July 3rd, 2012
Nicholas Shaxon, author of Treasure Islands and a contributor to the Task Force blog, wrote a fantastic expose of US GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney's offshore finances in Vanity Fair.
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July 3rd, 2012
Where the Money Lives Vanity Fair, July 3, 2012 Keep the Dictators Out of Malibu The New York Times (Op-Ed), July 2, 2012 Agencies get nearly $3M for helping IRS inquiry Sun Sentinel, July 2, 2012 Millions Disbursed to Agencies in Wachovia Money Laundering Case NBC Miami, July 2, 2012 Miami money-laundering case spotlights link
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July 3rd, 2012
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)'s victory in Mexico's presidential elections signifies a new challenge for curbing Mexican capital flight. Returning after a 12 year hiatus from office, PRI will govern both a quickly growing democracy and an underground economy that transcends the party's old negotiation strategy. Modern drug traffickers in Mexico's most corrupt regions have more intelligent and larger money laundering operations than those of previous decades, signaling a need for greater transparency in Mexico's financial structure.
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July 3rd, 2012
The SEC announced that it will vote on key transparency rules from Dodd-Frank Section 1504 in August.
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