New york times macri panama

Panama papers list

Macri came to the presidency with banners of transparency and elimination of corruption and he is already involved in a major embezzlement. The Panama Papers uncovered his ownership of off shore companies that no one set up for lawful reasons. At the very least, these companies are created to evade taxes, escape capital or hide shady management of funds.

A basic investigation of the companies’ movements would quickly reveal what is being hidden. Off shore companies are created to maintain this secrecy. But as president of the country, he should be obliged to show what is behind these companies.

Some think that money from fictitious sales to the relative Calcaterrera was laundered with that screen or that that transfer hid front men. Others believe that Mauricio’s properties were disguised to avoid incompatibilities with his role as mayor and president. In both positions he has signed bids in favor of other members of the clan.

The property transfers and simulated sales between companies are part of the current transactions of a group that perpetrated countless frauds. In 1982 they profited from the foreign currency indebtedness and the subsequent official bailout of several companies (Sideco, Pluspetrol, Socma, Iecsa, Dragados and Obras Portuarias). In 1989 they charged overprices for garbage collection contracts (Manliba). In 1995 they carried out a large smuggling of auto parts in the automotive sector (Sevel case) which was discovered, corroborated and then pardoned by Menem’s judges.

Panama papers new york times

The New York Times, in its today’s edition, mentioned the case of President Mauricio Macri as one of the «most serious accusations» made by the Panama Papers investigation, since he integrates the list of 12 «high-ranking political leaders» with companies in tax havens, which were used to «protect their vast fortune».

«What are the most serious accusations made by the articles?», asks one of the subtitles of the article written by Liam Stack, published in today’s edition of the New York newspaper, and recalls that among the 14,153 clients of Mossack Fonseca there are «143 politicians, their relatives and close collaborators -including 12 high-ranking political leaders- who used tax havens to protect their vast wealth».

In the next paragraph, it cites Mauricio Macri first among the high-ranking politicians, in addition to the president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko; the now former prime minister of Iceland, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson; the prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif; King Salman of Saudi Arabia; the former emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and his former prime minister, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani.

Pandora papers list

However, this is false, since although Macri is mentioned in an article among the world leaders investigated by the corruption case known as «Panama Papers», he does not appear as the most prominent one.

The viral publication refers to an article published by journalist Liam Stack in the New York Times and entitled: «What we know about the ‘Panama Papers'».

There, there is a section entitled: «What are the most serious allegations in the articles?». At that point, the paragraphs containing mentioned the former Argentine president state: «The articles said that about 215 thousand offshore shell companies and 14,153 clients were linked to Mossack Fonseca. They linked 143 politicians, their families and close associates, including 12 high-ranking political leaders, to the use of tax havens to protect great wealth».

This reference in the U.S. newspaper to the case of the former president was also mentioned by different Argentine media, with the headlines «For The New York Times, Macri’s case in the Panama Papers is one of the ‘most serious'» (see here and here).

Panama papers vs. pandora papers

The New York Times considered in a note published this week that the case of Argentine President Mauricio Macri represents one of the «most serious accusations» revealed by the investigation called Panama Papers.

«What are the most serious accusations made by the articles?» asks journalist Liam Snack in the article. And he answers, «The articles indicated that nearly 215,000 shell companies and 14,153 clients were tied to Mossack Fonseca. They were joined by 143 politicians, their family members and close associates – including 12 senior political leaders – in using tax havens to