Britain’s art-loving elite fumes at money laundering crackdown

Reported by ELEANOR MYERS London’s art market is the third largest in the world, accounting for 17 percent of global sales in 2023, and just behind China, which mostly relies on Hong Kong. But experts fear Britain’s fresh anti-money laundering (AML) clampdown will send the city tumbling down the list. Although they were introduced a […]

Speaker Johnson to Newsmax: Investigating ActBlue’s ‘Money-Laundering’

Reported by Eric Mack (Summary version of original report) House Speaker Mike Johnson voiced concerns about a fundraising gap ahead of Tuesday’s elections, claiming Democrats have raised more campaign cash, partly through ActBlue. Johnson suggested that ActBlue, a fundraising platform for small-dollar Democratic donations, might be involved in alleged unlawful activities, including “money-laundering operations.” He […]