Environmental Crimes Newsletter: Spring 2025
Read the latest edition of FACT’s biannual Environmental Crimes Newsletter, a round-up of recent news regarding efforts to combat environmental crimes and the dirty money associated with them.
El Brillo Mortal del Oro: Cómo la Minería Ilegal Alienta la Violencia en Colombia
A medida que el precio del oro supera los $3,000 dólares por onza troy—un hito histórico impulsado por la inestabilidad geopolítica, el temor a la inflación y el debilitamiento del dólar estadounidense—los efectos se sienten en todo el mundo y subrayan el papel que juegan las finanzas ilícitas y la extracción ilegal de recursos en la intensificación de los conflictos.
A Deadly Gold Rush: How Soaring Prices Fuel Colombia’s Guerrilla Warfare
As gold prices surge past $3,000 per troy ounce—a historic milestone driven by geopolitical turmoil, inflation fears, and a weakening U.S. dollar— the effects are being felt around the world and underscore the role that illicit finance and illegally extracted resources play in fueling conflicts.
Misguided Anti-Money Laundering Action Moves Away from Risk-Based Approach and into Political Waters
Prioritizing small scale, politicized anti-money laundering policies over meaningful structural reforms will do little to protect Americans from the impacts of illegal drug trafficking, writes FACT program director for environmental crime and illicit finance Julia Yansura.
FACT Submits Comments on Reporting Form for New Real Estate Anti-Money Laundering Safeguards
FACT welcomes the release by Treasury of a proposed form that will be used by covered entities to submit information on the true beneficiaries of certain real estate purchases, pursuant to groundbreaking new anti-money laundering regulations.
Treasury Advances Implementation of Landmark Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Real Estate Transactions: Just the FACTs 11/22/2024
In this month’s news roundup, Treasury releases reporting form advancing landmark anti-money laundering regulations for U.S. residential real estate markets, FACT now hiring, and other highlights from FACT’s publications and our allies.