Operation Atlantis
‘Long history of non-compliance’: US celebrity’s offshore bank suspended
Euro Pacific Bank has been suspended and some of its Australian customers have been fined for tax evasion following a long-running investigation.
- Marta Pascual Juanola
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- Westpac Banking Corporation
Westpac's ties to Puerto Rico bank Euro Pacific spark calls for financial crime reform
Correspondent bank relationships enable Australians to send money overseas. But are major banks, like Westpac, doing everything they can to stop criminal activity?
- Charlotte Grieve and Nick McKenzie
The Australian lawyer who built a booming practice on finding loopholes
Patrick Flynn uses air quotes when referring to “serious criminal activity” and prefers to communicate using “military grade encryption” as he recommends his clients use elaborate and risky offshore banking products.
- Nick McKenzie, Charlotte Grieve and Joel Tozer
"There is no reward without risk"
Australian lawyer Patrick Flynn specialises in advising clients how to minimise their tax.
CBA chief says no bank wants to facilitate 'heinous crimes'
The big banks' approach to anti-money laundering laws has once again come under the spotlight.
- Charlotte Grieve
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- Tax avoidance
The day the international tax authorities came knocking
One Friday in January, the ATO issued subpoenas and fired off letters. Investigators in Holland embarked on a similar task.
- Charlotte Grieve, Nick McKenzie and Joel Tozer
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- Tax avoidance
Westpac, mint, hundreds of Australians ensnared in global tax evasion probe
A big Aussie bank, a gold company and individuals have been caught up in a major global tax evasion and money laundering investigation involving a shady Puerto Rican bank run by an American millionaire.
- Nick McKenzie, Charlotte Grieve and Joel Tozer
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/operation-atlantis-1nl6