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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 -
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FFFrictions, August 2025 - FinCEN Restrictions on Certain Mexican Banks

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New and significant prohibitions against financial transactions between U.S. financial institutions and three Mexican financial institutions are set to go into effect in a little over a month on September 4, 2025. In late...more

K2 Integrity

Risks Increase As U.S. Escalates Pressure Against Mexico With Regulatory Focus On The Financing Of Fentanyl

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The evolving U.S.-Mexico geopolitical relationship is now fundamentally burdened by the growing regulatory, enforcement, and real risks tied to cartel activity, drug trafficking and the fentanyl trade, immigration, and a...more

Mayer Brown

FinCEN's First Strike: New Section 311 Powers Target Mexican Financial Institutions Under FEND Off Fentanyl Act

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In this episode, host Lauren Pryor and her colleagues discuss the recent actions by FinCEN, which designated three Mexican financial institutions as primary money laundering concerns under the expanded Section 311 authority,...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Investment Advisers and Generative AI

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Start Planning Now to Reduce Your Increased Money Laundering, Sanctions, and Conflicts of Interest Risks The introduction and use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and predictive data analytics (PDAs) by...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Swiss Finance Company to Pay Almost $4 Million for Sanctions Violations

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On March 14, the U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that EFG International AG (EFG), a Switzerland-based bank, had agreed to pay roughly $3.74 million to settle allegations that it had...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OFAC Sanctions Crypto Mixer Following Allegations of Laundering Funds to North Korea

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The U.S. authorities are increasingly taking actions against big-name crypto mixers for potential violations of sanctions regulations. On November 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd Forum on Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight - October 17th - 18th, New York, NY

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With so many new, emerging risks coming to the forefront, ACI is excited to announce our Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight. Unlike other conferences, this highly anticipated event stands apart...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform Agrees to Pay over $53 Million for Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations

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On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced settlements with Bittrex Inc. (Bittrex). The settlements arise from violations of...more

K2 Integrity

Treasury Releases Guidance for the Virtual Currency Industry and Analysis on Ransomware Trends

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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released detailed sanctions compliance guidance for the virtual currency industry (the Guidance). The Guidance provides an overview of OFAC sanctions requirements and lists several best...more

Baker Donelson

New Ransomware Advisories from OFAC and FinCEN Create Additional Challenges for Financial Institutions

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Both the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury have issued advisories recently regarding regulatory considerations financial...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Spanish

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ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

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ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

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ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - October 2018

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ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

De-Risking 101

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Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 - Requires U.S. financial institutions to assist U.S. government agencies to detect and prevent money laundering by keeping records of cash purchases of negotiable instruments, and file reports...more

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Enhanced North Korea Sanctions Adopted

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The United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”) approved a Resolution last week imposing new sanctions against North Korea in response to its recent nuclear and missile tests. This UNSC action follows the enactment of the North...more

Carlton Fields

Anti-Money Laundering Trends: Facts, Findings, and Lessons Learned

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Increased anti-money laundering (AML) regulation enforcement by federal and state agencies in recent months should have financial institutions across the country reviewing and strengthening their in-house AML policies and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Beneficial Ownership and AML, Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Compliance

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Sometimes compliance realities outpace enforcement and regulatory requirements. When it comes to FinCEN’s proposal to implement a beneficial ownership rule for financial institutions, global financial institutions do not need...more

BakerHostetler

FinCEN Imposes Significant Fines In a Warning to Adhere to Due Diligence Requirements

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In its recent decision to impose $20 million in sanctions upon Oppenheimer and Co. for the company’s failure to maintain internal controls to promote enforcement of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), FinCEN revealed the emphasis it...more

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