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offshore entities  

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  • There has been a significant increase in offshore entities over past years. The global proliferation of clever schemes that permit people and businesses to conceal assets and other items of value, hoping not to be discovered by the authorities, is well documented. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Offshore Entities]

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