Beyond Boundaries: Rethinking Conservation in the Age of Environmental Crime
In his latest blog, Isidoro Hazbun argues that the conservation movement must confront the financial engines of environmental destruction that operate across continents.
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.
Texas Judge Wrongly Halts Enforcement of Landmark Anti-Money Laundering Law
A nationwide preliminary injunction preventing Treasury from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act “is a Christmas gift to criminals who use anonymous shell companies to traffic fentanyl, exploit people, and hide dirty money.”
FACT Government Affairs Director Testifies on Ownership Transparency Before Senate Drug Caucus
Read FACT government affairs director Erica Hanichak’s testimony before the Senate Drug Caucus, which highlights the importance of beneficial ownership transparency toward detecting and dismantling drug trafficking networks.
Before Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Caucus, FACT Calls for Stronger Anti-Money Laundering Safeguards Against Narcotics Financing
FACT Government Affairs Director Erica Hanichak spoke before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control on ways legislators can deny drug traffickers and the corrupt officials they work with access to the U.S. financial system.