Congress should close loopholes for anonymous shell companies

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With House committee passage of the Corporate Transparency Act, and the introduction of a Senate companion bill that enjoys bipartisan support, the momentum is now firmly behind an effort to finally close legal loopholes that allow criminals to hide behind anonymous shell companies.

The solution presented in these bills is amazingly, shockingly simple: It requires the people registering businesses to identify themselves to the government.

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