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FinCEN Targets Three Mexican Financial Institutions for Fentanyl Trafficking

The Trump Administration has repeatedly signaled its prioritization of targeting traffickers of synthetic opioids, especially fentanyl. On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order “creating a process by...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinCEN Targets Three Mexico-Based Financial Institutions with Sanctions Under New Authority to Address Money Laundering Associated...

On June 25, 2025, FinCEN issued its first orders under the 2024 FEND Off Fentanyl Act (FOFA), imposing special measures against three Mexican financial firms—CIBanco S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple (CIBanco), Intercam...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Washington’s War on Cartels Continues: What Financial Institutions Should Know About Oil Smuggling, Money Laundering &...

The Trump administration remains focused on countering Mexican cartels and other Latin American transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). Since designating eight TCOs as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ White Collar Enforcement Plan Continues To Present Risks for Non-US Companies

Matthew Galeotti’s recent memorandum as head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Criminal Division echoes the Trump administration’s “America First” priorities. It directs the Criminal Division to “strike an appropriate...more

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DOJ’s Criminal Division Announces Updates to White-Collar Enforcement and Corporate Policies

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On May 12, 2025, the Head of the Criminal Division (the Criminal Division or Division) at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Matthew R. Galeotti, issued key memoranda to Criminal Division personnel on the Division’s new...more

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Lyon, France- INTERPOL’s Newest Notice Is Silver (Part 3 of 3: President Trump Has A Crypto Business And He Disbanded The U.S....

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Our last 2 posts discussed INTERPOL’s new Silver Notices and how they relate to crypto, along with the current U.S. presidential administration’s reversal of crypto-related crime-fighting measures as the rest of the world...more

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Lyon, France- INTERPOL’s New Notice Is Silver (Part 2 Of 3: The U.S. Softens Its Crypto Enforcement Mechanism)

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Our last post focused on INTERPOL’s newest notice, the Silver Notice. This new tool allows member countries to request information on assets linked to a person’s criminal activities such as fraud, corruption, drug...more

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Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement Risk Still Remains for Virtual Asset Services Providers

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Despite the Trump administration’s generally favorable stance toward cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation, virtual asset services providers (VASPs) must remain vigilant in complying with anti-money laundering (AML)...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2025 #2

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Executive Order Establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Digital Asset Stockpile - On March 6, President Trump issued an executive order (EO), Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset...more

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Recent Developments Raise Significant Questions about the Future of Regulation and Enforcement of Cryptocurrency

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Recent developments in the world of crypto have come at a rapid pace to open 2025 not only signaling but, in some instances, explicitly declaring the Trump Administration’s intent to significantly relax or eliminate...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – March 2025

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

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Mitigating Risk From the Designation of Cartels as FTOs and SDGTs

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The Situation: After President Trump issued an Executive Order ("EO") that creates a process to designate international cartels and other organizations as "Foreign Terrorist Organizations" ("FTOs") or "Specially Designated...more

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Attorney General Bondi Overhauls Justice Priorities

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The new administration has signaled that the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) will significantly shift its approach to criminal corporate enforcement. Specifically, on February 5, 2025, newly-confirmed United States Attorney...more

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U.S. Dials Back Implementation of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order instructing the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Attorney General (AG) Pamela Bondi to “cease initiation of any new [Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) (15...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - February 2025

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

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New Department of Justice policy directives outline shift in enforcement priorities

On February 5, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued two memoranda, General Policy Regarding Charging, Plea Negotiations, and Sentencing and Total Elimination of Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations,...more

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AG Bondi Releases Memos on Cartels and Joint Task Force October 7: Implications for Industry

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Attorney General, Pam Bondi, recently released over a dozen memoranda on a variety of policies – ranging from plea agreements and sentencing criteria, to the DOJ’s amplified focus on...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

It Lives: Trump Administration Defends Corporate Transparency Act; May Modify its Application

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On February 5, 2025, the Trump administration added a new chapter to the saga that has been implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), filing a notice of appeal and motion for stay against an Eastern District of...more

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Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: A New Era of Risk for Global Businesses

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” This directive instructs the...more

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Major Crypto Exchange Pleads Guilty, Agrees To $297 Million Penalty; Founders Secure DPAs

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On January 27, 2025, one of the largest global cryptocurrency exchange platforms (the “Exchange”) pled guilty to one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and agreed to pay $297 million in connection...more

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Crypto Executive Order: A New Era for Digital Assets

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President Trump’s crypto executive order (the Crypto Executive Order) was a first step in the Trump Administration’s articulation of a policy on promoting the lawful use of blockchain technology. It remains to be seen whether...more

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Kansas Bank's Suit Could Upend FDIC Enforcement Authority

On Nov. 19, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a notice of assessment finding that between December 2018 and August 2020, CBW Bank — a single-branch bank in Weir, Kansas — failed to maintain an adequate...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Newsletter - January 24, 2025

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Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more

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A Preview of SEC, CFTC, AML, Sanctions and CFIUS Enforcement Priorities Under the Second Trump Administration

As the incoming Trump administration prepares to take office, businesses and investors can expect significant shifts in the enforcement priorities of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures...more

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Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions: Trends and Developments Emerging Under the Trump Administration

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Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) and sanctions matters continue to be a core focus of regulators, law enforcement agencies, policymakers and Congress, and the story of the Obama and Trump Administrations on...more

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