Monday, October 11, 2021

"Watch how money from Nigerian elites flooded into London property"

We haven't posted anything on the "Pandora Papers" in part because so much of the headline stuff is old news: Yes, wealthy people attempt to minimize taxes, yes kleptocrats move money around, both laundered and un-laundered, yes South Dakota is a a part of the ecosystem.

And on that note, a recent communication from a very smart tax advisor, who years ago pointed to South Dakota as a name that would be showing up in the headlines, a recent communication on a different aspect of the "Pandora Papers"reminded me of this visualization of London as the destination of so much of the loot.

From the Twitter feed of Finance Uncovered:

Here's the story: 

Pandora Papers: The secret London properties of Nigeria’s elite