, 2016

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See the global impact of the Panama Papers revelations.

Apr 03, 2019

Panama Papers helps recover more than $1.2 billion around the world

Former PM Nawaz Sharif

IMPACT

Former Pakistan PM Sharif Sentenced To 10 Years Over Panama Papers

Jul 06, 2018
The Obama administration has announced a renewed push for reform aimed at boosting financial transparency

IMPACT

US Officials React to Panama Papers Disclosures With Get-Tough Proposals

May 06, 2016
Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, during an interview with ICIJ media partners

Impact

Iceland Prime Minister Tenders Resignation Following Panama Papers Revelations

Apr 05, 2016

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IMPACT May 02, 2025 Officials respond as China Targets highlights Beijing’s tactics to silence dissent across continents IMPACT Apr 16, 2025 Peru’s former president and wife sentenced to 15 years in prison for Odebrecht-linked money laundering scheme IMPACT Apr 03, 2025 Hundreds of millions more dollars recouped by governments after ICIJ investigations IMPACT Mar 26, 2025 Seychelles offshore services provider highlighted in the Pandora Papers shuts down operations

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