Anonymous shell companies are one of the most commonly used methods that the criminal and corrupt – think money launderers, sex traffickers, tax evaders, corrupt government politicians – use to move and hide money. What makes them anonymous? The person who owns the company can hide their identify behind a veil of secrecy, even listing someone else as the owner! Making matters worse, in all 50 U.S. states, more information is required to get a library card than to...

Anonymous shell companies are one of the most commonly used methods that the criminal and corrupt – think money launderers, sex traffickers, tax evaders, corrupt government politicians – use to move and hide money. What makes them anonymous? The person who owns the company can hide their identify behind a veil of secrecy, even listing someone else as the owner! Making matters worse, in all 50 U.S. states, more information is required to get a library card than to...