Wyomingβs secretary of state has proposed ways of βpreventing fraud and abuse of corporate filings by commercial registered agentsβ in the aftermath of the schemeβs exposure.
An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for βUS personsβ in a controversial spy program's database that investigators have repeatedly misused.
Registered Agents Inc. has for years allowed businesses to register under a cloak of anonymity. A WIRED investigation reveals that its secretive founder has taken the practice to an extreme.