Anti-Money Laundering Comes to Main Street

Anti-Money Laundering Comes to Main Street

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was placed on the federal government’s books on January 1, 2021. The intent was to restrict, if not eliminate, those opportunities for criminals, Russian oligarchs, terrorists, and other bad actors to fund their illicit activity by hiding and moving money through anonymous shell companies and other corporate structures here in the United States.