New federal requirements in the annual national defense budget reauthorization effectively will end anonymous U.S. shell companies by requiring businesses to disclose 25 percent owners and control persons to a newly created...more
1/6/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Fraud ,
Guidance Update ,
Human Trafficking ,
Law Enforcement ,
Patriot Act ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shell Corporations ,
Terrorist Acts ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Virtual Currency ,
Whistleblowers
Continuing its efforts to deter the use of real estate as a vehicle to launder proceeds of criminal activity, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced its plan to extend the reach and time frame of...more
8/22/2016
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cash Transactions ,
Compliance ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FinCEN ,
Geographic Targeting Order ,
Real Estate Market ,
Shell Corporations ,
Title Insurance ,
Transparency
A leak of 11.5 million documents from a law firm in Panama may implicate politicians, criminals, and celebrities in sheltering of fortunes in offshore tax havens through the use of shell companies. Called the “Panama Papers,”...more