Justice Department charges four in first Panama Papers case

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced charges against four people relating to the Panama Papers investigation — the first charges to be announced in the scheme.

Ramses Owens, Dirk Brauer, Richard Gaffey, and Harald von der Goltz were charged with wire fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, and other offenses in connection with their roles in a criminal scheme perpetrated by Panama-based global law firm Mossack Fonseca for nearly 40 years.