With ‘FinCEN Files,’ don’t shoot the messenger
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Martin Woods2020-09-30T18:20:00
It’s important we understand with the “FinCEN Files” that the enemy is not a journalist, a regulator, or a banker. The enemy is the money launderer, and this is where we need to focus our thinking and resources, writes Martin Woods.
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