Pandora Papers: On the trail of dirty money

Published: Oct. 7, 2021, 1:40 a.m.

Amongst the millions of documents released in the \u2018Pandora Papers\u2019 leak of offshore financial information are a number of documents that one British Iranian family business would rather have remained hidden. In this investigation Assignment follows the trail of millions of dollars tainted by bribery and corruption. Piecing together key documents from the leak reveals how earnings from Unaoil \u2013 a company involved in winning oil and gas contracts through bribery in the Middle East - were invested into UK property.

Why does the UK remain a go-to destination for some of the world\u2019s most tainted money? And why does it take a leak for the truth to be revealed about who\u2019s really invested in some of the country\u2019s prime property?

Reporter: Felicity Hannah \nProducer: Anna Meisel and Kate West \nEditor: Gail Champion

(Image: Pandora Papers illustration. Credit: BBC)