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Clay Higgins: “137,770 suspicious activity reports generated by our banks…”

Featuring: Clay Higgins, Republican | U.S. House Louisiana, District 3

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'Catch And Release, Lose And Forget' Hearing Held By Oversight Committee Members Led By Clay Higgins

Published | Video Starts at 05:54

FinCEN's analysis of bank reporting between 2020 and 2024 identified more than 137,000 suspicious activity reports or SARs tied to CMLN activity. Again, that's Chinese money laundering networks. 137,770 suspicious activity reports generated by our banks tied to Chinese money laundering, totaling approximately $312 billion in suspicious transactions. Again, that was between 2020 and 2024. Unfortunately, our federal law enforcement agencies have been hampered by serious information sharing obstacles that prevent effective combating of this illicit financing. (05:54–06:13)

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