Although the CTAmade up just over 21 pages of the NDAA’s nearly 1,500-page total, the law packs asignificant regulatory punch, requiring most entities incorporated under State law todisclose personal stakeholder information to the Treasury Department’s criminalenforcement arm.By requiring these disclosures, Congress aimed to prevent financial crimeslike money laundering and tax evasion, which are often committed through shellcorporations. [read post]