Police raid offices of Mossack Fonseca in El Salvador



Police in El Salvador have raided the local offices of Mossack Fonseca, the company exposed in the Panama Papers leaks.

Officials said they were looking for evidence of Salvadoran citizens who had accounts with the law firm.

Attorney General of El Salvador Douglas Meléndez said:“I want to ask those people, lawyers and law firms that provide services to these companies, to not make any mistakes. We are going to call them and we are going to request information and we’ll meet with them. I hope that they will not make the mistake of hiding any information “

The leak of more than 11 million documents has revealed how the rich and powerful around the world hide their money in tax havens.

The British prime minister was forced to admit he had thousands stored in an offshore account. The head of UEFA and FIFA are also implicated.

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"accounts" with the law firm.

the nowadays well known journàrselistic rubbish

A nice song and dance staged for the cameras…so the plebs don't take to the streets.

Seems the company had removed the sign from outside and local authorities decided to act quickly.

https://news.vice.com/article/el-salvador-raids-mossack-fonseca-offices-as-panama-papers-fallout-continues

In a press conference, Attorney General Douglas Melendez said officials became suspicious after Mossack Fonseca removed the sign from its office door late on Thursday evening. Managers of the law firm's El Salvador bureau contend they removed the sign because they were moving to a new office location.

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El Faro, a local news site, reported earlier this week that Mossack Fonseca incorporated more than 220 offshore companies in El Salvador between 2000 and 2015, and that at least 33 of their clients during that time were Salvadoran. The report contended that Salvadorans were using Mossack Fonseca's services to avoid having to report their assets to the government. Last year, El Salvador signed an agreement to join the international fight against tax evasion.

If an illegal activity was committed, they have every right to do a search.

I wonder how many rich Asians are involved paricularly peoplelike Taksin in Thailand!

I wonder how many rich Asians are involved paricularly peoplelike Taksin in Thailand!

Taksin does not reside in Thailand.

Business was so good for this firm that they were moving to a new location.