Increased corporate transparency would curb corruption and tax evasion, promote an equitable market economy, reduce the opacity of corporate campaign contributions, help ensure a fair and level playing field for small- and medium-sized businesses, foster global development and enhance national security. The FACT Coalition, including TJN-USA, supports efforts to make corporate transparency a priority. For the U.S. to be a leader and expect cooperation from other countries, we need to hold lawmakers accountable.
Investigations continue to reveal that American and foreign terrorists, narco-traffickers, arms dealers, corrupt foreign officials, tax evaders, individuals targeted for financial sanctions and other criminals easily and regularly set up U.S. shell companies, without providing any information about who owns or controls such companies...This enables criminals to disguise their identities behind the anonymity provided to U.S. corporations and launder dirty money through the U.S. financial system.
Read the letters of support from law enforcement here:
Letter from former ATF officials
Letter_of_Support_-_Cyrus_Vance_11-9-11.pdf