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  1. February 24, 2020

    Leaked Docs Fair Game At Panama Papers Trial

    A federal judge ruled on Monday that prosecutors can use documents from the Panama Papers leak at the criminal trial of an accountant facing tax conspiracy charges, despite defense attorneys' complaint that the information was stolen.

  2. February 07, 2020

    Ex-Mossack Fonseca Client To Plead Guilty In Tax Dodge Case

    A Boston financier indicted in a tax evasion scheme tied to Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca will change his plea to guilty, the government has told a New York federal court.

  3. January 27, 2020

    Accountant Must Face ID Theft Charge Tied To Panama Papers

    Elder Gaffey & Paine PC accountant Richard Gaffey must face a count of aggravated identity theft at his upcoming trial on fraud and tax evasion charges stemming from the Mossack Fonseca law firm document leak referred to as the Panama Papers, a Manhattan federal judge held Monday.

  4. January 03, 2020

    Gov't Defends Identity Theft Count In Panama Papers Case

    Prosecutors have urged a New York federal judge not to toss an identity theft charge that alleges an accountant used the name of his client's mother as part of a tax evasion scheme tied to Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.  

  5. December 10, 2019

    Financier Urges Ban On 'Tax Haven' In Panama Papers Trial

    The government should not be able to use terms like "tax haven" and "shell company" in a Boston financier's upcoming trial on tax evasion charges tied to Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, the businessman has told a Manhattan federal judge.

  6. November 04, 2019

    Dual Charges Are A Catch-22 For Ex-Mossack Fonseca Atty

    A former lawyer at defunct Panamanian firm Mossack Fonseca told a Manhattan federal court on Monday that he shouldn't be considered a fugitive for not coming to the U.S. to face a tax conspiracy indictment since a court in Panama has ordered him to stay and answer charges there.

  7. August 29, 2019

    Financier Says Docs Not His To Give In Panama Papers Case

    An attorney for a Boston financier embroiled in the fallout from the Panama Papers leak criticized a government bid to compel documents based on claims they were used in furtherance of crimes, according to a letter to a federal judge.

  8. August 15, 2019

    Privilege Can't Shield Docs In Panama Papers Case, US Says

    A Boston financier embroiled in the fallout from the Panama Papers document leak can't shield communications and documents from disclosure because they were used to commit crimes, the government has told a New York federal court.

  9. March 27, 2019

    Financier Named In Panama Papers Denies Dodging Taxes

    Onetime Boston financier Harald Joachim von der Goltz on Wednesday denied evading taxes on millions of dollars in assets with the help of Mossack Fonseca & Co., the Panamanian law firm featured in a massive leak of documents known as the Panama Papers.

  10. March 12, 2019

    Panama Papers Case To Go To Trial Sans 2 Defendants

    A Mossack Fonseca lawyer and an investment adviser accused of an offshore tax evasion scheme exposed by the Panama Papers leak are not expected to be extradited to the U.S., leaving prosecutors to go to trial against two other defendants, lawyers said in New York federal court on Tuesday.