There’s a Perfectly Reasonable Explanation for That
In this episode of Financial Crimes – Dirty Money Stories, Executive Vice President John Byrne of AML RightSource and Jay Nanavati, Partner at Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP, discuss recent white-collar crime cases and the importance of the confidentiality of SARs.
The Life and Legacy of Elmer Irey
In this episode of AML Conversations, John Byrne, Executive Vice President at AML RightSource, sits down with Paul Camacho, for an in-depth discussion about the life and legacy of Elmer Irey, the first Chief of IRS Criminal Investigations. John and Paul chat about how Irey created the unit, which invented forensic accounting, and aggressively pursued tax evaders and corruption in the United States.
Banking in Turbulent Times: Addressing Financial Access, Inclusion and Community Challenges
John Byrne, Executive VP at AML RightSource sits down to talk with Richard Harvey, compliance veteran and current EVP, General Counsel & Director of Consumer Compliance, about the model developed by Beneficial State Bank. The Bank, and its partner foundation, work with nonprofit organizations and strive to be a “values-based bank.” This conversation will focus on their success and how they measure positive community impact.
AML Conversations: Kevin Hall - Global Corruption & Investigating Financial Crime around the world
AML RightSource Executive Vice President, John Byrne sits down with Kevin Hall, Chief Economics Correspondent and Senior Investigative Reporter for McClatchy Newspapers to explore what makes for a good investigation, characteristics of global corruption, and some of Kevin's work over the years.
AML Conversations: A Law Enforcement Career in Money Laundering Detection - Unplugged
Don Semesky spent decades working, training, and building policy for several agencies. His insight from the very early days of the Bank Secrecy Act to the need for improvement in the AML infrastructure is a must listen for the entire financial crime prevention community. Tune in as John and Don go through these various experiences.
Corruption, Trade-Based Crime and the Need for Transparency
Tom Cardamone, the CEO and President of Global Financial Integrity (GFI), discusses the worldwide challenges of preventing illicit financial flows and how beneficial ownership reporting requirements will greatly assist law enforcement as they battle this global scourge.
The AML Community and Domestic Terrorism
The terrorist attacks by US citizens against Congress and the Capitol on January 6th were the most horrific attacks on US soil since 9/11. We sat down with counter terrorism expert Dennis Lormel and discussed the financial aspects that enabled these attacks and what can be done going forward. There are parallels that Dennis and AML RightSource EVP John Byrne outline and cover in this special episode.
Making Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) Useful
In this episode of AML Conversations, John Byrne, AML RightSource Executive Vice President, Chuck Taylor, AML RightSource Executive Vice President and Head of Financial Crimes Advisory, and Steve Gurdak, Group Supervisor, Northern Virginia Financial Initiative Washington/Baltimore HIDTA discuss Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). During the conversation the look at how SARs support law enforcement investigations and what are best practices for preparing useful SARs.
Financial Crimes Compliance in the FinTech Space
In this episode of AML Conversations, AML RightSource Executive Vice President John Byrne sits down with Melissa Strait, Global Head of Financial Crimes at Stripe, Inc. to discuss the challenges in financial crimes compliance faced by FinTechs. During their chat they explore some of the differences between compliance by traditional financial institutions and financial technology providers based on how products and services are delivered and how each is regulated. John and Melissa also explore her professional journey and identify some ideas for other women in the financial crimes community.
