US to help Amazon nations fight illicit finance, Yellen says

"Across the Amazon, criminal organizations and individuals are motivated by the potential for financial gain to illegally harvest plants, minerals and wildlife," Yellen said in Belem, a city in northern Brazil surrounded by swaths of dense jungle. She said these "nature crimes" generate hundreds of billions of dollars each year and "often entail misusing and abusing the US financial system." Under the initiative, the US Treasury will boost coordination efforts by hosting "follow the money" trainings for partner nations...