Tax Evasion
North America | 2 Jun 17
Canadian taxman to net $9.6bn in evasion clampdown
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is on track to capture more than C$13bn (£7.5bn, $9.6bn, €8.6bn) in taxes owed after committing “important resources” to crack down on tax cheats, both at home and abroad, the country’s taxman has confirmed.
Tax scam mastermind who duped Crocodile Dundee star arrested
The man at the centre of Australia’s biggest ever tax evasion scandal that ensnared Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan is understood to have been arrested in Italy.
North America | 1 Jun 17
US pensioner guilty of tax fraud via Panama and Delaware
A 73-year-old woman from Texas has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the US by using accounts in Delaware and Panama to conceal more than $1.3m (£1m, €1.16m) in royalty income she earned from oil wells.
Swiss ‘spied’ on German officials investigating tax dodgers
A Swiss national arrested in Frankfurt last week for spying on German tax officials allegedly recruited informants inside the country’s largest finance ministry to gather information on tax investigators.
Latin America | 25 Apr 17
Argentina ‘spying’ on footballer Messi over Panama Paper links
Barcelona football legend Lionel Messi is being followed by an Argentinian government spy, according to a sensational report in the country’s local media.