The family of soccer star, Lionel Messi, has threatened to take legal action against media outlets that have tied him to the current Panama Leaks scandal.
A German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung on Monday released the Panama Papers, the biggest leak in the history of data journalism, publishing online 11.5 million documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, which showed how world leaders, celebrities, athletes, FIFA officials and criminals hid money using anonymous shell corporations across the world.
Messi’s name was listed alongside notable world leaders including Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The statement read in part,
“Without a doubt, the facts on which the information is gleaned from is based on mere conjecture and come from biased documentation, which has been released using the Messi surname and his reputation as a demand. The previous actions are especially serious since there is an accusation for crimes as serious as tax fraud and money laundering, causing irreparable damage for Lionel Messi. "Considering the above, the Messi family has instructed their lawyers from the Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira legal firm to analyse the possible filing of legal action against the media outlets that have published this news."
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