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Report on investigations into anti money laundering efforts in the United States securities industry, carried out by the US General Accounting Office (GAO) and published on their website. The GAO is a non-partisan agency within the legislative branch of the US government, established by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 with a remit to independently audit government agencies. The investigations took place between May 2000 and May 2001 and involved interviewing officials from law enforcement and regulatory agencies, broker-dealers, mutual fund groups and industry associations, and reviewing documentation such as related US laws and the internal procedures of firms operating in the securities industry.
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