Tuesday
Apr122016
Panama Papers: 'None Of Our Clients Are U.S. Politicians'
'I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG'
CNBC interviews the founding partner of Mossack Fonseca.
Eamon Javers speaks with Jurgen Mossack, the co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, the lawfirm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal. Mossack says that the firm has been hacked and that they haven't done anything illegal.
"There are many firms where you don't even have to be an attorney who are company providers in the United Kingdom, in the United States, in many European countries, and they all do the same business as we do. We haven't done anything illegal, so that means we haven't been caught: We have been hacked."
From last week:
Panama Papers Reveal Details Of MASSIVE UK Gold Heist
Apr 12, 2016 at 1:22 AM
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U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King in a joint statement said they intend to review the legislation “to help determine the most effective way to help law enforcement officials deliver justice to criminals or terrorists hiding behind shell corporations.”
Richards, 28, said he expects the publication of the Panama Papers will give a boost to the lobbying effort, arguing for greater corporate transparency that could lead to what he views as a fairer corporate tax system.
“I feel that the money is not on our side, unfortunately,” Richards said.
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W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Announces Appointment to Board of Directors (Angus King).
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wp-stewart--co-ltd-announces-appointment-to-board-of-directors-71829577.html
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- W.P. Stewart & Co.,
Ltd. announced today that Angus S. King, Jr. has been appointed to the Board
of Directors of the Company, effective immediately.
Mr. King is currently Of Counsel to the law firm of Bernstein, Shur,
Sawyer and Nelson and is affiliated with Leaders, LLC, a mergers and
acquisitions firm, both groups being headquartered in Portland, Maine. Mr.
King is also a Distinguished Lecturer at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.
Governor of the State of Maine from 1995-2003, Mr. King was first elected
as an independent candidate in the 1994 election, and then re-elected in 1998
by one of the largest margins in Maine history. Prior to this, Mr. King was in
the private practice of law from 1975-1983 with the firm Smith, Loyd and King
in Brunswick, Maine; hosted and co-produced public affairs programming on
Maine PBS stations for thirteen years; was employed for six years as the Vice
President and Chief Counsel in Portland, Maine for the Swift River-Hafslund
Company. From 1989 to 1994 he served as the President of Northeast Energy
Management, Inc., a company that he founded.