Jackie Chan, Lionel Messi and Russian President Vlamir Putin and a host of other big names are among the top celebrities that has been exposed by the massive leak of information from a law firm in Panama, according to report, these people are among the host of others hiding their wealth in tax havens just to evade tax in their country.
Vladimir Putin was not directly named in the report but was allegedly traced back through his associates. Investigators claim he ‘secretly shuffled as much as $2 billion through banks and shadow companies’.
Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi owns a shell company along with his father, Mega Star Enterprises, which was previously unknown to Spanish investigators probing the Barcelona forward’s tax affairs.