Great analysis from @factcoalition.bsky.social. The proposed remittance tax comes with several humanitarian, data security, and illicit finance problems. Check out this interesting perspective from @jyansura.bsky.social and @zorkamilin.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/remittance-t...

“The pace of change and unraveling of a lot of the protections and safeguards related to dirty money coming into the United States has been pretty dizzying,” @ianpgary.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social told the NYTimes. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/m...

El oro ilegal se mezcle fácilmente con el legal mediante documentación falsa y empresas fantasma, expliqué a @bloombergenespanol.bsky.social en una reciente entrevista. .https://www.bloomberglinea.com/economia/oro-ilegal-priva-a-latinoamerica-de-obtener-mayores-beneficios-ante-los-precios-record/

Illegal gold mining has quickly become of one of the largest illicit economies in the Americas. Where do the profits go - and who benefits? How are rising prices playing into the hands of organized crime? Join us May 14th to discuss these questions & explore policy solutions: tinyurl.com/ym7j2a8j

On May 14, FACT will be holding an event on illegal gold mining and illicit finance in the Western Hemisphere, moderated by @WillGFreeman, featuring remarks from two award-winning journalists Joseph Poliszuk and Arturo Torres, and FACT's @JYansura. RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Grateful to have had the opportunity to attend the GI-TOC ECOSOLVE conference on environmental crime this week in Paris. In my presentation, I highlighted the importance of beneficial ownership data in preventing, detecting & investigating environmental crimes.

Our program director for environmental crimes and illicit finance @jyansura.bsky.social represented us this week at the Security and Development Dialogue on Environmental Crime, hosted by the Global Initiative for Transnational Organized Crime and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

Our executive director @ianpgary.bsky.social is at the World Bank's Partnerships for Anticorruption Global Forum today and tomorrow to discuss the importance of AML policy in advancing the fight against corruption. We hope to see you there!

In the latest FACT Newsletter: - Experts, members of Congress, and law enforcement groups protest the Treasury's interim final rule - A House Financial Services hearing centers anonymous shell companies, and - A new blog from FACT's @jyansura.bsky.social

Además, ahonda sobre el rol de Estados Unidos en el blanqueo de los fondos provenientes de esta actividad ilícita, directamente relacionada con la violencia hacia poblaciones indígenas y la contaminación de la naturaleza.

Fue un gran gusto compartir mi trabajo con @mongabaylatam.bsky.social y @emiliadelfino.bsky.social a través de esta entrevista. De parte de @factcoalition.bsky.social, estamos convencidos que una de las mejores formas de combatir la minería ilegal es atacando los incentivos financieros.

An investigation by EIA US has uncovered illegal logging, fraud and corruption in the Brazilian Amazon, tracing illicit timber from five logging sites in the state of Pará to markets in the EU and US. Read and download ‘Tricks, Traders and Trees’ at eia.org/report/trick... #Amazon #logging #forests

From the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: @warren.senate.gov and 18 Congressional Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday, expressing deep concern over the agency’s recent decision to suspend enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act.

El jueves, tendremos @latam.crisisgroup.org el lujo de conversar con grandes expertos sobre un tema fundamental: que hacer con las economías criminales y sus impactos para el medio ambiente y la población. No se lo pierdes! 👇🐄🕊️

Fue un gusto conversar con Eduardo Thomson de @bloomberg.com la semana pasada. Les comparto mi entrevista sobre minería ilegal y su vínculo con el lavado de activos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPGo...

"The increasing price of gold is driving profit for criminal groups," I told the BBC. "The best way to curb is problem is not by focusing on the mining site. Rather, we should be using financial strategies from the AML/CFT toolbox." www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...

"The recent move by Treasury is part of a larger pattern that we have been witnessing since the start of the new Administration, a pattern of assault on US laws and institutions designed to combat illicit finance, curtail corruption, & hold corporations accountable." ojo-publico.com/5545/us-trea...

NEW - Bipartisan Senate letter (Whitehouse/Grassley)calls on Treasury to fully implement Corporate Transparency Act "to prevent human trafficking, terrorist financing, border smuggling, drug distribution, and many other categories of criminal activity." www.whitehouse.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

Hablé con @elpais.com sobre el aumento del precio del oro, elpais.com/america-futu...

On Sunday, the Administration announced changes gutting a major US anti money laundering law. We should all be concerned. Official statement from @factcoalition.bsky.social here: thefactcoalition.org/treasury-reo...

Pause to USAID already having impacts on community conservation in the Amazon @aimeegabay.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/02/paus...

“If we have 50,000 people dying a year from fentanyl overdoses, how can we divert resources to address wildlife trafficking? But the truth is, the same groups involved in moving wildlife are moving contraband, moving people, moving weapons and moving money.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Nuevos hallazgos: decenas de miles de cabezas de ganado todavía pastan en tres de los parques nacionales más deforestados de Colombia, mientras que cientos de miles han sido transportados desde veredas que se superponen total o parcialmente con estos parques.

A federal judge has stayed the preliminary injunction in Smith v. Treasury, clearing the last legal roadblock preventing enforcement of the landmark Corporate Transparency Act. Read FACT's statement, with quotes from @transparencyusa.bsky.social, here: thefactcoalition.org/federal-judg...

"Existe una relación estrecha en toda la región andina entre narcotráfico y minería ilegal. El oro se volvió ideal para el lavado del dinero que obtienen por la venta de cocaína," les dije a @ojopublico.bsky.social @CodigoVidrio en esta entrevista. www.codigovidrio.com/code/la-mine...

Cutting back global anti-corruption efforts is a bad thing, said LaPrevotte, a Republican. “We want to lift people up to a place that doesn’t include bribes, not bring ourselves down to a place where doing business abroad contributes to corruption of another country.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

🚨 #NEW "Attorney General Memorandum Redirects U.S. #AntiCorruption Efforts Raising Questions and Concerns" Read our recent Press Statement HERE ⤵️ us.transparency.org/news/attorne...

Last week @factcoalition.bsky.social hosted Duban Canal from the Amazon Alliance for Reducing the Impacts of Illegal Gold Mining, AARIMO. We discussed new trends in illegal mining, gold and mercury trafficking routes, convergence with other serious crimes, & impacts on communities & the environment.

Happening Now: DOJ files for a stay in Smith v. Treasury, the last remaining case keeping Treasury from enforcing the landmark #CorporateTransparencyAct. Last month, the Supreme Court threw out a nationwide injunction in another CTA case. Per DOJ: "The same result is warranted here."

It was great connecting with 50+ members and allies at our FACT Strategy Retreat. 2025 is full of challenges but we'll meet them together. We're fully committed, passionate about what we do, and thinking creatively about how to advance our work.

Today, the US Supreme Court stayed a nationwide injunction against the landmark Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), paving the way for enforcement of the most consequential anti-money laundering law in a generation. Our reactions from @factcoalition.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/supreme-cour...

The FACT Coalition staff shared views on the fight against dirty money and campaigns for tax justice across a wide range of media outlets in the last few weeks. Check it out! @zorkamilin.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/just-the-fac...

“The US should work with partner countries to address the most common avenues of illicit finance that environmental criminals use to profit from the destruction of our ecosystems." Check out my new piece in @earthorg.bsky.social earth.org/environmenta...

Come work with us at @factcoalition.bsky.social! This Policy Fellowship is a great opportunity for current Master's degree students or recent grads based in the Washington, DC area. Spanish language proficiency is required. More details here thefactcoalition.org/about-us/car...