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France opens Panama Papers probe into money laundering, tax fraud: prosecutors

Published: 05 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 09:32 pm
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The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, November 16, 2015, by Benoit Tessier, Reuters

 

Paris: France has opened a preliminary investigation into money laundering and tax fraud following media revelations based on a vast trove of documents about offshore financial dealings known as the Panama Papers, prosecutors said Monday.

The tax evasion revealed in the leaked documents "is likely to concern French taxpayers," the financial prosecutors' office said.

AFP