Panama Papers law firm founder Ramón Fonseca dies
By Kathryn Armstrong
The co-founder of the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers tax scandal has died.
Ramón Fonseca Mora, 71, had been suffering from ill health.
He was among nearly 30 people who went on trial last month on charges linked to the so-called Panama Papers – a huge leak of secret financial documents in 2016.
The leak exposed how some of the world’s richest and most powerful people hid their wealth.
Mr Fonseca’s niece confirmed his death on X (formerly Twitter).
“Rest in peace, dear uncle, you will always live in our hearts,” Carolina Fonseca wrote on Thursday.
Mr Fonseca had been charged with money-laundering linked to the leak alongside Jurgen Mossack, with whom he founded the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca. Both denied the allegations.
It was from Mossack Fonseca that the Panama Papers were leaked.
