Reading thru latest Q drops. Sharing some reading material regarding (((Shell Companies))
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Anonymous Companies Are Easy to Set Up and Dangerous Once Created. They Can Be Stopped.
#PanamaPapers sure does come up a lot.
FinCEN Penalizes U.S. Bank National Association for Violations of Anti-Money Laundering Laws
Immediate Release: February 15, 2018
> www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-penalizes-us-bank-national-association-violations-anti-money-laundering
FinCEN Names ABLV Bank of Latvia an Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern and Proposes Section 311 Special Measure
Immediate Release: February 13, 2018
> www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-names-ablv-bank-latvia-institution-primary-money-laundering-concern-and
Shell Companies
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Anonymous Companies and National Security - FACT SHEET
> thefactcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FACT-Sheet-National-Security-Anonymous-Companies-August-2017.pdf
US lawmakers’ new tactic to finally crack down on secretive shell companies: link them to Russia
> qz.com/1012589/us-lawmakers-are-trying-to-finally-crack-down-on-secretive-shell-companies-by-linking-them-to-russian-interference/
How Anonymous Shell Companies Finance Insurgents, Criminals, and Dictators
> www.cfr.org/report/how-anonymous-shell-companies-finance-insurgents-criminals-and-dictators
Blackwater Worldwide: The security company formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq.
> www.cbsnews.com/news/blackwater-created-shell-companies-nyt-reports/
Panama Papers leaker says shell companies hide more than tax evasion.
“Shell companies are often associated with the crime of tax evasion, but the Panama Papers show beyond a shadow of a doubt that although shell companies are not illegal by definition, they are used to carry out a wide array of serious crimes."
> www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article76128962.html