• @NeptuneOrbit
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    427 months ago

    Not super surprising. I figured it was just the plaything of a couple rich Chinese expats. Never let a good slush fund go to waste, am I right?

    • FuglyDuck
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      77 months ago

      actually it is vaguely surprising. They know how to launder money?

      • TipRing
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        87 months ago

        Not very well, it would appear.

      • @[email protected]
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        47 months ago

        Ancient Secret Formula. /s

        Just in case you weren’t being sarcastic please see my town of Vancouver and how many Chinese nationals have parked money in the real estate market so they have a slush fund to escape CCP oversight.

        • FuglyDuck
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          7 months ago

          It was more of at on the right wingers they cater to. My only knowledge is the billboard they pay for, and the pair of articles I had to debunk because my q-addled uncle used it as a source for vax conspiracies

      • @afraid_of_zombies
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        27 months ago

        I agree I am not sure how to do this with a business that isn’t cash based. Pretty sure I could pull it off with say a restaurant or a barbershop or something that people use paper money for.

        Also not sure how true this is but I heard from an accountant that if you run a legit cash business you are more likely to be audited compared to a money laundering scheme. Since a fake business can make itself look 100% statistically aligned with the models the IRS uses while a real business is much more likely to be slightly off.

      • ASeriesOfPoorChoices
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        17 months ago

        Chinese laundry businesses have been around as long as Chinese in the Americas.