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I wonder where they got this information trove from? Also, I highly recommend the book Treasure Islands by Nicholas Shaxson (http://www.amazon.com/Treasure-Isl

by drucken 14y ago

I wonder where they got this information trove from? Also, I highly recommend the book Treasure Islands by Nicholas Shaxson (http://www.amazon.com/Treasure-Islands-Uncovering-Offshore-Banking/dp/0230105017/ http://www.amazon.com/Treasure-Islands-Uncovering-Offshore-B...) to understand the enormity of the problem and its historical context (yes, the growth in activity is easily traced).

dredmorbius 14y ago
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/04/offshore-secrets-data-emails-icij http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/04/offshore-secrets-da... A related article at The Guardian provides more details. Specifically: "The ICIJ's exploration of offshore secrets began when a computer hard drive packed with corporate data arrived in the post. Gerard Ryle, ICIJ's director, obtained the small black box as a result of his three-year investigation of Australia's Firepower scandal, a case involving offshore havens and corporate fraud." As for the Firepower Scandal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firepower_International http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firepower_International "Firepower International was advertised as a Hong Kong-based company owned and operated by Global Fuel Technologies Ltd, specializing in technology purporting to reduce the fuel consumption and environmental impact of petrol-operated vehicles.[1] There were other offices in Sydney, China, Rhodes, Athens and Papua New Guinea, according to the now-defunct official company website. But "in reality it was a handful of people in an industrial estate in Perth", who were conducting a complex of fraudulent operations.[2] The original entity—Firepower Operations Pty Ltd—was a $1 company, first registered in December 2004, owned by Firepower Holdings Group Ltd, a company with an address in the British Virgin Islands.[3]" Oh what a wicked web we weave ...

by drucken 14y ago

dredmorbius 14y ago

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/04/offshore-secrets-data-emails-icij http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/04/offshore-secrets-da... A related article at The Guardian provides more details. Specifically: "The ICIJ's exploration of offshore secrets began when a computer hard drive packed with corporate data arrived in the post. Gerard Ryle, ICIJ's director, obtained the small black box as a result of his three-year investigation of Australia's Firepower scandal, a case involving offshore havens and corporate fraud." As for the Firepower Scandal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firepower_International http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firepower_International "Firepower International was advertised as a Hong Kong-based company owned and operated by Global Fuel Technologies Ltd, specializing in technology purporting to reduce the fuel consumption and environmental impact of petrol-operated vehicles.[1] There were other offices in Sydney, China, Rhodes, Athens and Papua New Guinea, according to the now-defunct official company website. But "in reality it was a handful of people in an industrial estate in Perth", who were conducting a complex of fraudulent operations.[2] The original entity—Firepower Operations Pty Ltd—was a $1 company, first registered in December 2004, owned by Firepower Holdings Group Ltd, a company with an address in the British Virgin Islands.[3]" Oh what a wicked web we weave ...