They aren’t “counted on as partners.” The are required to report by federal statute, like bank are required to report currency transactions over $10,000. An enterprising reporter might want to look and see what happened, and do a story on whether this law is being enforced.
Sorry you didn’t care for my language, but thanks for the lecture. I understood they were being required by law. I just happened to phrase it in a way that you choose to argue with. Whatever.