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GAO Calls for More Information on How SARs are Used
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report to Congress. The report focused on how the US Department of Justice is...
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The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report to Congress. The report focused on how the US Department of Justice is...
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The Wolfsberg Group, an association of 13 global banks, this week issued a guidance document on requests for information (RFI). The focus of the...
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The Federal Reserve has issued additional information for banking organizations about crypto-asset-related activities. It is contained in Supervisory...
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The US Department of Justice has announced that a federal grand jury has indicted representatives of Electronic Transactions Systems Corporation, a...
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John and Elliot chat about an interesting Op/Ed piece that appeared in The Washington Post this week. The author, an expert in international law,...
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recently issued updated Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach to the Real Estate Sector. The updated guidance...
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FATF (the Financial Action Task Force) has issued a report: Partnering in the Fight Against Financial Crime – Data Protection, Technology and Private...
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The US House of Representatives is acting on proposed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, including the ENABLERS Act. John and...
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The presidency of the Financial Action Task Force has recently transferred to Singapore and the new president has issued the organizational...
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A bi-partisan group from the US Congress has attached the ENABLERS Act to the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The ENABLERS Act...
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FinCEN has issued a Statement on Bank Secrecy Act Due Diligence for Independent ATM Owners or Operators, focusing on the analysis that financial...
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FinCEN has issued updated guidance on Elder Financial Exploitation (EFE). The new Advisory looks at the increasing volume of thefts and scams...
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This week the Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin, updating its assessment of the terrorism threat to the US. In the bulletin DHS...
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Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu recently spoke at the DC Blockchain Summit 2022 about the state of the virtual currency space. In his...
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This week, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to President Biden about financial access...
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The Tax Justice Network has released its Financial Secrecy Index 2022. The Index “identifies the world’s biggest suppliers of financial secrecy” with...
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The UK has become a haven for rich Russians. The lax approach to regulation has allowed money laundering to flourish. Recent government action in...
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Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) Outreach Initiative – Cornerstone recently shared information about the rising level of organized retail...
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The International Consortium of Investigation Journalists (ICIJ) recently shared documents with The Irish Times about the Kinahan organized crime...
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued guidance about kleptocracies and foreign corruption. The guidance includes insights...
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke recently at American University about digital assets. The speech looked at the intersection of innovation,...
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This week The Washington Post and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published another segment of the Pandora Papers....
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FinCEN has released new Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) data. The data set covers the full years 2014 through 2021. The information looks at SARs...
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This week the US Department of Justice indicated that it will begin directing prosecutors to “consider requiring” certification at the end of an...
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a 2nd Draft Guidance Paper for consideration and agreement to public consultation for the Real...
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This week FinCEN issued an alert directing US financial institutions to increase their vigilance in watching for efforts to evade Russian related...
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This week the US Department of Justice announced the formation of Task Force KleptoCapture. The Task Force is an “interagency law enforcement task...