At a glance
The Trump administration is removing a federal database designed to unmask owners of shell companies used by drug traffickers and foreign adversaries to hide money.
The Trump administration is removing a federal database designed to identify the real owners behind shell companies—the legal entities that money launderers, sanctions evaders, and foreign adversaries use to hide assets. This wasn't a tool aimed at ordinary business; it was built specifically to catch the kind of financial deception used by drug traffickers and hostile foreign actors.
Deleting the database is a choice, not a necessity. The system exists and works. Removing it sends a clear signal: the administration is deciding that transparency about who owns what matters less than other priorities. It's the inverse of the anti-corruption posture—it's pro-opacity. The timing, paired with other moves like defying court orders on disclosure, suggests this isn't one bureaucratic decision but part of a broader pattern of erasing oversight tools.
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