Money laundering fuels everything from terror finance and sanctions evasion to human trafficking and corruption. However, experts warn that our anti-money laundering efforts are on the brink of failure, as law enforcement only interdicts less than one-half of one percent of the trillions of dollars laundered each year. We need a new approach to addressing money laundering and the dangerous threats to our safety and security from the crimes funded through illicit finance.
FACT’s latest report assesses critical gaps in the U.S. anti-money laundering framework that have made the country a safe haven for illicit financial flows from environmental crimes.
FACT’s new report, “Dirty Money and the Destruction of the Amazon,” draws on interviews with diverse stakeholders to show how U.S. financial secrecy facilitates environmental crimes in Peru and Colombia, and lays out a comprehensive U.S. reform agenda.
El nuevo informe de FACT se basa en entrevistas con activistas locales y regionales, líderes indígenas, expertos en lucha contra el lavado de dinero y funcionarios gubernamentales en Perú, Colombia y los Estados Unidos para mostrar cómo el secreto financiero contribuye a facilitar estos delitos.
With additional resources from the Andes-Amazon Initiative, FACT will work to close regulatory loopholes, increase enforcement efforts, and improve collaboration between the U.S. and governments in the Andes-Amazon region to mitigate illicit financial flows from environmental crimes in the Amazon.
The Senior Policy Advisor for Environmental Crimes and Illicit Finance will lead and manage the FACT Coalition secretariat’s growing portfolio of work at the intersection of environmental and financial crime.
Regístrese ahora para el lanzamiento en persona y en línea del nuevo informe de la Coalición de Responsabilidad Financiera y Transparencia Corporativa (FACT) que analiza los vínculos entre los secretos financieros de los Estados Unidos y los delitos ambientales en la región amazónica.
