Environmental Crimes Newsletter: Spring 2025
Read the latest edition of FACT’s biannual Environmental Crimes Newsletter, a round-up of recent news regarding efforts to combat environmental crimes and the dirty money associated with them.
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.
Supreme Court Halts Nationwide Injunction Against Corporate Transparency Act, Admin Threatens Retaliation Over Global Corporate Tax Deal – Just the FACTs 1/24/25
The Supreme Court stays nationwide injunction against CTA enforcement, President Trump withdraws U.S. commitments to OECD global tax deal, and Treasury convenes summit on nature crimes and illicit finance.
Treasury Advances Implementation of Landmark Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Real Estate Transactions: Just the FACTs 11/22/2024
In this month’s news roundup, Treasury releases reporting form advancing landmark anti-money laundering regulations for U.S. residential real estate markets, FACT now hiring, and other highlights from FACT’s publications and our allies.
Takeaways from COP16 on Efforts to Combat Environmental Crimes
Following two weeks of intense discussion, debate and exchange of ideas, read Julia Yansura’s key takeaways from COP 16 Biodiversity on efforts to tackle environmental crimes like illegal mining and logging.
New FACT Research Bolsters Case for U.S. Action on Environmental Crimes at UN Biodiversity Conference: Just the FACTs 10/24/24
FACT submits comments to the House Ways and Means Committee on necessary international tax reforms for the 2025 tax fight, new research calls for a “follow the money” approach to environmental crimes, and FACT allies gather for illegal mining panel at COP16 Biodiversity.