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Air Travelers Help Fuel $2 Trillion Global Money Laundering System
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Air Travelers Help Fuel $2 Trillion Global Money Laundering System

Each year, money launders funnel $2 trillion in ill-gotten gains into the financial system. And a lot of that money travels by air, in cash, often in people’s suitcases, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (April 21). The report cited figures from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) showing that international...

Billionaires are responsible for large amounts of climate pollution from Hanscom, a new report finds
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Billionaires are responsible for large amounts of climate pollution from Hanscom, a new report finds

Executives at Suffolk Construction, owned by John Fish, have used the Boston-based company’s private jet nearly 250 times since last year to fly from Hanscom Field to destinations such as Aruba and Aspen, Barcelona and Rome, Martha’s Vineyard and Napa Valley, according to a new report. Private jet flights have increasingly become a target of...