The Epoch Times can name six financial institutions that the West Virginia State Treasurer’s office contacted on June 10 regarding alleged violations of its new law aimed at stopping banks boycotting the energy sector.
They are BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, U.S. Bancorp, and Wells Fargo.
The treasurer’s office provided the names on June 13 in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by The Epoch Times.
West Virginia’s S. 262, which passed in March 2022, comes on the heels of a Texas 2021 law restricting the state from investing in funds that boycott energy companies because of any ties to fossil fuels….