L case papers of Panama has not finished bouncing in France. According to the Journal du Dimanche, the headquarters of the bank Societe Generale (implicated in some of the released documents) was raided Tuesday, April 5 by investigators of the Central fight against corruption and and tax offenses (OCLCIFF).
the financial national prosecutor opened a preliminary investigation for suspicions of money laundering.
“They have frozen evidence” says the source who revealed the information to the JDD.
If the involvement of the bank in the process of tax evasion is proven, Société Générale will be expected to undergo heavy fallout. According to a tax lawyer, the bank may have to pay up to 60% of the amount of the largest deposit made in an offshore account abroad in the last 10 years.
according to the publications of the newspaper Le Monde on Panama papers, Société Générale is suspected of having created 979 offshore companies in Panama for some of its clients.
However, the CEO of the bank, was Frédéric Oudéa insured in 2012 before a Senate inquiry that the General Company realized over offshore financial packages in Panama.
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