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Ex-PwC Employee Was Looking for Training Documents When He Found LuxLeaks Files

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Caleb Newquist

Bloomberg reported yesterday that one of the ex-PwC employees responsible for LuxLeaks "was actually looking for training documents when he stumbled upon the files."

That sounds less like a “quirk” and more like some idiot naming a folder: “HOW TO: MASSIVE INTERNATIONAL TAX AVOIDANCE.”    
 

Posted in PwCTagged LuxLeaks, PwC, Tax Avoidance, Whistleblowers

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