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Secretary of state points to new laws on oversight of corporations in Nevada

Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske did not comment Wednesday when asked how her office will respond to a letter from a U.S. Senate Finance Committee member about Nevada’s oversight of companies tied to the Panama Papers.

Nevada asked for records linked to Panama Papers shell companies

Shell companies registered in Nevada have attracted the attention of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. The committee’s ranking member, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is asking Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske for information about more than 1,000 business entities linked to Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.