Emanuel believes someone is up to some mischief Attorney Glenworth Emanuel is expressing surprise that his name is being listed in the just-released Panama Papers.
He believes that someone is up to some mischief.
In the Panama Papers, Emanuel’s name was listed twice. One listing shows he is a shareholder in Stone and Pearl Consulting Corp with jurisdiction in Samoa and with a local address of 16 Croton Crescent, St Aroment, Roseau, Dominica. That same listing shows he is a shareholder in Dark Ltd, with jurisdiction in the British Virgin Islands. It also showed that he is a shareholder in Greenfield Trading Ltd. with jurisdiction in Samoa.
In a separate listing, the papers show Emanuel is a shareholder in Perdrix Enterprises Ltd with jurisdiction in the British Virgin Islands. That listing also has the same 16 Croton Crescent, St Aroment, Roseau, Dominica address. But speaking on Q95’s the Hot Seat on Thursday morning, Emanuel said he has absolutely no idea how and why his name ended up on such list.
“Somebody was doing mischief,” he said. “Somebody put my name on there through mischief.” When asked by host Matt Peltier if he remembers his law office doing any investments in Panama, Emanuel said no, saying it could be linked to a former colleague. “I don’t know about that,” he insisted. “Somebody put my name on it for some reason, I don’t know.”
Emanuel said as more details on the matter come out, more questions can be posed to him. “Ask me, find out exactly what is going on, what is happening…” he said. “Find out as much as you can, let us nail the beast, let us see what this whole thing is all about. I am with you on that, I want to find out myself. I am surprised my name is on anything like that…”
The Panama Papers is the largest ever release of secret offshore companies and the people behind them. The 11-million documents were leaked from a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca. They show how the company has helped clients launder money, dodge sanctions and evade tax and show the myriad ways in which the rich can exploit secretive offshore tax regimes. They have been connected to a staggering number of high-profile names from around the globe with many in Dominica.