A bill to expose the owners of shell companies has been approved in the US House of Representatives, and will now go to the Senate. – EPA pic, October 23, 2019.
THE US House of Representatives yesterday approved a bill to expose the owners of shell companies, to help curb money-laundering, bribery and other such crimes. The bill requires that people “who form corporations or limited liability companies in the US” report the names of the owners and anyone with a large financial stake in the firms “in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting ... for criminal gain”.
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