▁the ▁out set , ▁and ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁came ▁into ▁possession ▁of ▁international ▁bank ing ▁data ▁including ▁all ▁the ▁files ▁the ▁French ▁tax ▁authorities ▁had ▁extracted ▁from ▁the ▁Fal ci ani ▁lists ▁in ▁the ▁strict est ▁secre cy ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁sometimes ▁ign oring ▁government ▁res erv ations . ▁The ▁bank ' s ▁account ▁man agers ▁il leg ally ▁contact ed ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁people ▁in ▁France . ▁They ▁were ▁all ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁H SB C ▁Private ▁Bank ▁( S uis se )' s ▁executive ▁committee ▁to ▁hide ▁their ▁money ▁behind ▁off sh ore ▁screen ▁structures , ▁generally ▁based ▁in ▁Pan ama ▁or ▁the ▁British ▁Virgin ▁Islands , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁certain ▁European ▁tax es , ▁chief ly ▁the ▁EU ▁Sav ings ▁Direct ive I ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁in ▁Mor oc co ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Cons ort ium ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁Journal ists ▁( IC I J ), ▁which ▁treated ▁the ▁data ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Le aks , ▁Mor oc co ▁is ▁concerned ▁by ▁$ 1 . 6 ▁billion ▁of ▁tax ▁ev asion ▁and ▁stands ▁at ▁thirty - se vent h ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁affected ▁countries . ▁Mor oc co ▁stands ▁at ▁twenty - third ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁clients ▁( 1 0 6 8 ). ▁The ▁maximal ▁amount ▁of ▁tax ▁ev asion ▁for ▁one ▁client ▁was ▁$ 7 4 . 1 ▁billion ▁and ▁the ▁average ▁was ▁$ 1 . 5 ▁billion . ▁As ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁Mor oc can