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Full disclosure: New law requires shell companies reveal true ownership
A new law that targets wealthy buyers who scoop up high-priced homes and commercial properties through anonymous shell companies...
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Miami
Leaked bank documents show South Florida real estate’s alleged ties to money laundering
A group of South Florida property owners’ alleged ties to global money laundering are revealed in newly leaked bank...
UWS condo caught up in bribery scandal tied to world’s smallest republic
UPDATED, July 22, 2020, 1:00 p.m.: An Upper West Side condo is entangled in an international money laundering investigation....
Miami
Father of “Property Wars” star pleads guilty to bank fraud
The battle is one step closer to coming to an end for the father of a “Property Wars” reality...
Miami
US government sells Palm Beach home of convicted Venezuelan money launderer
The federal government sold a high-end Palm Beach home that belonged to former Venezuelan treasurer and convicted money launderer...
Miami
Florida Legislature passes bill that could boost foreign investment in real estate
The Florida Legislature recently passed a bill that would make remote online notarizations legal, a move that could speed...
National
British Columbia has a massive real estate money laundering problem: report
British Columbia, home to Vancouver’s hot real estate market, has a rampant money laundering problem, and it centers on...
National
Spanish real estate new focus in major European money laundering scheme
Spanish real estate has become the focus of the probe into the money laundering case linked to the death...
National
FBI opens Miami task force to shut door on foreign corruption, money laundering
The FBI is looking to clamp down on foreign corruption with a new task force in Miami, a city...
National
New Russia sanctions bill targets LLCs in real estate, again
The “sanctions bill from hell” is back from the dead. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (SC) and Democratic Senator Bob...