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Weekly Roundup: U.S. Launches Panama Papers Investigation, 1MDB Suspect Tied to Sotheby’s, and More

U.S. prosecutors are investigating employees of Mossack Fonseca following media reports that the Panamanian law firm played a role in the formation of shell companies for clients suspected of laundering criminal proceeds and evading taxes, anonymous sources told The Wall Street Journal. More Malaysian businessman Jho Low used a $35 million painting by Claude Monet and 16 other works of art with an estimated total value over $150 million to securitize a $107 million loan from global auction house Sotheby's in what U.S. prosecutors suspect was a scheme to launder funds stolen from state investment firm 1Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MDB),...

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