Earlier this month, for the first time in 10 years, an intergovernmental organization called the Financial Action Task Force graded the United States on its efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The group, which includes government representatives from more than 30 countries, gave the U.S. the lowest possible score in five of the 51 categories it uses to judge countries’ efforts.
The five categories had one thing in common. They each singled out the activities of American lawyers.
