US EditionRamón Fonseca, partner in firm at center of “Panama Papers” scandal, dies
- Ramon Fonseca, key figure in the Panama Papers scandal, passed away while awaiting sentencing in his money-laundering trial, confirmed by his lawyer.
- Fonseca died in a Panama City hospital during the night and did not attend the trial due to health concerns, as reported by a member of his legal team.
- Further details on the cause of death of 71-year-old Fonseca were not disclosed.
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Lawyer Ramon Fonseca, the co-founder of the now-defunct law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal, has died while awaiting sentencing in his money laundering trial, his lawyer said on Thursday.
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.
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.
In Panama, one of the co-founders of the controversial former tax firm “Mossack-Fonseca” has died.
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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