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JOURNALISM ORG RELEASES FULL LIST OF PEOPLE, COMPANIES NAMED IN 'PANAMA PAPERS'
NPR
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists just released a searchable database with the names of more than 300,000 people and companies included in the so-called "Panama Papers."
The database is barebones, containing the name of the entity and how its connected to an offshore account.
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The database released today includes the names of more than 7,000 entities from the United States.
The name of the de-facto Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears numerous times, but as McClatchy reported, it doesn't mean much, because Trump sells his name to many investors with capital.
More news below the fold.