This Week in AML

 

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The Wolfsberg Group Gives Guidance on Requests for Information in AML Transaction Monitoring

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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Federal Reserve Issues Guidance on Crypto Activities

The Federal Reserve has issued additional information for banking organizations about crypto-asset-related activities. It is contained in Supervisory...

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Fraud Schemes Just Keep Coming.

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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Should Russia be Designated a State Sponsor of Terrorism?

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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FATF Updates its Guidance on the Real Estate Sector

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 Works to Balance Data Sharing and Privacy

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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Latest on the ENABLERS Act

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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FATF Priorities for 2022-2024

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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Is it Time for the ENABLERS Act?

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 and The Independent ATM Operators

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’s New Advisory on Elder Financial Exploitation

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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DHS Updates the Terrorism Threat to the US

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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Latest Views of the OCC on Cryptocurrency

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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De-risking is A Broader Issue than Just Non-Profits

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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US Tops Financial Secrecy Index

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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Is London the Capitol of Dirty Capital?

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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HSI – Cornerstone Outreach

Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) Outreach Initiative – Cornerstone recently shared information about the rising level of organized retail...

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UAE Continues to Offer Safe Haven to Bad Actors

The International Consortium of Investigation Journalists (ICIJ) recently shared documents with The Irish Times about the Kinahan organized crime...

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FinCEN Issues Guidance on Kleptocracies and Foreign Corruption

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued guidance about kleptocracies and foreign corruption. The guidance includes insights...

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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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