Behind the Panama Papers




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Summary: <p>The Panama Papers is by sheer volume of documents the largest whistle-blower leak in history. <a href="http://panamapapers.sueddeutsche.de/articles/56febff0a1bb8d3c3495adf4/">With over 100 news organizations from over 80 countries involved it is also the largest journalistic collaboration ever. </a>And it has already claimed its first scalp.</p> <p>On Tuesday, Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson resigned over revelations of undisclosed investments in three of Iceland’s failed banks.</p> <p>But the 11.5 million documents from the Panama law-firm Mossack Fonseca also expose shadowy dealings surrounding dictators and kleptocrats worldwide -- with 99% of the iceberg still submerged.</p> <p>The material has been scrutinized by some 400 reporters for the past year, under the coordination of the <a href="https://panamapapers.icij.org/">International Consortium of Investigative Journalists</a>. Bob speaks with the consortium's director, Gerard Ryle, about how the global investigation came together.</p>