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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of... more +
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes by collecting, monitoring, and analyzing financial transaction data. Such data is disseminated to both domestic and international law enforcement agencies. less -
Friling Law

Legal Guidance for Financial Integrity and Whistleblower Protection

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Over the past few years, whistleblowers have become a driving force in uncovering financial misconduct in the U.S. Individuals may report illicit financial activity, including money laundering, sanctions evasion, fraud, and...more

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Federal banking agencies seek information on actions to address payments fraud

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On June 20, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced they are seeking...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: June 2025

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The Federal Reserve has announced that the agency will no longer assess reputational risk when examining banks’ risk management processes. According to the June 23 announcement, the Federal Reserve has already begun reviewing...more

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

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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

Ankura

Content Creators and the Risks for Money Laundering

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YouTube is a force of nature. If one requires information on how to build a cabin from mud and twigs, there is a video for that. If you want to watch someone clean up crime scenes, there is a whole YouTube channel for that...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - December 2024 Updates

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CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Deepfake Media FinCEN Fraud Alert

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On 11/13/24, FinCEN issued an alert aimed at assisting financial institutions in recognizing fraudulent schemes linked to the utilization of deepfake media generated by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools. The...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: November 2024

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The CFPB has adopted a final rule to extend its oversight to the largest nonbank providers of digital consumer payment applications, including those that enable transfers from deposit accounts held at banks and other insured...more

NAVEX

How Compliance Teams Can Think About Risk in Modern Times

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A few weeks back the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a bulletin urging financial firms to do better at identifying deepfakes that fraudsters might use to evade customer due diligence programs. The...more

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FinCEN Warns of Criminal Use of Deepfake Technology to Circumvent Controls

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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) holds tremendous promise for financial institutions and their customers. But that promise comes with potential peril, as highlighted in a recent alert issued by the U.S. Treasury...more

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FinCEN Warns Financial Institutions of Fraud Schemes Arising from Deepfake Media Using Generative Artificial Intelligence

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Today the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Alert to help financial institutions identify fraud schemes relying in part on the use of deepfake media created through...more

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Updated Alert: FinCEN Imposes New Reporting Requirements on LLCs and other Entities

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As a reminder to our clients and friends of the firm, the beneficial ownership reporting deadline is soon approaching. Applicable entities that were formed or registered to do business in the U.S. prior to this year, have...more

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Mail Theft-Check Fraud

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Back on February 27, 2023, FinCEN issued (in close collaboration with the United States Postal Inspection Service) an Alert on Nationwide Surge in Mail Theft-Related Check Fraud Schemes Targeting the U.S. Mail....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

FCPA, Export Controls, and Sanctions Enforcement: Adjusting Compliance Strategies for the New Normal

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As the interplay between export controls, trade sanctions, and anticorruption enforcement continues to intensify, multinational companies must remain vigilant in ensuring that their compliance programs address the many...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

DOJ Triples Down on Incentivizing Disclosures with Launch of Three-Year Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”), aimed at incentivizing whistleblowers to report potential criminal conduct. The announcement was anticipated, having been previewed in March 2024 by Deputy...more

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Key Compliance Takeaways for Companies from the DOJ's New Corporate Whistleblower Program

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On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its new “Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program” (“DOJ Program”), a three-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section....more

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Can a Failed Privacy Program Lead to Fentanyl Trafficking or OFAC Violations?

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In July 2024, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Treasury’s Financial Crime Enforcement Network and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released a joint notice discussing how Mexican-based Transnational...more

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Alerta De Fraude Del CTA De FinCEN

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FinCEN se ha enterado de intentos fraudulentos de solicitar información de personas y entidades que pueden estar sujetas a requisitos de presentación de reportes en virtud de la Ley de Transparencia Corporativa (“CTA”). Los...more

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CTA Fraud Alert From FinCEN

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FinCEN has learned of fraudulent attempts to solicit information from individuals and entities who may be subject to reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Scammers are on the hunt to steal...more

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Tarjetas Pasaporte De EE.UU. – Aviso De FinCEN Sobre Fraude

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El 15 de abril de 2024, FinCEN, junto con el Servicio de Seguridad Diplomática (“DSS”) del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU., emitió una advertencia sobre el fraude con tarjetas pasaporte de EE.UU. mediante un Aviso a las...more

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U.S. Passport Card Fraud FinCEN Notice

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On 4/15/24, FinCEN in conjunction with the U.S Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), issued warning regarding U.S. Passport Card Fraud via Notice to financial institutions urging them to be vigilant in...more

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NAVEX 2024 Whistleblower Report Highlights Important Trend — More Reports are Being Made and More Are Being Substantiated

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The increase in internal reporting comes at a critical time when government-sponsored whistleblower programs are maturing and expanding into new agencies.  The SEC’s program continues to increase and received a record number...more

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FinCEN Issues Notice on Counterfeit Passport Card Fraud

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has issued a Notice on the Use of Counterfeit U.S. Passport Cards to Perpetrate Identity Theft and Fraud Schemes at Financial Institutions (“Notice”), asking financial...more

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CFPB Issues Report on Risks Posed by Video Game Marketplaces

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On April 4, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report on “Banking in video games and virtual worlds” (Report). The Report focuses on the movement of money in virtual worlds and how gamer data is...more

Clark Hill PLC

Exercise Caution in Corporate Transparency Act Compliance Matters

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Threat actors never miss an opportunity to use recent events to infect computer systems or quickly and easily gather personal information. The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is just such an opportunity and businesses and...more

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