The released information resulted in scandal, litigation, and loss of position for some of the named, as well as litigation against the media and journalists who published the papers.
Among those whose financial affairs are mentioned are, separately, AIG, Then- Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth II, President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos, and U.S. They contain the names of more than 120,000 people and companies. The documents originate from the legal firm Appleby, the corporate services providers Estera and Asiaciti Trust, and business registries in 19 tax jurisdictions. Some of the details were made public on 5 November 2017 and stories are still being released. The newspaper shared them with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and a network of more than 380 journalists. The Paradise Papers are a set of over 13.4 million confidential electronic documents relating to offshore investments that were leaked to the German reporters Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer, from the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.
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