Ian Gary
@ianpgary.bsky.social
Executive Director of the FACT Coalition @factcoalition.bsky.social and Fund for Constitutional Government. Defending democracy by going after dirty money, kleptocrats, and tax dodgers. https://thefactcoalition.org/about-us/staff/ian-gary-2/
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Ian Gary
@ianpgary.bsky.social
· May 28
Excellent NY Times Magazine coverage of the FACT Coalition's raising the alarm about the Trump administration's dismantling of efforts to fight dirty money. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/m...
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In the latest edition of Just the FACTs:
- A roundup of our new report's launch event,
- New research reveals costs of Congress' latest handout to multinationals,
- FACT Submits Comments on Investment Adviser Rule Delay, and more. Read here:
thefactcoalition.org/just-the-fac...
- A roundup of our new report's launch event,
- New research reveals costs of Congress' latest handout to multinationals,
- FACT Submits Comments on Investment Adviser Rule Delay, and more. Read here:
thefactcoalition.org/just-the-fac...
Just the FACTs 11/06/25
“Just the FACTs” is a round-up of news stories and information regarding efforts to combat corrupt financial practices, including offshore tax haven abuses, corporate secrecy, and money laundering thr...
thefactcoalition.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In the latest edition of Just the FACTs:
- A roundup of our new report's launch event,
- New research reveals costs of Congress' latest handout to multinationals,
- FACT Submits Comments on Investment Adviser Rule Delay, and more. Read here:
thefactcoalition.org/just-the-fac...
- A roundup of our new report's launch event,
- New research reveals costs of Congress' latest handout to multinationals,
- FACT Submits Comments on Investment Adviser Rule Delay, and more. Read here:
thefactcoalition.org/just-the-fac...
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Making multinationals publicly disclose country-by-country reports would boost tax revenues and curb abuse. The UN Framework Convention offers a chance to establish public reporting as a unified standard. @icrict.bsky.social
#UNtaxConvention #TaxJustice2025 bit.ly/taxjustice25
#UNtaxConvention #TaxJustice2025 bit.ly/taxjustice25
November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Making multinationals publicly disclose country-by-country reports would boost tax revenues and curb abuse. The UN Framework Convention offers a chance to establish public reporting as a unified standard. @icrict.bsky.social
#UNtaxConvention #TaxJustice2025 bit.ly/taxjustice25
#UNtaxConvention #TaxJustice2025 bit.ly/taxjustice25
"Truly self-destructive, offering none of the nationalist upside but all of the global downside." New @opinion.bloomberg.com @markgongloff.bsky.social column on the absurd oil subsidies handed out by the U.S. highlighted in the new @factcoalition.bsky.social report. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"Truly self-destructive, offering none of the nationalist upside but all of the global downside." New @opinion.bloomberg.com @markgongloff.bsky.social column on the absurd oil subsidies handed out by the U.S. highlighted in the new @factcoalition.bsky.social report. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Financial Action Task Force evaluates countries on how well they are going after dirty money. "It’s not just embarrassing for a country to end up on the (grey) list. It can do real damage by making foreign investors more wary of doing business there." @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Financial Action Task Force evaluates countries on how well they are going after dirty money. "It’s not just embarrassing for a country to end up on the (grey) list. It can do real damage by making foreign investors more wary of doing business there." @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
More coverage of the FACT Coalition's new report, this time from Law360. Read America-Last and Planet-Last: How U.S. Tax Policy Subsidizes Oil and Gas Extraction Abroad - thefactcoalition.org/report/oil-a...
October 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
More coverage of the FACT Coalition's new report, this time from Law360. Read America-Last and Planet-Last: How U.S. Tax Policy Subsidizes Oil and Gas Extraction Abroad - thefactcoalition.org/report/oil-a...
WATCH - @whitehouse.senate.gov thanks FACT Coalition for our "indispensable work fighting global corruption". It's time to "decorrupt our tax code" so that big oil companies don't pay a lower tax rate than nurses or firefighters. thefactcoalition.org/report/oil-a... @factcoalition.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
WATCH - @whitehouse.senate.gov thanks FACT Coalition for our "indispensable work fighting global corruption". It's time to "decorrupt our tax code" so that big oil companies don't pay a lower tax rate than nurses or firefighters. thefactcoalition.org/report/oil-a... @factcoalition.bsky.social
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Great coverage from @barrons.com of our new report, which finds that loopholes and subsidies in the U.S. tax code encourage companies to drill overseas. The loopholes that allow this must end, for the sake of our climate, health, and economy.
www.barrons.com/news/us-oil-...
www.barrons.com/news/us-oil-...
US Oil Giants Produce Mainly At Home But Send More Tax Dollars Overseas
US fossil fuel giants produce most of their oil and gas domestically but pay billions more in taxes overseas than they do at home because of subsidies that have only grown during President Donald Trum...
www.barrons.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Great coverage from @barrons.com of our new report, which finds that loopholes and subsidies in the U.S. tax code encourage companies to drill overseas. The loopholes that allow this must end, for the sake of our climate, health, and economy.
www.barrons.com/news/us-oil-...
www.barrons.com/news/us-oil-...
Launch day! The FACT Coalition's Zorka Milin shares the findings from our latest report. America-Last and Planet-Last: How U.S. Tax Policy Subsidizes Oil and Gas Extraction Abroad. Read it now! @zorkamilin.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/oil-and-gas-...
October 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Launch day! The FACT Coalition's Zorka Milin shares the findings from our latest report. America-Last and Planet-Last: How U.S. Tax Policy Subsidizes Oil and Gas Extraction Abroad. Read it now! @zorkamilin.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/oil-and-gas-...
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It might not make the ‘6’ tonight, but in our world this is big news.
Very welcome reforms that address a key weakness in Britain’s defences against dirty money entering our economy.
This puts the government firmly on the front foot ahead of next year’s international illicit finance summit. 👏
Very welcome reforms that address a key weakness in Britain’s defences against dirty money entering our economy.
This puts the government firmly on the front foot ahead of next year’s international illicit finance summit. 👏
💷 "These reforms are long overdue and present a welcome step towards fixing the UK’s broken system for tackling dirty money."
Read our full response to the Government’s decision to overhaul the policing of anti-money laundering rules in the private sector ⤵️
www.transparency.org.uk/news/transpa...
Read our full response to the Government’s decision to overhaul the policing of anti-money laundering rules in the private sector ⤵️
www.transparency.org.uk/news/transpa...
Transparency International UK welcomes major step to strengthen Britain’s defences against dirty money
www.transparency.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It might not make the ‘6’ tonight, but in our world this is big news.
Very welcome reforms that address a key weakness in Britain’s defences against dirty money entering our economy.
This puts the government firmly on the front foot ahead of next year’s international illicit finance summit. 👏
Very welcome reforms that address a key weakness in Britain’s defences against dirty money entering our economy.
This puts the government firmly on the front foot ahead of next year’s international illicit finance summit. 👏
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You still have time to register for the launch of our new report! Our amazing panelists will discuss how to more effectively tax oil and gas profits, and the impact of fossil fuel subsidies on revenues, climate, public health, and more.
thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
Report Launch: “How US Tax Policy Subsidizes Oil and Gas Extraction Abroad”
Register now for the in-person and online launch of FACT’s new report analyzing the tax disclosures of 11 U.S. oil and gas multinational companies, and calling for the elimination of harmful subsidies...
thefactcoalition.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
You still have time to register for the launch of our new report! Our amazing panelists will discuss how to more effectively tax oil and gas profits, and the impact of fossil fuel subsidies on revenues, climate, public health, and more.
thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
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🇵🇪 Peru's interim president Jose Jeri has announced a state of emergency in Lima and the neighboring port of Callao, after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organized crime.
➡️ u.afp.com/SsXq
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October 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🇵🇪 Peru's interim president Jose Jeri has announced a state of emergency in Lima and the neighboring port of Callao, after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organized crime.
➡️ u.afp.com/SsXq
➡️ u.afp.com/SsXq
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On Thursday, FACT will host @whitehouse.senate.gov , @erichpica.bsky.social of @friends-earth.bsky.social and @mindthegaap.bsky.social + @amyhanauer.bsky.social of @itep.org for the launch of our new report. Register now to attend in-person or online:
thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
Report Launch: “How US Tax Policy Subsidizes Oil and Gas Extraction Abroad”
Register now for the in-person and online launch of FACT’s new report analyzing the tax disclosures of 11 U.S. oil and gas multinational companies, and calling for the elimination of harmful subsidies...
thefactcoalition.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
On Thursday, FACT will host @whitehouse.senate.gov , @erichpica.bsky.social of @friends-earth.bsky.social and @mindthegaap.bsky.social + @amyhanauer.bsky.social of @itep.org for the launch of our new report. Register now to attend in-person or online:
thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
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RSVP today. If you are in DC, join us Thursday for lunch and an all-star panel. thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
This Thursday, join FACT for the hybrid launch of our new report analyzing the financial disclosures of 11 U.S. oil and gas multinational companies, and calling for the elimination of subsidies for offshore drilling.
Register now:
thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
Register now:
thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
Report Launch: “How US Tax Policy Subsidizes Oil and Gas Extraction Abroad”
Register now for the in-person and online launch of FACT’s new report analyzing the tax disclosures of 11 U.S. oil and gas multinational companies, and calling for the elimination of harmful subsidies...
thefactcoalition.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
RSVP today. If you are in DC, join us Thursday for lunch and an all-star panel. thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
Excellent coverage by @economist.com of the FACT Coalition's report on illegal gold mining and dirty money flows into the U.S. Read more thefactcoalition.org/report/illeg... @jyansura.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Excellent coverage by @economist.com of the FACT Coalition's report on illegal gold mining and dirty money flows into the U.S. Read more thefactcoalition.org/report/illeg... @jyansura.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social
RSVP today. If you are in DC, join us Thursday for lunch and an all-star panel. thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
This Thursday, join FACT for the hybrid launch of our new report analyzing the financial disclosures of 11 U.S. oil and gas multinational companies, and calling for the elimination of subsidies for offshore drilling.
Register now:
thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
Register now:
thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
Report Launch: “How US Tax Policy Subsidizes Oil and Gas Extraction Abroad”
Register now for the in-person and online launch of FACT’s new report analyzing the tax disclosures of 11 U.S. oil and gas multinational companies, and calling for the elimination of harmful subsidies...
thefactcoalition.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
RSVP today. If you are in DC, join us Thursday for lunch and an all-star panel. thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
NEW - FACT Coalition's latest newsletter. Read more from the frontlines in the fight against dirty money and for tax justice! @factcoalition.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/fact-holds-e...
Just the FACTs 10/17/25
“Just the FACTs” is a round-up of news stories and information regarding efforts to combat corrupt financial practices, including offshore tax haven abuses, corporate secrecy, and money laundering thr...
thefactcoalition.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
NEW - FACT Coalition's latest newsletter. Read more from the frontlines in the fight against dirty money and for tax justice! @factcoalition.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/fact-holds-e...
NEW speakers - Sen. Whitehouse, Erich Pica - Friends of the Earth, @amyhanauer.bsky.social - Institute for Tax and Economic Policy, and more! Join us Oct. 23. thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
October 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
NEW speakers - Sen. Whitehouse, Erich Pica - Friends of the Earth, @amyhanauer.bsky.social - Institute for Tax and Economic Policy, and more! Join us Oct. 23. thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
NEW FACT Coalition blog from Isidoro Hazbun. 💯 "Organized crime is rewriting the rules of conservation and exposing why protecting land on paper means little without dismantling the profits driving environmental destruction." @factcoalition.bsky.social
thefactcoalition.org/beyond-bound...
thefactcoalition.org/beyond-bound...
Beyond Boundaries: Rethinking Conservation in the Age of Environmental Crime
Environmental conservation must confront the financial engines of destruction that operate across continents, writes FACT’s Isidoro Hazbun.
thefactcoalition.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW FACT Coalition blog from Isidoro Hazbun. 💯 "Organized crime is rewriting the rules of conservation and exposing why protecting land on paper means little without dismantling the profits driving environmental destruction." @factcoalition.bsky.social
thefactcoalition.org/beyond-bound...
thefactcoalition.org/beyond-bound...
EVENT: Join FACT for the Oct. 23 launch of our new report, America-Last and Planet-Last – How US Tax Policy Subsidizes Oil and Gas Extraction Abroad. In person and online. @factcoalition.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
Report Launch: “How US Tax Policy Subsidizes Oil and Gas Extraction Abroad”
Register now for the in-person and online launch of FACT’s new report analyzing the tax disclosures of 11 U.S. oil and gas multinational companies, and calling for the elimination of harmful subsidies...
thefactcoalition.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
EVENT: Join FACT for the Oct. 23 launch of our new report, America-Last and Planet-Last – How US Tax Policy Subsidizes Oil and Gas Extraction Abroad. In person and online. @factcoalition.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/report-launc...
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“The fossil fuel industry is still being rewarded for driving the climate crisis. We must end fossil fuel tax subsidies, reform international tax rules, & strengthen transparency. Our opponents are powerful — we can’t afford to be divided.”
@zorkamilin.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social
@zorkamilin.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“The fossil fuel industry is still being rewarded for driving the climate crisis. We must end fossil fuel tax subsidies, reform international tax rules, & strengthen transparency. Our opponents are powerful — we can’t afford to be divided.”
@zorkamilin.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social
@zorkamilin.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social
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As the price of gold rises, so does the prevalance of harmful illegal mining. Mercury is a key metal used in the gold mining process, and has fueled the ongoing mining rush. To combat the resulting environmental damage, the US must take action.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Illegal gold mining is fueling a 'mercury boom' in Mexico, poisoning people and the environment
The soaring price of gold is fueling a “mercury boom” in central Mexico
www.washingtonpost.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
As the price of gold rises, so does the prevalance of harmful illegal mining. Mercury is a key metal used in the gold mining process, and has fueled the ongoing mining rush. To combat the resulting environmental damage, the US must take action.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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In the wake of catastrophic funding cuts, the IRS is bleeding personnel. Our tax laws are only as strong as our ability to enforce them, and without sufficient enforcement resources, corporate tax avoidance will only worsen.
news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
IRS Attorney Exodus Gives Companies a Leg Up in Court Cases
The IRS and Justice Department are bleeding tax lawyers, suggesting it will take longer to resolve disputes in court and raising concern the government will recover less money from taxpayers than it s...
news.bloombergtax.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In the wake of catastrophic funding cuts, the IRS is bleeding personnel. Our tax laws are only as strong as our ability to enforce them, and without sufficient enforcement resources, corporate tax avoidance will only worsen.
news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
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Despite promising to address drug traffickers, Treasury is allowing China's money laundering networks to spread fentanyl in our communities. By gutting the Corporate Transparency Act, the US allows cartels to move their cash through our system with impunity.
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
It’s way past time to hit China’s money laundering banks
It’s time for Secretary Bessent to stop talking with China and start closing its dollar laundry.
thehill.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Despite promising to address drug traffickers, Treasury is allowing China's money laundering networks to spread fentanyl in our communities. By gutting the Corporate Transparency Act, the US allows cartels to move their cash through our system with impunity.
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
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Good tax policy requires transparency. However, House appropriators are threatening to kill new rules requiring corporations to disclose more information to shareholders about the taxes they pay. From @howardgleckman.bsky.social for @taxpolicycenter.bsky.social:
taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/congr...
taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/congr...
Congress Moves To Allow Large Corporations To Continue To Hide Tax Payments
If enacted, the House Republicans’ appropriations measure would kill those rules, though its fate is uncertain.
taxpolicycenter.org
September 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Good tax policy requires transparency. However, House appropriators are threatening to kill new rules requiring corporations to disclose more information to shareholders about the taxes they pay. From @howardgleckman.bsky.social for @taxpolicycenter.bsky.social:
taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/congr...
taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/congr...