As IRS crusades against Americans hiding money offshore, Latin American tax cheats flock to U.S. banks

By Michael Hudson

U.S. and its banks called "biggest tax haven" in world

Excerpts from this story referencing "Latin America":

"… sell tax evasion to citizens of Central America, the Caribbean, all over Latin America.” The U.S. government hasn’t put a stop to it, Blum says, because bank …"

"… her lands.Alex Sanchez, president of the Florida Bankers Association, says Latin Americans move their money to the United States not to evade taxes but to keep it …"

"… ays. It’s also plastic surgeons, dentists, architects and other affluent Latin Americans who are usually law-abiding citizens — except when it comes to reporti …"

"… ush in the 1970s to lure so-called hot money from a wide range of well-off Latin Americans seeking to avoid taxes in their home countries, according to James S. He …"

Mexican tobacco growers: Economically shunned by industry, still used as lobbyists

By Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab

Big Tobacco cultivates more people, less land, in Mexico

Excerpts from this story referencing "Latin America":

"… exico is also home to the world’s richest man, Carlos Slim Helú, who is Latin America’s biggest tobacco baron, with a seat on the Philip Morris International …"

$1 billion for anti-narco programs, and no central database to track it

By Laurel Adams

State Department doesn't have a central tracking mechanism for its $1 billion counter-narcotics programs

Excerpts from this story referencing "Latin America":

"… of drug cultivation for farmers. But reports from the Washington Office on Latin America indicate that minimal funding for the economic assistance programs has not …"

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Bankers, consumer groups clash over IRS plan to crack down on foreign tax cheats

By Michael Hudson

US banks say they shouldn't have to report foreign deposits

Excerpts from this story referencing "Latin America":

"… agine a coming wave of human and financial disasters:  Kidnappings in Latin America. Bank failures in Florida. Millions of jobs lost across the United States. …"

"… uld drive capital out of the country, put banks at risk and leave well-off Latin Americans at the mercy of criminal thugs and corrupt politicians.Supporters of the …"

"… tch News has reported, the United States is a major tax haven for affluent Latin Americans even as the IRS fights to stop American taxpayers from hiding money in S …"

"… director of the Florida International Bankers Association, said that many Latin American nations are “global hot spots for kidnapping and ransom,” and Latin A …"

Investigations Around the World

Major U.S. bank is found laundering money for Mexican drug cartel; misuse of BP cleanup funds; and forest mismanagement in Latin America

Excerpts from this story referencing "Latin America":

"… by Consejo de Redaccion in Columbia looked into resource mismanagement in Latin America and found that the region is missing profitable opportunities to conserve …"

Latin American investigative conference keen on collaborations

By Ricardo Sandoval Palos

In only its second run, the Latin American Conference on Investigative Journalism – held last weekend in Buenos Aires – has become one of th

Excerpts from this story referencing "Latin America":

"… ative efforts.At ICIJ, we wholeheartedly agree. …"

"… d reporting and problem-solving practices drew 200 journalists from across Latin America. Joining them were speakers, moderators, and trainers not just from the re …"

"… s El Nuevo Herald, and ProPublica.Reporters around the region showed how Latin American journalists are getting it done, despite numerous obstacles: Martín Orqu …"

"… e directed a weekend’s worth of questions to U.S. colleagues, asking how Latin American journalists might employ non-profit and collaborative models.Manny Garcia …"

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More media scrutiny in Venezuela?

By Ricardo Sandoval Palos

Not long after I returned from conducting a day-long seminar on investigative reporting in Caracas for a diverse group of Venezuelan journal

Excerpts from this story referencing "Latin America":

"… up of Venezuelan journalists, my hosts from the country’s chapter of the Latin American Institute for the Press and Society alerted me to a new warning from the …"

"… the kind of support long distributed to underfunded journalists throughout Latin America by the U.S. State Department and groups like the National Endowment for De …"

"… n investigative journalism. And it’s true: IPYS doesn’t count too many Latin American presidents or governments among its friends. But its work on behalf of La …"

"… can presidents or governments among its friends. But its work on behalf of Latin American journalists is all about holding truth to power, regardless of its politi …"

George H.W. Bush — Revisited

By John Solomon

He’s 86 now, his eyebrows silver and his legs weakened by Parkinson’s-like symptoms. But as George Herbert Walker Bush approaches his twilig

Excerpts from this story referencing "presidential candidate":

"… the early Watergate scandal and he later knocked Michael Dukakis out as a presidential candidate with the Willie Horton soft-on-crime line of attack.But he also possessed …"

The Brockovich of Brazil

By Jim Morris

Fernanda Giannasi fights a potent asbestos industry

Excerpts from this story referencing "Latin America":

"… ;Forbesmagazine for his billion-dollar commitment to poor entrepreneurs in Latin America — stand accused of precipitating an environmental disaster. The charges …"

Club 100: Over 100 Americans gave more than $100,000 to state political parties

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2002 — Political party organizations will never do business quite the same way again. ...

Excerpts from this story referencing "Mohammad Hussein Al-Amoudi":

"… e’s original backers were Saudi Sheik Khalid bin Mahfouz and his partner Mohammad Hussein Al-Amoudi (who no longer has a stake in the firm). The two chipped in $1.1 billion f …"

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