Second Post in a Two-Post Series -
On March 19, 2020, Swedbank received its first sanction at the conclusion of parallel investigations by Swedish and Estonian authorities for its role in the seemingly non-stop Anti-Money...more
Danske Bank: “If we’re going down, you’re coming with us.” -
First Post in a Two-Post Series -
On March 19, 2020, Swedbank received the first of what will likely be multiple sanctions regarding alleged deficiencies in...more
We regularly blog about the conflict between state and federal law related to cannabis and the uncertainty regarding how federal criminal and Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) law will, or will not, be enforced against financial...more
8/22/2019
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Dispensaries ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
NCUA ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
Second Post in a Two-Post Series on the ILLICIT CASH Act -
A discussion draft of legislation recently introduced in the Senate, the Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal...more
6/28/2019
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Money Laundering ,
No-Action Letters ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
The state-legal marijuana industry in the United States continues to grow – as does support for it. Ten states and Washington, D.C. have legalized recreational adult use and 23 other states allow some form of medical...more
Former Bankers Allegedly Concealed “Master of Kickbacks” from Internal Compliance Department -
A detailed indictment unsealed on January 3 in the Eastern District of New York alleges that former Credit Suisse bankers, a...more
NYDFS Action Highlights the Need for Good Monitoring – and Good Consultants -
In part one of this two-part post, we provided some practical tips for financial institutions to increase the chances that their Anti-Money...more
11/8/2018
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure to Comply ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Transactions ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Money Laundering ,
NYDFS ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Regulatory Violations
According to the Financial Flow from Human Trafficking report recently published by the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) and the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering, human trafficking is estimated to generate $150.2...more