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Would they hold property in the US if they weren't US citizens ? I mean, what's the point ? Can this be used against the Chinese defence manufacturers, who are
by enupten 12y ago
Would they hold property in the US if they weren't US citizens ? I mean, what's the point ?
Can this be used against the Chinese defence manufacturers, who are rumoured to have benefitted from the attacks on Lockheed-Martin ?
- anigbrowl 12y agoLots of people have property in the US without being citizens. You can set up a Delaware corporation online very cheaply. There are many legitimate reasons for doing so, like if you plan to expand your business into the US or you want to invest in a company listed on a US stock market. On the illegal side, lots of people try to use the US as a tax haven because it's surprisingly easy to obscure ownership through corporate structures. Also, money is important for both terrorism and espionage; a good deal of counter-espionage work consists of just investigating financial transaction metadata looking for unusual patterns. IIRC that was what led to the discovery of a Russian spy ring in NY a few years back.