The Biden administration unveiled steps to combat corruption globally, including new rules on U.S. real-estate purchases to prevent money laundering
More than $2.3 billion was laundered through U.S. real estate between 2015 and 2020, according to an analysis cited by the Treasury.
The U.S. strategy document calls for government agencies to work with Congress to develop new laws and use existing regulations to make it harder for so-called gatekeepers to the financial system—lawyers, accountants, trust and company-service providers—to evade scrutiny.
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