4 men charged with fraud, money laundering in connection to Panama Papers investigation

4 men charged with fraud, money laundering in connection to Panama Papers investigation

The case is part of an investigation stemming from the Panama Papers, a massive leak of financial details about secret offshore accounts in 2016.

Richard Gaffey, a U.S. citizen;

Ramses Owens, 50, of Panama;

Dirk Brauer, 54, and Harald Joachim Von Der Goltz, 81, both German citizens,

were charged in an indictment unsealed on Tuesday, according to a Department of Justice press release.

Three of the four defendants named in the indictment have been arrested and Owens, a Panama-based lawyer remains at large.

Euronews

https://www.euronews.com/2018/12/05/4-men-charged-fraud-money-laundering-connection-panama-papers-investigation-n943836