Panama Papers: A day before, Mossack Fonseca warned clients

April 04, 2016 13:49

The revelation of #PanamaPapers, detailing the off-shore structures of many wealthy clients, is a "crime' and an "attack' on Panama, the law firm at the heart of the scandal has said."This is a crime, a felony,' Ramon Fonseca, one of the founders of the Panamanian firm Mossack Fonseca, said on Sunday."This is an attack on Panama because certain countries don't like it that we are so competitive in attracting companies,' he told AFP.On April 1, Mossack Fonseca & Co warned its clients of a media expose, saying its servers had been compromised. Read more

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