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Paradise Papers leak - secrets of world elites
NineMiles
2017-11-05 13:52:00
- Millions of pounds from the Queen’s private estate has been invested in a Cayman Islands fund – and some of her money went to a retailer accused of exploiting poor families and vulnerable people.
- Extensive offshore dealings by Donald Trump’s cabinet members, advisers and donors, including substantial payments from a firm co-owned by Vladimir Putin’s son-in-law to the shipping group of the US commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross.
- How Twitter and Facebook received hundreds of millions of dollars in investments that can be traced back to Russian state financial institutions.
- The tax-avoiding Cayman Islands trust managed by the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s chief moneyman.
- A previously unknown $450m offshore trust that has sheltered the wealth of Lord Ashcroft.
- Aggressive tax avoidance by multinational corporations, including Nike and Apple.
- How some of the biggest names in the film and TV industries protect their wealth with an array of offshore schemes.
- The billions in tax refunds by the Isle of Man and Malta to the owners of private jets and luxury yachts.
- The secret loan and alliance used by the London-listed multinational Glencore in its efforts to secure lucrative mining rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The complex offshore webs used by two Russian billionaires to buy stakes in Arsenal and Everton football clubs.
Files from offshore law firm show financial dealings of the Queen, big multinationals and members of Donald Trump’s cabinet
Larr Pullo
2017-11-05 13:53:57
In reply to NineMiles
Isn't this why the journalist in Malta got blown up?
NineMiles
2017-11-05 13:58:04
In reply to Larr Pullo
Yep, that's what has been claimed...she was investigating the Panama papers which implicated both the Maltese government and opposition!
Larr Pullo
2017-11-05 14:21:09
In reply to NineMiles
And in other news...
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross shares business interests with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s immediate family, a connection that he failed to disclose earlier this yearduring his confirmation hearing for his Cabinet post, The Guardian reports.
Ross’ link to Putin appears in the Paradise Papers, a leaked trove of millions of financial documents made public on Sunday by a partnership of media organizations and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
[b]Ross, a billionaire industrialist and a close friend of President Donald Trump, continues to hold a stake in a Russian shipping firm controlled by Putin’s son-in-law and other members in Putin’s inner circle, according to the documents,
Daniel Fried, an assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs under President George W. Bush, told the Guardian that Ross’ ties to Putin’s “cronies” could undermine U.S. sanctions on Russia.[/b]
Runs
2017-11-05 14:24:43
lol poor guy might as well remain in A sha 
ProWI
2017-11-05 14:36:37
You have to know Trump is somewhere in there but somehow the leak is touching the perimeter.
The walls are caving in on Donald Trump just when he’s about to have Putin whisper in his ears. Just more for Mueller to work on.
The Paradise Papers.
Chrissy
2017-11-05 17:45:42
In reply to NineMiles
Kushner again
mikesiva
2017-11-06 15:12:04
In reply to NineMiles
Queen Lizzie. ...why am I not surprised?
NineMiles
2017-11-06 16:01:45
In reply to mikesiva
My boy Lewis Hamilton is also implicated!
NineMiles
2017-11-06 16:07:21
In reply to mikesiva
On BBC1 Panorama now...
NineMiles
2017-11-06 16:14:46
Oh boy, the British public are going to hate Hamilton even more now...they never liked the black kid of humble beginnings from Stevenage anyway!
nickoutr
2017-11-06 22:11:12
In reply to NineMiles
Bono who go around the world stretching out his hand ... does not pay his fair share
mikesiva
2017-11-07 01:35:57
In reply to NineMiles
Hamilton only got away with £3.5 million. Queen Lizzie doesn't pay tax on £480 million of her £500 million fortune. And the British media save their venom for Hamilton and not the Queen. If the Queen gets away without paying tax then why should I pay tax?
Queen's fortune exempt from tax
NineMiles
2017-11-07 08:19:17
In reply to mikesiva
And Lewis is not the only one... I am certain a lot of the elite sports people and entertainment celebrities participate in tax dodging. The Paradise papers does not cover all offshore dealings!
And you are correct, the press are going to target Hamilton non-stop!
NineMiles
2017-11-07 14:38:08
Not just the Queen... documents shows Prince Charles also invested millions in offshore funds and companies!
They are all at it...Prince William's investments soon come out too!
SnoopDog
2017-11-07 14:48:41
In reply to NineMiles
So the Royal Freeloaders are also tax dodgers? 
SnoopDog
2017-11-07 14:50:55
In reply to mikesiva
If the Queen gets away without paying tax then why should I pay tax?
Technically, her Royal Freeloaderness is "above the law" as per the royal prerogative and right of the sovereign.
mikesiva
2017-11-08 02:49:06
In reply to SnoopDog
Yes that's part of the problem with British society. Charles is also exempt from paying tax on his duchy of Cornwall which is worth £728 million. Funny how that is not a part of the national debate.
That law should be changed. The prime minister is required by law to pay tax on her earnings. And yet the monarch and her son are exempt.
