Nevada official responds to Panama Papers request
By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal
CARSON CITY — Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske responded Friday to a request from a U.S. senator for information about the state’s oversight of companies tied to the PanamaPapers, noting that law enforcement officials have not once asked for records in the past three years.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, asked Cegavske for information on more than 1,000 limited liability corporations registered in Nevada and linked to Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
One question asked by Wyden was how many times Cegavske’s office has demanded a list of “beneficial owners” of any entity registered in Nevada that was suspected of illegal activities.
