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Secretary Yellen Discusses Digital Assets

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke recently at American University about digital assets. The speech looked at the intersection of innovation,...

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The Pandora Papers - The Gatekeepers

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 Releases New SAR Data

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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Another Busy Week in Financial Crime Prevention

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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FATF Guidance for the Real Estate Sector

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a 2nd Draft Guidance Paper for consideration and agreement to public consultation for the Real...

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FinCEN: Stay Alert for Sanction Evasion

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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Task Force KleptoCapture

This week the US Department of Justice announced the formation of Task Force KleptoCapture. The Task Force is an “interagency law enforcement task...

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Ukraine and the Global Sanctions Response

As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nations around the world have put sanctions in place against Russia, Russian companies, and Russian...

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FinCEN and the Rapid Response Program

FinCEN has published a Fact Sheet on the Rapid Response Program. This program is a cooperative effort with federal law enforcement agencies and many...

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National Focus on Human Trafficking

In January the US Department of Justice issued its National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking. This week, a House of Representatives Committee...

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US Treasury Meets with NGOs on Activities in Afghanistan

This week Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson spoke with leaders of NGOs active in Afghanistan. The...

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2021 Corruption Perceptions Index Released – Things are Not Improving

This week Transparency International released its 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The CPI uses a number of criteria to evaluate the status...

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FinCEN Director Outlines Transformations in AML Compliance

This week FinCEN’s Acting Director, Him Das, delivered remarks at the ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference. In the speech, he spoke about...

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1/6/22 – Where Do We Go From Here?

This week was the 1st anniversary of the insurrection at the US Capitol. John and Elliot focus their conversation on what the financial crime...

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Billions are Hidden in US Real Estate (Archive Edition)

This episode originally aired on October 15th, 2021. 

In August 2021, Global Financial Integrity published Acres of Money Laundering – Why U.S. Real...

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FATF: Review of Standards on Virtual Assets and Providers (Archive Edition)

The FATF has issued it’s second 12-month review of its revised standards for virtual assets and virtual asset providers. John Byrne, Executive Vice...

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FinCEN Seeks Comments on the Entire BSA

This week FinCEN issued an Request for Information and Comment (RFI) on a Review of Bank Secrecy Act Regulations and Guidance. The RFI asks for...

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FinCEN Issues Several Proposals on Which You should Comment

This week FinCEN issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Real Estate Transactions and a ...

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Banking Agencies Looking at Impact of Crypto-Assets

Last week the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a Joint Statement on...

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Pandora Papers: Global and Local Financial Secrets (Archive Edition)

This episode previously aired October, 8th 2021.

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), The Washington Post and many other...

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IRS-Criminal Investigation 2021 Annual Report

This week the IRS published the IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report. IRS-CI is the criminal investigative arm of the...

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Your Sanctions Program is a Key Compliance Issue

The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), the New York State Department of Financial Services,...

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Interpol Looks At Cultural Property Crime

INTERPOL has released its latest survey of member countries – Assessing Crimes Against Cultural Property 2020. The report discusses the INTERPOL...

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Latest FATF Plenary; October 2021

The Financial Action Task Force held its most recent Plenary last week. The delegates completed work on a number key initiatives – updated guidance...

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Aiming for Improving Tax Fairness

The Biden Administration and the Treasury Department have unveiled a proposal to improve tax fairness and compliance. The proposal seeks to enhance...

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Billions are Hidden in US Real Estate

In August 2021, Global Financial Integrity published Acres of Money Laundering – Why U.S. Real Estate is a Kleptocrat’s Dream. The report compares...

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