The 2000 U.S. National Money Laundering Strategy says the Treasury Department should "intensify and expand efforts to increase the business community's education and awareness" of the black market peso exchange method of money laundering. "The creation of a business-government partnership is a critical piece of our strategy to disrupt the BMPE," it says. The New York Times reported in a front page story on October 10 that top government officials met in June and July at the Justice Department with representatives of some U.S. corporate giants such as Hewlett-Packard, Ford Motor Company and Whirlpool. The meetings, which The Times reported...
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