The leaked files show how Deloitte began falsifying papers even with some of the first Sibneft share transfers from Russia to Cyprus. This manipulation then continued unabated under Meritservus, with the files making clear just how commonplace the practice was.
“It’s not that this is something Deloitte reluctantly went along with,” said Alex Cobham, chief executive of the Tax Justice Network, after reviewing our findings.
“They appear very much to have been part of the design process on multiple occasions, and indeed from their relationship with Meritservus, they are probably in the driving seat in terms of the overall management of issues.”
In some instances, the backdating was done to paper over the cracks caused by tax and audit headaches. In others, its exact purpose is unclear. Deloitte and Meritservus appear to have simply signed whatever was put in front of them.
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