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Weekly Roundup: U.S. Circulates Iran Sanctions Draft, Russian Money Transmitter Indicted, And More

While an Office of Foreign Assets Control report revealed this week that the total assets frozen annually by the United States for alleged ties to terrorism fell five percent in 2009 from the previous year, another report pinpointed the top money laundering countries in the world. More On Monday, the U.S. Department of State released the 2010 edition of its International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, which classifies countries by the money laundering risk they pose. The report listed a total of 60 major money laundering jurisdictions, including Antigua and Barbuda, India, and the United States. More Efforts to impose stronger...

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