Julia Yansura
@jyansura.bsky.social
Working to combat illicit finance and environmental crime at the FACT Coalition (views my own). Following Latin America, anti corruption, anti money laundering and financial inclusion.
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Great analysis from @factcoalition.bsky.social. The proposed remittance tax comes with several humanitarian, data security, and illicit finance problems. Check out this interesting perspective from @jyansura.bsky.social and @zorkamilin.bsky.social
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The “Big, Beautiful Bill” has a Big Illicit Finance Problem
A new tax on money sent from the U.S. to other countries by non-citizens will only serve to drive immigrants toward less secure, informal money transfer services, write FACT’s Julia Yansura and Zorka ...
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June 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Great analysis from @factcoalition.bsky.social. The proposed remittance tax comes with several humanitarian, data security, and illicit finance problems. Check out this interesting perspective from @jyansura.bsky.social and @zorkamilin.bsky.social
thefactcoalition.org/remittance-t...
thefactcoalition.org/remittance-t...
“The pace of change and unraveling of a lot of the protections and safeguards related to dirty money coming into the United States has been pretty dizzying,” @ianpgary.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social told the NYTimes.
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How to Hide a 350-Foot Megayacht
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May 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“The pace of change and unraveling of a lot of the protections and safeguards related to dirty money coming into the United States has been pretty dizzying,” @ianpgary.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social told the NYTimes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/m...
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El oro ilegal se mezcle fácilmente con el legal mediante documentación falsa y empresas fantasma, expliqué a @bloombergenespanol.bsky.social en una reciente entrevista.
.https://www.bloomberglinea.com/economia/oro-ilegal-priva-a-latinoamerica-de-obtener-mayores-beneficios-ante-los-precios-record/
.https://www.bloomberglinea.com/economia/oro-ilegal-priva-a-latinoamerica-de-obtener-mayores-beneficios-ante-los-precios-record/
Oro ilegal priva a Latinoamérica de obtener mayores beneficios ante los precios récord
La mancha que deja el comercio ilegal del oro en la región la priva de obtener mejores beneficios del rally de los precios que está atravesando esta materia prima en la actualidad, llegando incluso a ...
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May 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
El oro ilegal se mezcle fácilmente con el legal mediante documentación falsa y empresas fantasma, expliqué a @bloombergenespanol.bsky.social en una reciente entrevista.
.https://www.bloomberglinea.com/economia/oro-ilegal-priva-a-latinoamerica-de-obtener-mayores-beneficios-ante-los-precios-record/
.https://www.bloomberglinea.com/economia/oro-ilegal-priva-a-latinoamerica-de-obtener-mayores-beneficios-ante-los-precios-record/
Illegal gold mining has quickly become of one of the largest illicit economies in the Americas. Where do the profits go - and who benefits? How are rising prices playing into the hands of organized crime?
Join us May 14th to discuss these questions & explore policy solutions: tinyurl.com/ym7j2a8j
Join us May 14th to discuss these questions & explore policy solutions: tinyurl.com/ym7j2a8j
May 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Illegal gold mining has quickly become of one of the largest illicit economies in the Americas. Where do the profits go - and who benefits? How are rising prices playing into the hands of organized crime?
Join us May 14th to discuss these questions & explore policy solutions: tinyurl.com/ym7j2a8j
Join us May 14th to discuss these questions & explore policy solutions: tinyurl.com/ym7j2a8j
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On May 14, FACT will be holding an event on illegal gold mining and illicit finance in the Western Hemisphere, moderated by @WillGFreeman, featuring remarks from two award-winning journalists Joseph Poliszuk and Arturo Torres, and FACT's @JYansura. RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
On May 14, FACT will be holding an event on illegal gold mining and illicit finance in the Western Hemisphere, moderated by @WillGFreeman, featuring remarks from two award-winning journalists Joseph Poliszuk and Arturo Torres, and FACT's @JYansura. RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Grateful to have had the opportunity to attend the GI-TOC ECOSOLVE conference on environmental crime this week in Paris. In my presentation, I highlighted the importance of beneficial ownership data in preventing, detecting & investigating environmental crimes.
April 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Grateful to have had the opportunity to attend the GI-TOC ECOSOLVE conference on environmental crime this week in Paris. In my presentation, I highlighted the importance of beneficial ownership data in preventing, detecting & investigating environmental crimes.
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Our program director for environmental crimes and illicit finance @jyansura.bsky.social represented us this week at the Security and Development Dialogue on Environmental Crime, hosted by the Global Initiative for Transnational Organized Crime and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
April 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Our program director for environmental crimes and illicit finance @jyansura.bsky.social represented us this week at the Security and Development Dialogue on Environmental Crime, hosted by the Global Initiative for Transnational Organized Crime and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
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Our executive director @ianpgary.bsky.social is at the World Bank's Partnerships for Anticorruption Global Forum today and tomorrow to discuss the importance of AML policy in advancing the fight against corruption. We hope to see you there!
Partnerships for Anticorruption Global Forum 2025
The World Bank Group’s Partnerships for Anticorruption Global Forum is a global platform that will focus on the importance of partnerships in collectively advancing the fight against corruption.
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April 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Our executive director @ianpgary.bsky.social is at the World Bank's Partnerships for Anticorruption Global Forum today and tomorrow to discuss the importance of AML policy in advancing the fight against corruption. We hope to see you there!
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In the latest FACT Newsletter: - Experts, members of Congress, and law enforcement groups protest the Treasury's interim final rule - A House Financial Services hearing centers anonymous shell companies, and - A new blog from FACT's @jyansura.bsky.social
Law Enforcement, Members of Congress Protest Gutting of Corporate Transparency Act: Just the FACTs 4/3/25
“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...
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April 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In the latest FACT Newsletter: - Experts, members of Congress, and law enforcement groups protest the Treasury's interim final rule - A House Financial Services hearing centers anonymous shell companies, and - A new blog from FACT's @jyansura.bsky.social
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Además, ahonda sobre el rol de Estados Unidos en el blanqueo de los fondos provenientes de esta actividad ilícita, directamente relacionada con la violencia hacia poblaciones indígenas y la contaminación de la naturaleza.
April 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Además, ahonda sobre el rol de Estados Unidos en el blanqueo de los fondos provenientes de esta actividad ilícita, directamente relacionada con la violencia hacia poblaciones indígenas y la contaminación de la naturaleza.
Fue un gran gusto compartir mi trabajo con @mongabaylatam.bsky.social y @emiliadelfino.bsky.social a través de esta entrevista. De parte de @factcoalition.bsky.social, estamos convencidos que una de las mejores formas de combatir la minería ilegal es atacando los incentivos financieros.
#EntrevistaMongabay
¿Cómo utilizan los grupos de crimen organizado el oro para lavar sus ingresos ilícitos? Hablamos con @jyansura.bsky.social, directora del @factcoalition.bsky.social, sobre este tema y el rol de los EEUU en ese círculo de ilegalidad y violencia.
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¿Cómo utilizan los grupos de crimen organizado el oro para lavar sus ingresos ilícitos? Hablamos con @jyansura.bsky.social, directora del @factcoalition.bsky.social, sobre este tema y el rol de los EEUU en ese círculo de ilegalidad y violencia.
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“En Colombia y Perú, la minería ilegal de oro genera más dinero para grupos del narcotráfico que el mismo narcotráfico” | ENTREVISTA
Julia Yansura se lamenta por el rol que asegura cumple su país, Estados Unidos, en el lavado de fondos provenientes de los delitos ambientales que se cometen en Latinoamérica. Como directora del Progr...
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April 8, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Fue un gran gusto compartir mi trabajo con @mongabaylatam.bsky.social y @emiliadelfino.bsky.social a través de esta entrevista. De parte de @factcoalition.bsky.social, estamos convencidos que una de las mejores formas de combatir la minería ilegal es atacando los incentivos financieros.
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An investigation by EIA US has uncovered illegal logging, fraud and corruption in the Brazilian Amazon, tracing illicit timber from five logging sites in the state of Pará to markets in the EU and US.
Read and download ‘Tricks, Traders and Trees’ at eia.org/report/trick...
#Amazon #logging #forests
Read and download ‘Tricks, Traders and Trees’ at eia.org/report/trick...
#Amazon #logging #forests
April 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
An investigation by EIA US has uncovered illegal logging, fraud and corruption in the Brazilian Amazon, tracing illicit timber from five logging sites in the state of Pará to markets in the EU and US.
Read and download ‘Tricks, Traders and Trees’ at eia.org/report/trick...
#Amazon #logging #forests
Read and download ‘Tricks, Traders and Trees’ at eia.org/report/trick...
#Amazon #logging #forests
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From the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: @warren.senate.gov and 18 Congressional Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday, expressing deep concern over the agency’s recent decision to suspend enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act.
Warren, Waters, and Congressional Democrats Question Treasury Secretary on CTA Enforcement, Warn Bad Actors Will Exploit Financial System | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
The Official website of The United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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April 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
From the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: @warren.senate.gov and 18 Congressional Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday, expressing deep concern over the agency’s recent decision to suspend enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act.
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El jueves, tendremos @latam.crisisgroup.org el lujo de conversar con grandes expertos sobre un tema fundamental: que hacer con las economías criminales y sus impactos para el medio ambiente y la población.
No se lo pierdes! 👇🐄🕊️
No se lo pierdes! 👇🐄🕊️
April 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
El jueves, tendremos @latam.crisisgroup.org el lujo de conversar con grandes expertos sobre un tema fundamental: que hacer con las economías criminales y sus impactos para el medio ambiente y la población.
No se lo pierdes! 👇🐄🕊️
No se lo pierdes! 👇🐄🕊️
Fue un gusto conversar con Eduardo Thomson de @bloomberg.com la semana pasada. Les comparto mi entrevista sobre minería ilegal y su vínculo con el lavado de activos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPGo...
Terremoto en sudeste asiático; crimen organizado invade minería del oro | Daybreak América Latina
YouTube video by Bloomberg en Español
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March 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Fue un gusto conversar con Eduardo Thomson de @bloomberg.com la semana pasada. Les comparto mi entrevista sobre minería ilegal y su vínculo con el lavado de activos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPGo...
"The increasing price of gold is driving profit for criminal groups," I told the BBC. "The best way to curb is problem is not by focusing on the mining site. Rather, we should be using financial strategies from the AML/CFT toolbox."
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BBC Audio | World Business Report | Gold hits $3,000 per ounce
Gold soars to $3,000; Canada's new PM faces economic woes.
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March 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"The increasing price of gold is driving profit for criminal groups," I told the BBC. "The best way to curb is problem is not by focusing on the mining site. Rather, we should be using financial strategies from the AML/CFT toolbox."
www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
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"The recent move by Treasury is part of a larger pattern that we have been witnessing since the start of the new Administration, a pattern of assault on US laws and institutions designed to combat illicit finance, curtail corruption, & hold corporations accountable."
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The US Treasury Department moves to weaken the law against money laundering
The U.S. Treasury Department proposes changes that would weaken the anti-money laundering law. Julia Yansura, program director for environmental crime and illicit finance at the Financial Accountabili...
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March 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"The recent move by Treasury is part of a larger pattern that we have been witnessing since the start of the new Administration, a pattern of assault on US laws and institutions designed to combat illicit finance, curtail corruption, & hold corporations accountable."
ojo-publico.com/5545/us-trea...
ojo-publico.com/5545/us-trea...
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NEW - Bipartisan Senate letter (Whitehouse/Grassley)calls on Treasury to fully implement Corporate Transparency Act "to prevent human trafficking, terrorist financing, border smuggling, drug distribution, and many other categories of criminal activity." www.whitehouse.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
March 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
NEW - Bipartisan Senate letter (Whitehouse/Grassley)calls on Treasury to fully implement Corporate Transparency Act "to prevent human trafficking, terrorist financing, border smuggling, drug distribution, and many other categories of criminal activity." www.whitehouse.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
On Sunday, the Administration announced changes gutting a major US anti money laundering law. We should all be concerned. Official statement from @factcoalition.bsky.social here: thefactcoalition.org/treasury-reo...
Treasury Reopens the Floodgates to Dirty Money in the U.S.
The Treasury Department’s decision to limit reporting requirements under the landmark Corporate Transparency Act to only foreign entities is a boon for fentanyl traffickers, domestic criminals, and ta...
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March 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
On Sunday, the Administration announced changes gutting a major US anti money laundering law. We should all be concerned. Official statement from @factcoalition.bsky.social here: thefactcoalition.org/treasury-reo...
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Pause to USAID already having impacts on community conservation in the Amazon
@aimeegabay.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.bsky.social
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Pause to USAID already having impacts on community conservation in the Amazon
A wide range of sustainability, health and environmental programs in the Amazon Rainforest are at stake after the U.S. government announced a 90-day pause on all foreign aid funding, including from US...
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February 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Pause to USAID already having impacts on community conservation in the Amazon
@aimeegabay.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.bsky.social
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@aimeegabay.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.bsky.social
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“If we have 50,000 people dying a year from fentanyl overdoses, how can we divert resources to address wildlife trafficking? But the truth is, the same groups involved in moving wildlife are moving contraband, moving people, moving weapons and moving money.”
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In Suriname, a shadowy hunt for traffickers selling jaguar parts to China
Wildlife trafficking is the fourth-largest source of illicit revenue globally after drugs, human smuggling and counterfeit goods, according to Homeland Security Investigations.
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February 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“If we have 50,000 people dying a year from fentanyl overdoses, how can we divert resources to address wildlife trafficking? But the truth is, the same groups involved in moving wildlife are moving contraband, moving people, moving weapons and moving money.”
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Nuevos hallazgos: decenas de miles de cabezas de ganado todavía pastan en tres de los parques nacionales más deforestados de Colombia, mientras que cientos de miles han sido transportados desde veredas que se superponen total o parcialmente con estos parques.
February 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Nuevos hallazgos: decenas de miles de cabezas de ganado todavía pastan en tres de los parques nacionales más deforestados de Colombia, mientras que cientos de miles han sido transportados desde veredas que se superponen total o parcialmente con estos parques.