A Half Century of the Bank Secrecy Act: The Law that Ate American Freedom
Mere Bulles 5201 Maryland Way, Brentwood, United StatesJoin us in Nashville for a luncheon with Jarett Decker, Joey Jacobs Chair of Excellence in Accounting and Professor of Practice at MTSU. Since the passage of the first anti-money laundering law in 1970, the Bank Secrecy Act, the United States has steadily expanded financial surveillance. Banks and an ever-growing range of private industries now face severe penalties if they fail to monitor and report customer activity to law enforcement. In 1989, the United States and its G7 partners exported this model globally, creating a system that today reaches more than 200 countries and jurisdictions. Despite its enormous scope, the […]