With an increased focus on money laundering in the US the private equity industry now faces new regulations. Congress is now of the opinion that private equity funds could potentially act as financial havens for terrorists and thus the Patriot Act was passed in October 2001. This article discusses the...
September 11, 2001 was a tragedy that forever changed the way in which America looked at itself and the world. In the wake of this act of terrorism, the President and Congress of the United States have taken on a series of new laws and initiatives to...
Byline: Jeffrey Silva Wireless executives should be opening up their checkbooks about now to thank the House GOP. What a bunch of guys. From now on, we shall refer to the chamber as the Wireless House. ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Chuck Canterbury, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded today's announcement that the House-Senate conference committee had filed its report on H.R. 3199, the "USA PATRIOT Improvement andWASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Chuck Canterbury, national president of the Fraternal Order of...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Patricia Roth, Executive Director of FloridaInternational Bankers Assoc FIBA, Inc., +1-305-579-0086,fiba@fiba.net MIAMI, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than six yearsafter Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, regulators haveoutlined what they expect financial institutions to do to bettercombat money laundering and terrorist financing. Unfortunately,regulators...
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Andy Juniewicz, +1-216-409-8992, ajuniewicz@aol.com, orSharon Manitta, +1-202-506-6683, Sharon.manitta@kucinich.us, both ofKucinich for President 2008 WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal courtruling striking down key provisions of the USA Patriot Act is a majorvictory for the U.S. Constitution and the civil liberties ofAmericans, and a stunning...
According to a U.S. Justice Department investigation, the FBI has improperly - and perhaps even illegally - used subpoena powers granted under the USA PATRIOT Act to obtain personal information about Americans without prior judicial approval. And, the investigation found, the agency underreported to Congress how often it demanded telephone,...
Byline: Richard Sammon Attorney General Alberto Gonzales isn't likely to last much longer as a member of President Bush's administration. More than anyone, he's caught square in the middle of the controversy over the firing of eight U.S. attorneys and whether White House...
Byline: JULIE JARGON Skokie librarian Carolyn Anthony's call to action came not on the day terrorists struck the U.S., but later, after Congress passed the USA Patriot Act. The law allows federal authorities to seize "any tangible things'' as part of...
It's not the catch-all for explaining dealership processes and procedures The following information was gleaned from a variety of sources, including The USA Patriot Act, The Foreign Assets Control Regulations, U. S. Department of the Treasury, and Tom Hudson, Esq. Nothing in this article is intended as legal advice. Consult...
WASHINGTON, March 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Speaker of the House J.Dennis Hastert (R-IL) today made the following remarks at a rally atthe U.S. Capitol with fellow Members of the House RepublicanLeadership. "Today is a good day for the American people. This RepublicanCongress continues to get things done. Later...
Byline: Jerry Seper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES U.S. Attorney Kenneth Wainstein was named yesterday to head the new National Security Division at the Justice Department, where he will oversee efforts to improve the government's response to better fight terrorism. Mr. Wainstein's nomination...
WASHINGTON, March 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is astatement by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the passage of theUSA Patriot Act: "Since the terrible attacks of September 11, 2001, the Departmentof Justice's highest priority has been to protect Americans bypreventing acts of terrorism. I applaud Congress for...
WASHINGTON, March 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following was releasedtoday by the U.S. Department of Justice: The USA PATRIOT Act, enacted on October 26, 2001, has beencritical in preventing another terrorist attack on the United States.It brought the federal government's ability to investigate threats tothe national security into the modern...
Congress may soon allow parts of the USA Patriot Act to expire, but no rest is expected for weary broker-dealers. It's unlikely that Congress will strike down the provisions of the act involving broker-dealers any time soon, industry observers say. This despite the fact that the anti-money-laundering programs...
Byline: Donald Lambro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES It seems the further away we are from September 11, 2001, the less Senate Democrats fear such attacks will happen again. After that assault on American soil, in which nearly 3,000 people died, Congress took a...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Homeland SecuritySecretary Michael Chertoff's press briefing on need for Senate toreauthorize the USA Patriot Act (Part 2 of 2): REPORTER: I wondered why, you had said that, you were told it wasdifficult,...
Byline: Frank Gaffney Jr., THE WASHINGTON TIMES The proverbial rubber is about to meet the road. This week, the U.S. Congress will determine if the U.S.A. Patriot Act - the most important domestic security legislation since September 11, 2001 - will be re-enacted in...
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