Raoul says the exemption undermines financial-crime investigations
Kwame RaoulIllinois attorney general
Raoul accuses the administration of favoring financial wrongdoers and depriving law enforcement of information needed to investigate fraud and money laundering.
“The administration’s rule will empower tax cheats while simultaneously depriving law enforcement of essential data used to stop and prevent financial crimes.”
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21 attorneys general sue to restore shell-company ownership reporting; Treasury says the exemption relieves small businesses
On October 27, 2026, 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the Treasury Department in federal court in Oregon over FinCEN rules that exempt all domestic companies from reporting their beneficial owners under the Corporate Transparency Act. The states say the rules effectively repeal the law, weaken law enforcement and tax collection, and order the deletion of data already reported. Treasury says the exemption relieves small businesses of burdens that the reports' usefulness does not justify.
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Raoul criticizes the exemption and planned deletion of data. His office seeks a ruling against the rule; its legal assertions are allegations.
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Raoul co-leads the lawsuit with Oregon and describes the reporting law as a bipartisan safeguard.
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He promises to challenge the policy. The plaintiffs seek a judgment against the rule and preservation of ownership information.
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He condemns the rule and the loss of information for investigators.
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