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Secrecy World
- Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite
- Narrated by: Jake Bernstein
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Bernstein takes listeners inside the scandalous world revealed by the Panama Papers, a landscape of illicit money, political corruption, and fraud on a global scale.
A hidden circulatory system flows beneath the surface of global finance, carrying trillions of dollars from drug trafficking, tax evasion, bribery, and other illegal enterprises. This network masks the identities of the individuals who benefit from these activities, aided by bankers, lawyers, and auditors who get paid to look the other way. In Secrecy World, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Jake Bernstein explores this shadow economy and how it developed, drawing on millions of leaked documents from the files of the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca - a trove now known as the Panama Papers - as well as other journalistic and government investigations. Bernstein shows how shell companies allow the uber wealthy and celebrities to escape taxes and provide cover for illicit activities on a massive scale by crime bosses and corrupt politicians across the globe.
Bernstein has traveled to Latin America and Europe and within the United States to uncover how these strands fit together - who is involved, how they operate, and the real-world impact. He also recounts how Mossack Fonseca was finally exposed and what lies ahead for the corporations, banks, law firms, individuals, and governments that were implicated.
Secrecy World offers a disturbing and sobering view of how the world really works and raises crucial questions about financial and legal institutions we may once have trusted. This audiobook discusses the fragile scaffolding upholding any tax haven, the flexible laws of banking, and the radiating impact of an international financial scandal.
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- susan young
- 2023-01-19
shocking
little did we know that the world is not for the average man. truly shocking
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- James
- 2021-08-07
Good listen, but pay close attention
There are a lot of names and a lot of rapidly developing facts throughout the story, and new characters constantly entering and leaving the story so it can be challenging to stay in tune with the story if you aren’t paying close attention. I found myself rewinding a lot to re listen to things because I couldn’t digest all the information quickly enough. The component that left me ‘wanting’ was that this title and storyline lent itself to solid character building but the jumping around to different fact clusters and surprise new names that left as quickly as they entered totally eliminated the books ability to do this. But I get it, there was a lot to unpack. The second half of the book is better than the first, and does a far better job at drawing you in
But the premise of the book is good and it’s a good rundown for someone who knew a little bit about offshore companies and wanted to know more.
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- R.H.
- 2023-01-21
Good deep dive into the Panama Papers, although very one-sided against lawful privacy
I was hoping for an objective apolitical analysis of this topic. Didn’t get that, but this book still has some great coverage of the characters exposed in the Panama Papers. Generally well written and excellent depth into the topic.
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- Conrad
- 2021-01-03
Good if you're interested in the subject matter
Should have got a professional performer - performance is monotone, like an angry robot a lot of the time. Topic is incredibly important but unfortunately the author focuses too much on accusations and allegations which contributes to misinformation, confusion, bias and unfairness (though definitely there is much factual information).
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