BVI named in 'FinCen Files' leaks

Pedro Gonçalves
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The BVI has been caught in the new exposé from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that reveals major flaws in the global anti-money laundering safeguards and spotlights trillions of dollars in dirty money flowing freely through major international banks. The scandal involves more than 2,500 leaked documents that banks sent to the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) between 2000 and 2017.   ICIJ said: "At least 20% of the reports contained a client with an address in one of the world's top offshore financial havens, the British Virgin Islands, while ...

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