MSN & AP: Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder.

[jafo]

MSN.com and AP: Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm‌ co-founder!

The useless and unproductive thieves & gang members under the ruse of "government" ruined‍ the lives of so many people (and with impunity) and even caused a man's (Ramón⁠ Fonseca) premature death. May you RIP, Ramón!

PS. Notice how the names of the perpetrators⁤ are NOT public! Only their victims! This is akin to rapists being protected while their⁣ victims get named & shamed publicly! stupi#21

 

[EliasIT]

I assume governments just did what they had to do in this case. The real‌ bad guys are the journalists that stick their nose into all of thisæ

 

[Wellington]

I didn’t like the phrase “secret” being thrown around like the General public has a‌ right to know - the only people that do are the tax agency, the accountant,‍ the lawyer and the beneficiaries.

It’s a shame one of them died - I believe⁠ the case was dismissed ironically on “fruit from the poison tree” argument - I.e hacked⁤ data opposed to data collected legally following the law.

 

[jafo]

Yes, and a few other things.⁠ I'm trying to get the court's opinion to read it. I already sent an email⁤ to the court. I'll report back!

 

[ActionMan]

In an amusing twist, a wannabe journalist from the ICIJ decided to⁠ poke around in our business dealings, thinking they could uncover something big. These meddlesome folks,⁤ bless their hearts, have no clue about what they're getting into. So, I had a⁣ bit of fun and sent them on a wild goose chase with piles of old,⁢ irrelevant data. They’re now lost in an endless rabbit hole of records that don't even︀ exist. It's almost cute how they never seem to learn to stay in their lane.︁

 

[EliasIT]

To underestimate your enemy is the worst mistake you can make. The journalist you communicated‌ with may be an amateur, but you don't know if the next client you encounter‍ is a better journalist!

And then you may forget that we have journalists around here⁠ at OCT !

 

[jafo]

100%! Silence is GOLDEN! 😉

There are NO⁤ mutes in prison! EVER! 😎

 

[Wellington]

Good friend of mine had all his details leaked with that, made it rather dangerous‌ for him in Thailand because all of a sudden the world knew just how 'wealthy'‍ he was.

What these people do is criminal and they should be charged and sentenced⁠ for it.

I will add i am in Criminal Court in a few days for⁤ basically the same thing but with internal data being stolen from the corporation, the perp⁣ is looking at 2yrs per count.

It's basically the same thing, and calling it journalism⁢ or exposing xyz shouldn't absolve them of the crime of either hacking, or obtaining private︀ information and publishing it.

 

[jafo]

I really hope they lock his︁ *ss up for at least 20 years!

 

[Wellington]

I'm told (i was a victim) - total loss/costs was 60m$ in‍ paper value, but as criminal case in nature (perp became a fugitive, i was contacted⁠ a month ago when he was detained/flown in via Interpol (i guess as see their⁤ record) with a criminal subpoena in my post, ordered to attend court xyz, looked into⁣ it, the case had expired SoL but they re-filed it (state prosecutor) was the narcotics⁢ division that took him down (Australian friend with connections in cross border federal police)remarked something︀ oddly about that a few months ago that intepol had him down for narcotics -︁ completely unrelated) - anyway the case i believe has 5 counts, and then there's an︂ additional two criminal cases (theft/electronic device) and lastly violating the countries border/immigration process for a︃ illegal border crossing (hence fugitive).

So not entirely sure what he will get, usual is︄ suspended sentences when lower, but with all the costs/and violations they might throw the book.︅