Summary of Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer's The Panama Papers

Excerpt From Summary of Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer's The Panama Papers



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After meeting with the anonymous source, the two journalists were surprised to discover that the documents they had were for a completely different person named after the company. They realized that they had been given a treasure trove of information on secret offshore companies, which could potentially lead to many great stories.



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The author and his team spent weeks going through the leaked documents, sifting through emails and company files. It took them only a few weeks to understand the basic business model behind Mossack Fonseca.