Panama Papers Reveal Clinton’s Kremlin Connection

[Weatherman2020]

Socialist policies of people like Bernie and Hillary is exactly what creates offshore tax havens. The wealthy in power tax everyone to death while those in power bypass the taxes they say is required.


Almost lost among the many revelations is the fact that Russia’s biggest bank uses The Podesta Group as its lobbyist in Washington, DC. Though hardly a household name, this firm is well known inside the Beltway, not least because its CEO is John Podesta, one of the best-connected Democratic machers in the country. Formerly chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, then counselor to President Barack Obama, Mr. Podesta is the very definition of a Democratic insider. Outsiders engage him and his well-connected lobbying firm to improve their image and get access to Democratic bigwigs.

Which is exactly what Sberbank, Russia’s biggest financial institution, did this spring. As reported at the end of March, Mr. Podesta registered with the U.S. Government as a lobbyist for Sberbank, as required by law, as did three other Podesta Group staffers: his brother Tony plus Stephen Rademaker and David Adams, the last two former assistant secretaries of state. It should be noted that Tony Podesta is a big-money bundler for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign while his brother John is the chairman of that campaign, the chief architect of her plans to take the White House this November.

Sberbank (Savings Bank in Russian) engaged the Podesta Group to help its public image—leading Moscow financial institutions not exactly being known for their propriety and wholesomeness—and specifically to help lift some of the pain of sanctions placed on Russia in the aftermath of the Kremlin’s aggression against Ukraine, which has caused real pain to the country’s hard-hit financial sector.

It’s hardly surprising that Sberbank sought the help of Democratic insiders like the Podesta brothers to aid them in this difficult hour, they understand how American politics work—the question is why the Podestas took Sberbank’s money. That financial institution isn’t exactly hiding in the shadows—it’s the biggest bank in Russia, and its reputation leaves a lot to be desired.

Panama Papers Reveal Clinton’s Kremlin Connection

 

[Agit8r]

How were the Panama Papers involved in all this?

 

[Weatherman2020]

How were the Panama Papers involved in all this?

Hillary Clinton Ties Emerge In Panama Papers

 

[whitehall]

Bill Clinton was the ultimate "Manchurian Candidate" and the media could have had a ball with it but they refused to speculate and instead they circled the wagons around the administration. As a foreign exchange student in England Clinton willingly participated in demonstrations against his own Country. His anti-American rhetoric caught the eye of KGB agents and the next thing you know the hick from Arkansas gets an all expense tour of mother Russia sponsored by the KGB. Meanwhile Hillary became infatuated by radical left professor Saul Alinsky and did a paper on him.

 

[daws101]

Another Crapspiracy theory for the ages.

 

[g5000]

How were the Panama Papers involved in all this?

Hillary Clinton Ties Emerge In Panama Papers

And?

 

[waltky]

US criminal probe into Panama Papers...

Panama Papers: US opens criminal investigation
Wed, 20 Apr 2016 - The US Justice Department opens a criminal investigation into tax avoidance schemes exposed by the Panama Papers.

The US Attorney for Manhattan, Preet Bharara, made the announcement in a letter to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The ICIJ worked with media outlets including the BBC and the Guardian to report on the leaked documents from Panama law firm Mossack Foncesa. The letter asks for help from the ICIJ. Mr Bharara's letter stated: "The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has opened a criminal investigation regarding matters to which the Panama Papers are relevant. "The Office would greatly appreciate to opportunity to speak as soon as possible with any ICIJ employee or representative involved in the Panama Papers project in order to discuss this matter further."

The letter gave no information on the subject of the investigation and was not a subpoena that would force the ICIJ to hand over any of the 11.5 million documents that were leaked. Access to the documents remains limited to a handful of media organisations. The UK's financial watchdog said that it had not yet gained access to the papers. Mark Steward, enforcement head at the Financial Conduct Authority, told a conference in London: "Most of us on the law enforcement side haven't seen what the media has seen." Serious Fraud Office head David Green, who spoke at the same meeting, said the papers "are being and will be accessed" for evidence of misconduct such as fraud and illegal tax schemes.

He called the cache an "interesting source of information" that had yet to be fully analysed. Thought to be the biggest data leak in history, the documents have lifted the lid on how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. The files have prompted the resignation Iceland's prime minister, the Spanish industry minister and created political headaches for David Cameron. The prime minister's late father had set up an offshore investment fund called Blairmore Holdings in the late 1980s.

Meanwhile, Panamanian president Juan Carlos Varela said that his country would join a global push for greater financial transparency in the wake of the papers. Panama is hoping to avoid being designated as a tax haven that assists money laundering. "Our goal is to cooperate actively and to lead the efforts of the international community on the topic of the global problem," Mr Varela said on a visit to Japan. He claimed that Panama has been "wrongly" labelled a tax haven: "Panama is a country respectful of laws."

Panama Papers: US opens criminal investigation - BBC News