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European lawmakers want the upcoming overhaul of the EU's anti-money laundering regime to phase out "golden passports" and curb residency-by-investment programs, or "golden visas," with stronger controls, including income verification and bans on family applications. The 353-page AML plan unveiled by the European Commission, the bloc's executive branch, in July included a proposal to bring third-party advisories and other intermediaries for golden visa programs under AML rules and reaffirmed that applicants must automatically qualify as high risk, but the European Parliament has dismissed those measures as timid. "It's shady money, shady people, dodgy activities, and many scandals have shown repeatedly...