The Justice Department has an open criminal investigation into the Panama Papers, according to a letter the department sent this week.

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The letter, sent by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of Manhattan to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, states that the department “opened a criminal investigation” in the southern district of New York. The query did not elaborate, but requested that someone from the organization speak with Bharara about details surrounding the papers.