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Chamber of Commerce Accused of Money Laundering

HeadlineSep 13, 2010

The US Chamber of Commerce is being accused of violating IRS tax codes by laundering millions of dollars meant for charitable work from a group with ties to the insurance giant AIG. According to a complaint filed by the group US Chamber Watch, as much as $18 million was illegally transferred from a charity linked to AIG to the Chamber to finance political causes in the 2004 election.

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