Treasury Reopens the Floodgates to Dirty Money in the U.S.
The Treasury Department’s decision to limit reporting requirements under the landmark Corporate Transparency Act to only foreign entities is a boon for fentanyl traffickers, domestic criminals, and tax cheats.
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Illegal Gold Mining Has Become a Crisis Too Large for the U.S. to Ignore
FACT’s latest report examines the devastating effects of illegal gold mining in Latin America, with a focus on how the U.S. financial system facilitates the laundering of illicit gold profits.
Private Investment Rule Delayed, Art Market Integrity Act Introduced: Just the FACTs 7/31/25
Treasury delays the implementation of a rule that would fight money laundering in the private investment sector, Senators introduce a bill to apply AML safeguards to the art market, and House appropriators propose further cuts to the IRS.
Treasury Exposes U.S. to Increased Risks of Dirty Money By Delaying, Reopening Private Investment Anti-Money Laundering Rule
Treasury’s plan to postpone and reopen a rule finalized last year that introduced groundbreaking anti-money laundering safeguards for the $130 trillion U.S. private investment sector will only heighten existing corruption, national security, and illicit finance risks.
Budget Megabill Becomes Law, Including $170b in Tax Breaks for U.S. Multinationals: Just the FACTs 7/10/25
Congress’ budget reconciliation bill becomes law, including trillions of dollars of highly regressive tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations at the cost of steep cuts to healthcare, food assistance, and climate programs.