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Q&A: Journalist Casey Michel on How the U.S. Became the Center of Global 'Kleptocracy'

The author of a new book details how foreign leaders and the Trumps alike have benefited from America's participation in the "global race to the bottom" of financial secrecy.

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Nov 29, 2021
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Casey Michel is a journalist living in New York. He is the author of a new book, "American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History." The book details…

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