Politicians aren't the only famous faces named in the leaked "Paradise Papers" _ Bono, Madonna and actress Keira Knightley all pop up, too.
The papers _ which were released Sunday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists _ include 13.4 million documents that detail offshore holdings by high-profile figures like Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Queen Elizabeth II.
Bono _ who is listed by his real name, Paul Hewson _ is revealed to have been a part owner of a shopping mall in the small town of Utena, Lithuania, after investing with a company based in Malta.
The U2 frontman had a stake in Nude Estates, a Maltese company which bought the Ausra mall just after it opened in 2007, according to the Guardian.
Because the island nation _ located between the south of Italy and the North African coast _ is a low-tax jurisdiction, the tax paid on any profits earned by foreign investors is reduced to 5 percent.
The mall was transferred in 2012 to a company based in Guernsey, England, with a similar name: Nude Estates I.
"Bono was a passive, minority investor in Nude Estates Malta Ltd., a company that was legally registered in Malta until it was voluntarily wound up in 2015. Malta is a well-established holding company jurisdiction within the EU," a spokesperson for the singer told the Guardian.
Meanwhile, the ICIJ also claims the documents reveal that pop star Madonna has a share in a medical supplies company, while actress Keira Knightley has invested in a Jersey-based real estate firm.
Queen Elizabeth was named as an investor in a Cayman Islands fund previously unknown to the public.
