News & Analysis as of August 2, 2025

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Hard to imagine that human trafficking and slavery still exists today, and yet they do. Here's a look legal developments in the important fight against what President Barack Obama has described as "one... more +

FinCEN Geographic Targeting Order Imposes Additional Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/14/2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on March 11, 2025, issued a Geographic Targeting Order (the Southwest GTO) as part of a "whole-of-government approach" to leverage all...more

LLC Members — Prepare to Identify Yourselves

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP on 1/23/2023

The Corporate Transparency Act (31 USC §5336) goes into effect January 1, 2024. Under the Act, most LLCs (and other entities) will need to supply basic personal identification data regarding their “beneficial owners” to...more

FinCEN Issues Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Priorities

King & Spalding on 7/8/2021

FinCEN announces eight areas of focus and advises preparation for issuance of new regulations - On June 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued the first...more

Human Trafficking and Banking: What Compliance Officers Need to Know

K2 Integrity on 1/27/2021

Human trafficking is a global crisis that has an impact on lives around the globe. Over time, there have been many initiatives taken by governments and nonprofits to identify and help victims while promoting enhanced...more

Legislative Reform Will Reinvent the US Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Landscape

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/6/2021

New federal requirements in the annual national defense budget reauthorization effectively will end anonymous U.S. shell companies by requiring businesses to disclose 25 percent owners and control persons to a newly created...more

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