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ICYMI: Rubio Joins Fox and Friends

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Fox and Friends to discuss the ISIS attack against Russia and the possibility of terrorists crossing the U.S. southern border. Watch the full interview on YouTube and Rumble. On the ISIS terrorist attack against Russia: “[ISIS]...

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ICYMI: Rubio Joins NBC 6

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined NBC 6 to discuss the plight of the working class, Americans trapped in Haiti, the protests in Cuba, and more. See below for highlights and watch on YouTube and Rumble.  On the plight of working Americans: “All the efforts to...

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ICYMI: Rubio Joins ABC’s This Week

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined ABC’s This Week to discuss the ISIS terrorist attack in Russia, ISIS’s ability to exploit America’s open border, and anti-Israel sentiment in the Democrat Party. Watch the full interview on YouTube and Rumble. On the ISIS...

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Rubio Habla con Telemundo 51

“Lo que pasa en Cuba es muy simple: el marxismo no funciona. El marxismo siempre lleva a pobreza y sufrimiento” El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio (R-FL) habló en exclusiva con Marilys Llanos de Telemundo 51 sobre las protestas en Cuba, sobre la situación en...

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Rubio, Wyden, Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Combat Financial Crime by Ending Anonymous Shell Companies

Jun 26, 2019 | Press Releases

Washington, D.C. —U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today reintroduced the Corporate Transparency Act (S. 1978), legislation that would prevent individuals from using anonymous shell corporations to engage in illicit activities like money laundering, sex trafficking, fraud, and terrorist financing. The bill would require certain corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs) to disclose their beneficial owners to the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) at formation by providing basic biographical information like name, date of birth, address and driver’s license or passport number. Companies will be required to file a list of current beneficial owners annually and report changes in ownership. Individuals who knowingly fail to provide beneficial ownership information or willfully provide false information would be subject to civil and criminal penalties. 
 
“Law enforcement in my home state of Florida, including in Miami, know all too well that criminals readily use shell companies to remain anonymous and hide nefarious activity,” Rubio said. “I am proud to reintroduce this bipartisan bill that targets criminals hiding behind shell companies to engage in illicit activities like human trafficking, healthcare fraud, transnational corruption, and terrorist financing. It is imperative that law enforcement has the basic information, tools, and authorities at its disposal to identify and disrupt criminal acts that put our communities and our national security at risk.”
 
“Anonymous shell companies have facilitated rampant criminality, including real estate deals being used to launder illicit funds,” Wyden said. “Our bill would provide a straightforward solution by ending the anonymity and registering the owners of these companies on day one. Ending anonymous shell companies would make it easier for law enforcement to ‘follow the money’ when investigating complex financial crimes.”
 
“The United States has become a haven for shell corporations, allowing everyone from domestic criminals to foreign strongmen to obscure their ill-gotten gains in our financial system,” Whitehouse said. “It’s common sense that law enforcement needs the ability to identify the actual owner of any American corporation, and that America should not be a financial haven for the world’s worst people.”
 
Many businesses are already required to disclose beneficial ownership information and will be exempt from the reporting requirements under this bill, including publicly traded companies, 501(c) organizations, and small businesses operating in the United States with 20 employees and over $5 million in gross receipts.
 
Beneficial ownership transparency has been endorsed by the Financial Accountability & Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition, as well as a broad group of businesses, nonprofit organizations, unions, and law enforcement.