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Mnuchin Pulls Out of Saudi Conference…

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced Thursday that he will pull out of a major economic conference being hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next week in Riyadh, amid tension over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “Just met with @realDonaldTrumpand @SecPompeo and we have decided, I will not be participating in the Future […]

Are Republican Tax Cuts to Blame for Soaring Budget Deficits?…

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It wasn’t said directly, of course, but the U.S. Treasury officially reported something Monday that, depending on your political party of choice, you’ve either long suspected would happen or refused to admit was possible: Last year’s big tax cut bill significantly increased the federal budget deficit. According to the Monthly Treasury Statement for fiscal 2018, […]

Treasury Employee Arrested. Accused of Leaking Bank Records on Manafort, Gates, Russia…

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The U.S. has arrested a Treasury Department employee for leaking confidential bank records pertaining to Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, the Russian Embassy and Maria Butina, who’s been accused of being a Russian agent. Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards , a senior adviser at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, known as FinCEN, was accused of leaking Suspicious […]

Treasury Sanctions Vast Financial Network Supporting Iranian Paramilitary Force That Recruits and Trains Child Soldiers…

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today against a vast network of businesses providing financial support to the Basij Resistance Force (Basij), a paramilitary force subordinate to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Among other malign activities, the IRGC’s Basij militia recruits, trains, and deploys child soldiers […]

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