Most of the dozens of Costa Rican individuals and firms mentioned in the Panama Papers have not been directly accused of criminal activity, but media outlets and the SolÃs administration have been quick to suggest that some of their activities point toward attempts to avoid paying taxes in Costa Rica.
Veteran investigative journalist and Semanario Universidad Director Ernesto Rivera sat down to chat with The Tico Times after his team of reporters in Costa Rica was included in the scoop on the leaked Panama Papers bringing to light offshore tax havens for the global elite.