Before the new revelations in the Paradise Papers this week, the whistleblowing International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) had already leaked troves of papers detailing tax evasion and money laundering.
Here is a recap of the series of leaks by the US-based global network of more than 200 investigative journalists in 70 countries.
– Offshore Leaks –
In April 2013 the ICIJ posts online a “who’s who” of people and entities hiding assets offshore.
It is based on 2.5 million documents, including emails, internal memorandums and accounting papers, that are about 122,000 offshore companies run from Singapore and the British Virgin Islands.
The ICIJ’s partners in the media then reveal the names of some of those exposed, including Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.
– China Leaks –
In January 2014 the group scores a new coup with…
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