SEC Asked For Public Tax Reporting By Group With $2.3T
FACT policy director Zorka Milin was quoted in coverage of the recently-filed SEC tax transparency petition in coverage by Law360’s Kevin Pinner.
How the US Financial System Helps Shelter Profits from Environmental Organized Crime
In recent coverage by The Hill, FACT program director for environmental crime Julia Yansura outlined linkages between the U.S. financial secrecy system and nature crimes like illegal mining in the Amazon region.
Commercial Real Estate is Attractive Target for Billions in Laundered Cash, Report Finds
Read the Miami Herald’s coverage of FACT, the Anti-Corruption Data Collective, and Global Financial Integrity’s new report identifying 25 cases in which $2.6 billion in illicit funds were funneled into U.S. commercial real estate properties.
Dirty Gold Routes: A Decade of Illegal Mining and Laundering
FACT’s Julia Yansura is quoted in leading Peruvian investigative journalism outfit Ojo Público’s new investigation into mining and money laundering enclaves in the Amazon. The seven-month long investigation documents the export of at least 3,089 tons of high-purity gold of unknown origin from five Andean-Amazon countries between 2014 and 2023.
Corporate Transparency Act Ruling Misses Mark on Congress’ Power
In an op-ed for Bloomberg Law, FACT Policy Director Zorka Milin writes that the recent Alabama court ruling on the Corporate Transparency Act both misinterprets the law, and hobbles critical anti-money laundering efforts.
Judge Strikes Down Law Requiring Corporate-Ownership Disclosure
FACT executive director Ian Gary was quoted in the Wall Street Journal’s coverage of the recent Alabama court ruling.
“This is a pro-crime, pro-drug cartel, pro-fentanyl ruling which undermines the rule of law and allows criminals to use anonymous shell companies to hide their dirty money from law enforcement.”