December 12, 2020 Below is a press release about Congress finally passing a law to end legalized corporate secrecy in the US that has been used by drug traffickers, terrorist cells, tax cheats, pimps, arms traders, fraudsters, and other criminals. The importance of this victory cannot be understated. In 2013…
Letter: Seize chance for transparency
Hilton Head Island Packet October 31, 2019 For far too long our weak state and federal laws on requiring the real owners of corporations to be publicly identified have been used by enemy nations, terrorist groups, crime organizations, drug cartels and everyday fraudsters to conduct their illegal activities in secret…
Opinion: For security, Congress must expose anonymous companies
The Citizen, New Hampshire, March 10, 2016 Augusta Free Press, Virginia, March 11, 2016 By Frank Knapp Jr. Guest Columnist The threat from the misuse of anonymous shell companies is real, and routine. Criminals use them to scam consumers, defraud the government and launder money. They also use them to cheat…