New US beneficial ownership disclosure rule condemned by lawmakers, campaigners
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( August 14, 2026, 16:49 GMT | Comment) -- A new US rule permanently eliminating corporate ownership disclosure requirements on Americans was condemned by lawmakers, observers and others as encouraging money laundering in the US. The US Treasury Department has “effectively produced a blueprint” for criminals to use to finance their illicit operations in the US through anonymous companies, said Scott Greytak, deputy executive director of Transparency International US.A new US rule permanently eliminating corporate ownership disclosure requirements on Americans was condemned by lawmakers, observers and others as encouraging money laundering in the US....
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