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How North Korea Abuses Anonymous Companies to Illicitly Procure Mercedes — and Weapons

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The images of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un waving from atop a Mercedes Benz limo have made the rounds on the internet over the past few days in the wake of a new study published by the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS) and covered by the New York Times and CNN, among others. C4ADS research details how North Korea has evaded sanctions to secure luxury goods — and other more nefarious items — through its illicit finance operations.

FACT Submitted Comments for the Record to the Senate Judiciary Committee

The Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition (FACT Coalition) submitted comments for the record to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on their recent hearing titled, “Combating Kleptocracy: Beneficial Ownership, Money Laundering, and Other Reforms.”

Testimony to Senate Banking Committee on Beneficial Ownership Information

Gary Kalman, the executive director of the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition, testified in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at a hearing regarding nongovernmental perspectives on the impact of collecting beneficial ownership information as part of legislation designed to protect the U.S. financial system.

Letter from NAFCU Supporting Markup of the Corporate Transparency Act (H.R.2513)

On June 11, 2019, the National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services. In this letter, the NAFCU urges members to support Rep. Maloney’s (D-NY) Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 as it went to markup in the committee.

Beyond Anecdotes: Data Demonstrate Anonymous Companies Are Dangerous and Prevalent

Numerous stories have been written exposing how anonymous companies are used around the world for criminal purposes, including in media reports stemming from the Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, and Lux Leaks; the Russian and Troika Laundromat episodes; Global Witness reports, The Great Rip Off and Hidden Menace; and many more.

In addition to the examples, there is mounting evidence showing the widespread use of anonymous companies to launder money and allow dangerous actors to escape accountability and that the United States is a prime secrecy jurisdiction.