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Disgraced City Councillor Named In Panama Papers Charged With Money Laundering
Last year, following the publication of the Panama Papers, Júlíus Vífill Ingvarsson had to resign from his position as as city councillor in Reykjavík after it was revealed he had owned an account with Mossack Fonseca. Now, he is being he set…
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Former PM Confirms Tax Returns Not In Keeping With The Law
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has made statements about his tax returns that are not confirmed by what the law actually says. In a post he made on his personal site, Sigmundur makes public a great deal of information about his…
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President’s Wife Linked To More Offshore Companies
New revelations have linked Dorrit Moussaieff to more offshore companies than was previously thought. President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has denied any knowledge of his wife’s financial activities. The Guardian reports that documents stemming from a leak from HSBC’s private bank in Geneva…
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President Connected To Panama Papers
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson does in fact have connections to at least one offshore account, despite contentions to the contrary with CNN. While the President told viewers of CNN that neither he nor his wife, Dorrit Moussaieff, have any connection to offshore…
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PM Explains His Remarks On Offshore Accounts
PM Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson has explained further what he meant by “it is complicated to keep money in Iceland.” In the wake of the Panama Papers story, Sigurður was fairly diligent in defending former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who was closely…
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PM Changes Mind On Offshore Accounts
Prime Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson has changed his position on offshore bank accounts, calling them “unnatural” though not illegal. In an interview with Morgunblaðið, Sigurður said that he looked into whether or not it is legally possible to prevent Icelanders from putting…
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Reykjavík City Council Members Also Implicated In Panama Papers
Some members past and present of Reykjavík City Council were also implicated in the massive Panama Papers leak, connecting them to offshore accounts. As uncovered by Reykjavík Media, German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ), the Prime…
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Finance Minister Says Flight Was Delayed
Minister of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson says his flight back to Iceland was delayed, but the truth of the matter may show a different story. Minister of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson, who has been implicated in the massive Panama Papers leak showing many prominent…
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PM, Finance Minister To Answer For Offshore Accounts
Both ministers will be present in parliament on Monday, and investigations are revealing that we have only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to elected officials with offshore accounts. Kjarninn reports that both Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson and…