▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁however , ▁Trans par ency ▁International ▁comm ended ▁Argentina ▁for ▁a ▁law ▁en act ed ▁that ▁year ▁that ▁recogn izes ▁money ▁la und ering ▁as ▁an ▁off ense ▁in ▁and ▁of ▁itself ▁and ▁pres cri bes ▁substantial ▁pun ish ments , ▁and ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Action ▁Task ▁Force ▁removed ▁Argentina ▁from ▁its ▁" gray ▁list " ▁and ▁noted ▁the ▁government ' s ▁impro ving ▁control ▁over ▁money ▁la und ering . ▁ ▁The ▁serious ness ▁of ▁the ▁issue ▁was ▁again ▁highlight ed , ▁however , ▁by ▁a ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁fire ▁at ▁a ▁south side ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁corpor ate ▁records ▁w are house ▁owned ▁by ▁U . S . ▁based ▁Iron ▁Mountain ▁In cor por ated . ▁The ▁fire , ▁which ▁killed ▁nine ▁fire men ▁and ▁a ▁civil ▁defense ▁officer , ▁followed ▁charges ▁by ▁the ▁A FI P ▁re venue ▁b ureau ▁that ▁Iron ▁Mountain ▁South ▁America ▁Ltd . ▁and ▁Iron ▁Mountain ▁Chile ▁S . A . ▁are ▁front ▁companies ▁operating ▁from ▁tax ▁ha vens . ▁M oney ▁la und ering ▁investig ations ▁were ▁subsequently ▁initi ated ▁against ▁ 2 4 ▁fir ms ▁( out ▁of ▁ 6 4 2 ) ▁with ▁documentation ▁stored ▁at ▁the ▁w are house . ▁Similar ▁fires ▁had ▁recently ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁four ▁Iron ▁Mountain ▁facilities ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Tax ▁ev asion ▁ ▁Tax ▁ev asion ▁has ▁long ▁s add led ▁Argentina ' s ▁public ▁fin