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On the recordJuly 1, 1999
I like to quote from the President of the Organization of Police Chiefs of the United States. He says this amendment will have a significant detrimental impact on the ability of law enforcement agencies nationwide to effectively investigate and prosecute cases involving money laundering, fraud, and other financial crimes. If this amendment had been in effect in 1997, it would have stopped 2,536 Federal investigations resulting in convictions for financial institution fraud matters. And finally, what does the FBI say about this? A vote for this amendment will send a signal to criminal organizations worldwide that the U.S. is a money laundering haven. Clearly this is a no vote.
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Spencer Bachus
Alabama

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Addressing concerns over the Barr/Paul/Campbell Amendment to H.R. 10, the Financial Services Act.

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