Panama Papers trial begins in small Central American country. The two founders of the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca are on trial.
Among those on trial are the firm's founders, Jürgen Mossack and Ramon F onseca Mora. In Panama, the crime of tax evasion has only been punishable since 2019 and for amounts exceeding $300,000 per year. In June 2023, a sentence of up to 12 years in prison was requested against the founders of. the law firm in the so-called "Lava Jato" case.