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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Unpacking The Panama Papers; NPR, On Point, 4/5/16

[Podcast 45 min. 48 sec.] Tom Ashbrook, NPR, On Point; Unpacking The Panama Papers:
"A massive leak of more than 11 million documents reveals a global web of corruption and tax hidden wealth. What we’re learning about the Panama Papers.
Everybody’s talking about the Panama Papers. The biggest leak of financial data in history, and it’s all about the shadowy world of hidden offshore money. Wealth. Terabytes of data lighting up the hidden finances of presidents and prime ministers. Celebrities. Soccer stars. FIFA. A cellist who is the best friend of Vladimir Putin and two billion offshore dollars. The prime minister of Iceland has resigned. This hour On Point, hidden wealth, and the story told by the Panama Papers."