Apr 03, 2021
Five years later, Panama Papers still having a big impact
ICIJ’s massive cross-border investigation remains an influence — and a catchphrase — in politics, business, academia and pop culture, half a decade on.
US Panama Papers case
The United States filed its first criminal charges connected with ICIJ’s 2016 investigation Panama Papers in late 2019.
Four men allegedly defrauded the U.S. government through a “large scale, intercontinental money laundering” scheme, prosecutors announced.
Follow this page for all the latest as we track the court cases.
Apr 03, 2021
From front pages to prison time: Behind the scenes of a Panama Papers criminal case
How prosecutors patiently launched criminal probes into American tax evaders and their lawyers — and why we may not have seen the last of the Panama Papers investigations.
Mar 05, 2021
Secret guilty plea revealed in US Panama Papers criminal probe
Joachim Alexander von der Goltz repaid the U.S. government more than $230,000 after admitting to financial crimes revealed by the ICIJ investigation.
Sep 25, 2020
US accountant, guilty in Panama Papers case, sentenced to more than 3 years
Richard Gaffey forged documents to help American clients evade taxes and worked with lawyers at the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, prosecutors said.
Sep 21, 2020
First US taxpayer sentenced to prison for crimes revealed by Panama Papers
Harald Joachim von der Goltz was sentenced to four years for wire and tax fraud, money laundering, false statements and other charges.
Jul 31, 2020
US calls for ‘significant’ jail time for Panama Papers tax crooks
"Meaningful sentences must be given... to forewarn others of the consequences for engaging in multi-year tax fraud," prosecutors argue.
Feb 28, 2020
US nets second guilty plea in Panama Papers case
A Massachusetts accountant should spend up to nine years behind bars for helping U.S. residents to evade taxes and launder money over almost two decades, prosecutors told a New York City courtroom on Friday.
Feb 24, 2020
US Taxpayer Faces Prison After Panama Papers Guilty Plea
Prosecutors are seeking jail time for Harald Joachim von der Goltz, who said he was "profoundly sorry" as he pleaded guilty to a range of financial crimes.
Feb 11, 2020
U.S. poised to celebrate its first Panama Papers tax conviction
A U.S. taxpayer will plead guilty to tax evasion and money laundering offenses in relation to the 2016 investigation.
Dec 16, 2019
Lawyers say ‘tax haven’ is a dirty word in Panama Papers case
Defense attorneys in the upcoming criminal trial argued that the words “shell” company and “tax haven” would unfairly inflame the passions of the jury.
Nov 07, 2019
Fugitive or not? Panama Papers pre-trial continues
In recent weeks, U.S. prosecutors and defense attorneys representing men charged with financial crimes arising from the Panama Papers have sparred over definitions, legal principles and documents. Here’s the latest.
Oct 16, 2019
Panama Papers law firm founders ‘investigated by the FBI’
Court told Ramón Mossack and Jurgen Fonseca are under scrutiny by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as the pair attempt to stop Netflix streaming The Laundromat.
Sep 13, 2019
Panama Papers not reliable, charged lawyer claims
A former Mossack Fonseca employee charged with conspiring to defraud the United States has objected to U.S. government's attempts to the use of vast troves of leaked and legal documents.
Aug 16, 2019
Trial Date Set for US Panama Papers Case
The first people charged with crimes in the U.S. arising from the Panama Papers will face trial in January 2020, according to new court filings.
Jan 29, 2019
First American charged with Panama Papers crimes appears in court
The first person arrested in the United States in relation to the Panama Papers has pleaded not guilty before a New York court. Read the emails, letters, and invoices involving the accused.
Dec 07, 2018
What the Panama Papers tell us about the clients in the latest bombshell charges
Here's what we know about the clients in the latest criminal charges.
Dec 04, 2018
Panama Papers: US files first criminal charges over money laundering scheme
Four men allegedly defrauded the U.S. government through a "large scale, intercontinental money laundering” scheme, prosecutors announced.