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Sen. Whitehouse: Kleptocracy CAN be defeated. But only transparency will secure our victory. - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
June 26 - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) opens a hearing in the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe by urging rule-of-law societies to use tools of transparency to crack down on the gaping loopholes that kleptocrats like Putin use to hide their ill-gotten gains. - 06/26/2025.