Ramón Fonseca, partner in firm at center of “Panama Papers” scandal, dies

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The lawyer is said to have founded 215,000 letterbox companies in tax havens through his law firm Mossack Fonseca. As part of the court case, the public prosecutor's office had demanded twelve years in prison. He was 71 years old.

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Panama Papers law firm boss Ramon Fonseca dies mid-trial

He was a partner of the law firm Mossack Fonseca, at one time the world's fourth-largest provider of offshore financial services. The firm closed due to "irreparable damage" in the wake of the Panama Papers revelations.

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Panama Papers firm boss Fonseca dies

During the night Fonseca “died while hospitalised”, member of his legal team says.

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In Panama, one of the co-founders of the controversial former tax firm “Mossack-Fonseca” has died.

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Panama City. Panamanian lawyer Ramón Fonseca, one of the heads of the firm (Mossack Fonseca), protagonist of the Panama Papers, died of health issues while awaiting sentencing in the trial involving this scandal that shook the world in 2016.

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Ramón Fonseca helped rich people hide their wealth in tax havens for years. This became public with the “Panama Papers.” The 71-year-old has now died. The verdict in the money laundering lawsuit will be reached soon.