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[–] [email protected] 132 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Just the law firm is in trouble and none of the clients who had their money laundered.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Honestly I was expecting all 27 to be the journalists that covered it knowing how fucked this world is when it comes to justice...

[–] [email protected] 60 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Too late, as the one who broke the story got murdered years ago. She's not talked about nearly enough.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago

I would have, but I didn't remember it offhand and didn't have time to check. She deserved far better than she got though, that's for sure.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

Nah I'm sure all the prosecutors are in mortal danger

[–] [email protected] 95 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This happened so long ago that in that time Nawaz Sharif was exposed, charged, dq'd from prime minister, arrested, granted health leave, absconded for several years, waited for new PM to get toppled, got his panama charges repealed, returned to Pakistan, and helped get his brother elected in fraudulent elections.

All while probably continuing to launder his money exactly the same.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The fact that this has taken so long doesn't bother me, it's the fact that it resulted in this pathetic trial where no one with any actual money or power is being charged.

I can understand taking years with a case this complicated, but this result is inexcusable.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Lol, first time seeing the 1% do illegal things?

They get away with raping children. Why would you think this would bring them down?

[–] [email protected] 56 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 113 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The Panama papers consisted of 11 millions documents, 214 000 offshore companies, 14.000 customers.. And now 27 are charged, and that's it.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Don't forget the guy who broke this story kinda sorta exploded

[–] [email protected] 56 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The "guy" in question is called Daphne Anne Caruana Galizia...

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (25 children)

Daphne Anne Caruana Galizia…

I am a girl and I use "guy" in a gender neutral way.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

Which is 100% how I was using it. Couldn't remember anything about the person other than they were clearly killed by somebody involved in this.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Yep that's the guy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I want to point out that's not typical

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Right. And how many specific names? A hell of a lot more than 27.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"It's a big club, and you ain't in it." - George Carlin

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

“You drive like old people fuck”

- Also George Carlin

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't know why I never knew that was Carlin. Had an old work friend who would say that all the time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

The man was a genius.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

These were the 27 who weren't rich or powerful enough to buy/influence their way out of it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Possibly paid patsies ready to take the fall. Or some intern the bank is willing to throw under the bus.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

Just like 08, where one fucking person got charged and it was some low level VP

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

And even that too 8 freaking years! WTF.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Can't wait for the amount of people testifying against them to suddenly commit suicide from all the press of being in such a large trial to skyrocket to become a 100% suicide rate. You know like they legitimately planned with absolutely no fishy business anywhere whatsoever.

/s

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

These are just the guys who didn't secure their server and all the rich people got caught out.

As always "costing the rich a little money" is the crime that gets you time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Is Boeing involved?

[–] nkat2112 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This is wholesome news indeed! It'll be especially nice if other criminals get arrested as well.

More, please!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago

I thought this was dropped after all the carbombings. Glad the Panama Papers are still doing something

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