We Can’t Travel to Europe, But We Can Pay Attention
This week, Vice Chairman John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss two actions from the EU. The decision by European High Court to restrict storage of personal information of EU citizens on servers in the United States and the recommendation by the European Commission that Member States do not grant financial support to companies with links to countries on the EU's list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Both of these actions will impact the financial crime compliance community in the US.
Gathering Information to Close Loopholes
This week, Vice Chairman John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss the US Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Mazars regarding subpoenas issued by several congressional committees, including House Financial Services, to the president for certain personal financial records and the purpose for the subpoenas.
How to Gather Data for Your OFAC Risk Assessment
In this installment of AML Voices, Chuck Taylor, Head of Financial Crimes Advisory and Tim White, Director of Sanctions at AML RightSource are joined by Chris Bagnall from Fifth Third Bank, to discuss how to select and gather data for a risk assessment of your sanctions compliance program.
AML Reform May Be Coming Your Way
This week, Vice Chairman John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss a bi-partisan effort in the US Senate to adopt sweeping reform to the AML infrastructure.
AML Challenges and Successes in the Gaming Industry
In this episode of AML Conversations, John sits down to discuss the AML challenges and successes in the gaming industry with the former Senior Director of Gaming Policy at the American Gaming Association (AGA), Elizabeth Cronan. Now the Vice President Government Relations at Geoguard, Cronan elaborates on innovative tools to strengthen AML compliance, including geolocation data as well as various themes in enforcement actions, the rise of mobile and on-line gaming, and the increase in sports betting.
Internationalization of Domestic Terrorism
This week, Vice Chairman John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss a recent press release from the Department of Justice about the indictment of a US Army private for conspiring to have his Army unit attacked by foreign terrorists. Link to Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-army-soldier-charged-terrorism-offenses-planning-deadly-ambush-service-members-his-unit
Frauds and SARs Relating to the CARES Act
In this installment of AML Voices, Elliot Berman, Creative Director at AML RightSource is joined by Lauren Kohr, from Old Dominion National Bank, and Jill Adams and Jim Barnacle from the FBI, to discuss frauds perpetrated under the CARES Act. They consider various schemes, how financial services companies can detect them, and how FIs should report the scams on the SAR form.
Resumption of Bank Examinations
This week, Vice Chairman John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss recent press releases from the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Reserve about their approaches to the full resumption of bank examinations.
How to Detect and Prevent Money Laundering Schemes eBook
What is the range of schemes used by money launderers? Money launderers are always looking for new ways to convert their dirty money into clean, usable assets. They have migrated far beyond just shipping boxes of currency from one location to another. Do you know where to spot these next generation money launderers?
