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Lax laws allow US companies to be used for crimes

An example is the case of Viktor Bout, a Russian businessman accused of supplying dictators and warlords with weapons used in civil wars in South America, the Middle East and Africa. Full Article at San Francisco Chronicle

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  1. Our 50 states are forming nearly 2 million companies each year and, in virtually all cases, doing so without obtaining the names of the people who will control or benefit from those companies
    Carl Levin – Carl Levin SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle 3 weeks ago
  2. These are costs that the state of Nevada simply cannot afford at this time
    John Ensign – John Ensign SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com 2 weeks ago
  3. I believe this will hurt many business-friendly states like my home state of Nevada
    John Ensign – John Ensign SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com 2 weeks ago
  4. Our 50 states are forming nearly 2 million companies each year and, in virtually all cases, doing so without obtaining the names of the people who will control or benefit from those companies
    Carl Levin – Carl Levin SOURCE: Minneapolis Star Tribune 3 weeks ago
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