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Keep your friends close and your bureaucrats closer

By James Bacon

Published July 21, 2023 6:00am ET

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Keep your friends close and your bureaucrats closer — FILE - In this June 14, 2018, file photo, the FBI seal is seen before a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington. The FBI is grappling with a seemingly endless cycle of money laundering schemes that law enforcement officials say theyâre scrambling to slow through a combination of prosecution and public awareness. Beyond the run-of-the-mill plots, officials say, is a particularly concerning trend involving âmoney mules.â These are people who, unwittingly or not, use their own bank accounts to move money for criminals for purposes they think are legitimate or even noble. | (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Keep your friends close and your bureaucrats closer

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July 21, 2023 06:00 AM

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