WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. John Fetterman issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) penned a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to propagate rulemaking requiring antiquities dealers to comply with anti-money-laundering laws.
"I am very concerned that looted antiquities are helping fund the Iranian terrorist regime, as well as criminal enterprises and other sanctioned actors. In 2020, Congress passed bipartisan legislation requiring FinCEN to issue proposed rules for antiquities dealers, but those rules were withdrawn and never finalized. Final rulemaking would provide regulatory clarity to antiquities dealers, and help l...