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Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola's former president, is estimated to be worth over $2 billion. Documents obtained by @ICIJorg and shared with The New York Times show how Western consultants helped her take a cut of her country's wealth.
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@ICIJorg Dos Santos's empire profited off Angola's diamond exports, its dominant mobile phone company, its 2 biggest banks and more. Firms including the Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, and PwC facilitated her efforts while lending their legitimacy.
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@ICIJorg Dos Santos is now facing a corruption investigation and years in prison if she's convicted. But that global network of consulting firms has already helped her put the bulk of her fortune abroad, in tax and secrecy havens where it will be hard to pry loose.
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