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No quick fix for Haiti — but corruption comes first

This article was originally published by The Hill. Recent headlines from Haiti portray a country in free fall. A president’s assassination, recovery from the massive August earthquake, fuel and hard currency shortages, kidnappings and criminal gangs operating with impunity...

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Global Financial Integrity Welcomes Treasury Department NPRM to Implement the Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirement

WASHINGTON D.C. – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) welcomes the Treasury Department’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement beneficial ownership reporting requirements as directed by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA was passed last year to,...

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Global Financial Integrity Welcomes FinCEN ANPR to Address Money Laundering in Real Estate

WASHINGTON D.C. – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) welcomes FinCEN’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to address money laundering through real estate.  FinCEN, the U.S. Treasury Department’s key financial crime-fighting unit, underscored the risk posed by real...

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Global Financial Integrity Praises the First U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption

WASHINGTON D.C. – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) praises the release of a first of its kind “United States Strategy on Countering Corruption” released by the White House. This strategy document provides a comprehensive approach to fighting corruption...

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Massive and Opaque U.S. Private Investment Industry Presents Major National Security and Corruption Threats

Joint Report from FACT Coalition, Global Financial Integrity, and Transparency International-U.S. Calls for U.S. Reforms WASHINGTON, DC – The $11 trillion U.S. private investment industry represents a gaping hole in the U.S. anti-money laundering framework and makes...

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Informe Revela Que La Corrupción Es El Delito Financiero Más Prevalente En América Latina Y El Caribe, A Pesar De Los Grandes Esfuerzos Para Controlarla

WASHINGTON D.C. – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) presenta un importante análisis, resultado de entrevistas y encuestas con más de 250 expertos en crímenes financieros de América Latina y el Caribe. La investigación revela que los países de...

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In-Depth Analysis Finds Corruption Most Prevalent Financial Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean Despite Efforts to Address It

Global Financial Integrity is pleased to present a comprehensive survey of 250 financial crime experts in Latin America and the Caribbean. The survey shows that countries in the region need to address significant weaknesses in their effort to combat money laundering if corruption, which generates massive illegal proceeds, is to be curtailed.

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New Report Finds U.S. Real Estate Sector a Safe Haven for Money Laundering

WASHINGTON D.C. – A new report on money laundering in the United States finds that more than US$2.3 billion was laundered through U.S. real estate over a recent five-year period and that commercial real estate is involved...

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