Boletín de delitos ambientales: Primavera 2025
FACT se complace en compartir un resumen de noticias e información sobre los esfuerzos para combatir los delitos ambientales y el flujo de dinero ilícito vinculado a ellos.
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.
Law Enforcement, Members of Congress Protest Gutting of Corporate Transparency Act: Just the FACTs 4/3/25
The Treasury issues an interim final rule that guts the CTA, Law Enforcement and financial transparency experts protest, and a hearing on fraud prevention brought attention to the issue of anonymous shell companies.
Statement for the Record – Ownership Transparency is Essential to Combating Fraud
Read FACT’s official statement for the record submitted ahead of Tuesday’s HFSC subcommittee hearing on fraud prevention, including comments in opposition to H.R. 425. the Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act, which would fully repeal the Corporate Transparency Act.
Fentanyl Traffickers, U.S. Adversaries Biggest Winners in New Treasury Proposal Benefitting Money Launderers
“Treasury’s proposal contradicts decades of evidence that sanctions evaders, tax cheats, and fentanyl traffickers rely on anonymous U.S. companies to stash their illicit cash in the U.S. financial system.