 A vast money laundering network came to light in 2016 when more than 11 million documents were leaked to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and shared with an international group of journalists. In April, 28 people went on trial in Panama itself on money laundering charges, including Jürgen Mossack and the now deceased Ramon Fonseca Mora, founders of the law firm at the center of the scandal. The leak implicated more than 100 politicians, including heads of state and government, billionaires and sports stars.