Jürgen Mossack
Jürgen Rolf Dieter Mossack (born 20 March 1948) is a German-born Panamanian lawyer. He is the co-founder of Mossack Fonseca (along with Ramón Fonseca Mora), a former law firm headquartered in Panama City.
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| Born | Jürgen Rolf Dieter Mossack[1] 20 March 1948 Fürth, Bavaria, Germany |
| Nationality | Panamian, German[1] |
| Alma mater | Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua |
| Known for | co-founder of Mossack Fonseca |
| Parent(s) | Erhard Mossack |
The Moccasck and his firm became globally known in 2016 when it found itself at the centre of the so-called Panama Papers affair, It uncovered the activities of the offshore finance industry. Mossack Fonseca set up more than 214,000 shell companies around the world, some of which were found to have been used for illegal purposes, including fraud and tax evasion.[2]
In 2017, he was arrested and jailed in February 2017.[3]
In March 2018, the firm announced it was shutting down.[4]
Gary Oldman played him in a Netflix movie about the Panama Papers titled The Laundromat (2019).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mossack Fonseca": Die Fließband-Fabrik für Briefkastenfirmen. Tagesschau, accessed 23 October 2019. (in German)
- ↑ "The Panama Papers: Exposing the Rogue Offshore Finance Industry". ICIJ. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ↑ "Founders of Panama Papers Law Firm Arrested on Money Laundering Charges". icij.org. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ↑ Slawson, Nicola (2018-03-14). "Mossack Fonseca law firm to shut down after Panama Papers tax scandal" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/14/mossack-fonseca-shut-down-panama-papers. Retrieved 2019-11-04.