a global investigation has revealed how the rich and powerful have being hiding their investments in mansions exclusive beachfront property yachts and other assets for the past quartercentury collectively these assets are worth trillions of dollarsthe investigation dubbed the pandora papers was published late sunday and involved 600 journalists from 150 media outlets in 117 countriesthe report by the international consortium of investigative journalists brought promises of tax reform and demands for resignations and investigations as well as explanations and denials from those targetedhere is a look at some of some of those named in the investigationjordanthe investigation found that advisers helped king abdullah ii of jordan set up at least three dozen shell companies from 1995 to 2017 helping the monarch buy 14 homes worth more than 106 million in the us and the uk one was a 23 million california oceanview property bought in 2017 through a company in the british virgin islands a tax haven in the caribbeanon monday abdullah denied any impropriety in his purchase of luxury homes abroadthe allegations come as abdullah seeks international aid to pull his impoverished country out of recession and could unsettle jordans critical relationship with the international community the country is seen as a stable prowestern bulwark in a volatile region but it relies on billions in aidunited kingdomtony blair uk prime minister from 1997 to 2007 became the owner of an 88 million victorian building in 2017 by buying a british virgin islands company that held the property and the building now hosts the law firm of his wife cherie blair according to the investigationthe two bought the company from the family of bahrains industry and tourism minister zayed bin rashid alzayani buying the company shares instead of the london building saved the blairs more than 400000 in property taxes the investigation foundthe blairs denied any wrongdoing with the couples spokesperson saying the blairs pay full tax on all their earnings and have never used offshore schemes either to hide transactions or avoid taxpakistanmembers of the inner circle of pakistani prime minister imran khan are accused of hiding millions of dollars in wealth in secret companies or trusts according to the journalists findingskhan who is not accused of any wrongdoing vowed to recover the illgotten gains and said his government will look into all citizens mentioned in the documents and take action if neededczech republicin 2009 andrej babis the czech prime minister put 22 million into shell companies to buy a chateau property in a hilltop village in mougins france near cannes the investigation found the shell companies and the chateau were not disclosed in babis required asset declarations according to documents obtained by the journalism groups czech partner investigacecza real estate group owned indirectly by babis bought the monaco company that owned the chateau in 2018 the probe foundbabis has denied any wrongdoing he said the report was meant to harm him ahead of the czech republics parliamentary election being held on friday and saturdaymontenegromontenegros president milo