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Disrupting Fraud – Stopping the Flow of Funds
US law enforcement agencies recently completed a three-month campaign to disrupt frauds perpetrated by foreign actors. John and Elliot discuss the...
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US law enforcement agencies recently completed a three-month campaign to disrupt frauds perpetrated by foreign actors. John and Elliot discuss the...
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John and Elliot explore how intermediaries are helping evade sanctions and bring luxury goods to Russia. They also discuss new cooperation between...
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The New York Attorney General has proposed legislation to regulate the cryptocurrency industry. The proposal includes provisions protecting...
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The US Treasury has issued its 2023 De-risking Strategy. The report reviews the reasons that banks engage in de-risking and includes recommendations...
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Sanctions against Russia have been a meaningful part of the support for Ukraine by the United States and the European Union. A significant challenge...
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The Wolfsberg Group has published updated Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance Programs guidance. John and Elliot discuss critical elements of the...
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UBS and Art Basel recently issued their report, The Art Market 2023. The report includes a discussion of the concerns about the compliance burdens of...
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Another very busy week in financial crime prevention. John and Elliot discuss several items, including new sanctions, a letter from the House and...
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This week the White House hosted the second Summit for Democracy, focusing on reducing corruption and illicit finance. Treasury Secretary Janet...
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The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has published a story about artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art catalog...
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This week the US Department of Justice announced an indictment against seven individuals for a $100 million stolen identity refund scheme. The Office...
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The US Department of Justice has updated its Corporate Enforcement Policy for criminal activity. John and Elliot discuss some aspects of the...
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held a plenary last week. FATF also issued a report on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Art and...
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It has been a year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. One of the immediate responses to Russia’s action was an ongoing coordinated effort by the...
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John and Elliot discuss several items this week, including a posting by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), a comment...
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The Wolfsberg Group and the Institute of International Finance have issued a joint comment letter to the European Banking Authority on de-risking....
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This week Transparency International released its 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The CPI uses a number of criteria to evaluate the status...
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This week a retired senior FBI agent Charles McGonigal was arrested on charges of money laundering and violating US sanctions. Also this week, the...
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert focused on human smuggling along the southwest board of the US. John and Elliot...
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The Eurasia Group, a consultancy focusing on political risk, has published its Top Risks - 2023. John and Elliot look at the purpose of the report...
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The primary US bank regulators - the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC - issued a joint statement on crypto-asset risks to banking organizations. The...
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This episode originally aired on July 29, 2022.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recently issued updated Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach to...
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This episode originally aired on October 7, 2022.
This week, the Basel Institute on Governance published its 2022 AML Index. The index assesses...
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The US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission have announced a resolution of charges against Danske Bank. The Bank pled...
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It has been a busy week for US government pronouncements on national security and terrorism. The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security...
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The White House has published a Fact Sheet: Summit for Democracy: Progress in the Year of Action. It discusses activities taken since the first...
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This episode originally aired on June 17, 2022.
FinCEN has issued updated guidance on Elder Financial Exploitation (EFE). The new Advisory looks at...