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Panama Government Investigates Companies Linked to Qatar Elites while Conducting Business with Qatari State

Posted: December 17th, 2018

While the Intendance for Supervision and Regulation of Non-Financial Subjects looks into the three companies linked to Qatari royalty, the Panamanian government is conducting business with the Qatari state. The Qatar Investment Authority—through its wholly owned real estate development subsidiary Qatari Diar—is working with London & Regional Properties Limited, a Colombian billionaire named Jaime Gilinski, and the Panamanian government to build a master-planned city of 20,000 new residential properties called Panama Pacifico, located on the banks of the Panama Canal.

Tagged: More on Qatar - Al Thani Family, More on Qatar - Offshore Assets

The Process – Finding Qatari Records in Panama

Posted: December 10th, 2018

Our last post revealed that three Panama-based firms with ties to Qatar’s Al Thani royal family had been named in a letter sent by the Intendance for Supervision and Regulation of Non-Financial Subjects, a Panamanian governmental entity responsible for supervising and regulating non-financial obligors. Its mandate concerns the prevention of money laundering, financing of terrorism, and financing of weapons of mass destruction. DE-Tenants.org would like to walk our readers through the process of acquiring publicly available data from the Panama corporate registry.

Tagged: More on Qatar - Al Thani Family, More on Qatar - Offshore Assets

Panama Anti-Money Laundering Authority requests information on 3 companies linked to Qatari royalty

Posted: December 3rd, 2018

The Gulf nation of Qatar has used its sovereign wealth fund to make a multi-billion investment in Los Angeles real estate with joint venture partner Douglas Emmett Inc. (NYSE: DEI). As part of our ongoing research project into Douglas Emmett Inc., DE-Tenants.org began researching the company’s ambitious partnership. In the process, we have published extensively on the Qatari royalty who control the sovereign wealth fund, called the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Today we are continuing to publish information about the Qatari royalty and their offshore assets, including the former Emir and the former Prime Minister.

Tagged: More on Qatar - Al Thani Family, More on Qatar - Offshore Assets

New Class Action Suit against Douglas Emmett Mirrors Previous Allegations of Labor Violations

Posted: September 26th, 2018

In 2014, Douglas Emmett, Inc. was forced to settle a large-scale class action lawsuit for over $400,000. Complaints filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court allege that the company systematically underpaid its employees and threatened retaliation against those who spoke out. Despite these issues supposedly being settled, a recent complaint filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that Douglas Emmett Management, LLC is still practicing many of the same illegal policies and practices.

Tagged: Tenant Issues - Lawsuits

Douglas Emmett Water Violations

Updated: September 26th, 2018

At least seven Douglas Emmett buildings in the Los Angeles area are regulated by NPDES waste discharge permits. Between them, the seven buildings have committed 58 violations since 2012 and incurred 14 enforcement actions resulting in $510,000 of financial penalties since 2008…

Tagged: Tenant Issues - CA Water Board & Environment

Lawsuit Alleges Douglas Emmett Systematically Refused to Pay Wages

Posted: September 13th, 2018

On May 10, 2018, Anthony W. Ford filed a class action lawsuit against Douglas Emmett Management, LLC (Douglas Emmett). In the lawsuit, it is alleged that Douglas Emmett systematically refused to pay wages for overtime work, failed to provide legally mandated meal and break periods, and failed to reimburse employee expenses.

Tagged: Tenant Issues - Lawsuits

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