The Department of Justice continues to have its task forces throughout the U.S. investigate and prosecute fraudulent use of funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs...more
12/4/2023
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Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
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Small Business ,
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New York’s Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) recently announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase, Inc., one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, for Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (“BSA/AML”)...more
1/10/2023
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Coinbase ,
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New York ,
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Reporting Requirements ,
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Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Transaction Monitoring
This summer was a busy one for cryptocurrency regulators, with aggressive actions potentially signaling an increase in consumer protection compliance activity.
In August alone, the New York Department of Financial Services...more
10/4/2022
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
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Fraud ,
Howey ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
NYDFS ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Penalties ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Popular ,
Pyramid Schemes ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement