Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Friday that his department is tightening international bank-reporting rules for two Minnesota counties to fight what he called “egregious unchecked fraud.”
Scott Bessent lowers Minnesota overseas bank transfer limits to halt ‘unchecked fraud’
Politics
January 09, 2026
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