Millions of Documents Related to Off-Shore Tax Shelters Leaked
Mostly from the British Virgin Islands
Millions of internal records have leaked from the UK's offshore financial industry, the Guardiannewspaper said, exposing the identities of people such as national leaders, businessmen and a millionaire accused of hiding assets from his ex-wife.
Some 2 million emails and other documents have been leaked, mainly from the British Virgin Islands, the newspaper said.
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