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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

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

Mayer Brown

FinCEN Designates Three Mexican Financial Institutions Under New Section 311 Authority: First Use of Expanded Powers Under FEND...

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On June 25, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued three orders (the “Orders”) pursuant to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act and the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, designating three...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

First Terrorism Indictments Announced Over Drug Cartel Support

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Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed its first indictment against a foreign national for providing material support to a Mexican drug cartel that the current administration recently designated a foreign...more

DLA Piper

Cartels, China, and Fentanyl-Related Illicit Finance

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FinCEN report reveals threat patterns and trends for financial institutions to monitor - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a Financial Trend Analysis...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CTA Significantly Amended by Interim Final Rule

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On March 21, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) submitted an interim final rule (IFR) to the Federal Register, regarding the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate...more

Morgan Lewis

US Designation of Cartels as Terrorist Organizations Increases Risk of Doing Business in Mexico

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Recent US government actions indicate a possible increase in US financial crimes investigations and enforcement targeting drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations in Latin America....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

How the Trump Administration’s War on Cartels Will Reshape the Financial Sector

On March 11, 2025, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) aimed at disrupting drug trafficking and money laundering along the southwestern border. The...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinCEN Joins the Government-Wide Pursuit of Cartels - UPDATED 3/18/25

On March 11, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) specifically aimed at combatting Mexico-based cartels and other criminals along the southwest border of the United...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The Wallet Inspectors: The DPRK’s Sophisticated Campaign to Steal Cryptocurrency and How to Protect Yourself

On February 21, 2025, Bybit, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, suffered a cyberattack resulting in the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in Ethereum tokens.  This attack marked a new pinnacle in the...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Treasury Department Confirms: No Fines or Penalties in Connection with BOI Reporting Deadlines

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While the March 21, 2025 filing deadline under the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) remains in place, the Treasury Department announced on March 2nd that it will not enforce any penalties or fines associated with...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. Treasury Abandons the CTA For All Entities Except “Foreign Reporting Companies”

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As we previously announced, last week FinCEN confirmed that it would halt enforcement actions in relation to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) while it developed revised regulations that would prioritize reporting for...more

Verrill

NEED MORE COWBELL: FinCEN Not Satisfied with Current Deadlines and Requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act

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On February 27, 2025, FinCEN issued a press release announcing future changes but giving no guidance about the scope of those changes: “No later than March 21, 2025, FinCEN intends to issue an interim final rule that...more

Kilpatrick

Corporate Transparency Act Back in Effect | New Beneficial Ownership Report Filing Deadline is March 21, 2025

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We previously reported that enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enjoined nationwide due to a preliminary injunction in the case of Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Corporate Transparency Act is Back On–Again!

On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the federal government’s motion for a stay pending appeal and lifted the nationwide preliminary injunction in Smith, et al. v. U.S....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CTA Litigation Updates: Federal Judge in Maine Rules CTA is Justified, While Texas Judge Allows CTA Enforcement; FinCEN Announces...

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Developments concerning the enforceability and enforcement of the CTA came at a rapid clip last week. As things stand, the government may enforce the CTA pending a Texas court appeal in Smith v. U.S. Department of the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Return of the CTA: FinCEN Confirms that Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements are Back in Effect with a New...

On February 19, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that beneficial ownership information reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) are back in effect with a new...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Revived After Last Remaining Nationwide Preliminary Injunction is Lifted - Reporting Deadlines Extended

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On February 18, 2025, the U.S. Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas lifted the last remaining nationwide preliminary injunction of the CTA in the Smith case. This follows a decision on January 23, 2025, by...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CTA Reporting Requirements Reinstated With March 21 Deadline for Most Reporting Companies

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As a result of a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday, February 18, beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Obligations Back In Effect With Extension

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Reporting obligations related to the Corporate Transparency Act (“the CTA”) are set to return. As we previously reported, on December 3, 2024, a federal judge in Texas (Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Bessent) issued a...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

The Corporate Transparency Act Is Back in Effect With a March 21 Reporting Deadline

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced in a February 19, 2025 alert that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back in effect. The new deadline for most companies to...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Obligations Reinstated; Deadline Extended 30 Days

On February 19, 2025, FinCEN released a statement that BOI reporting obligations under the CTA are back in effect, after a recent U.S. District Court decision in the ongoing case of Smith et al. v. U.S. Department of the...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements Are Back: New March 21 Deadline

In the latest twist involving the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the only nationwide injunction still in effect that barred enforcement of the CTA’s filing deadlines (Smith vs. U.S. Department of the Treasury) was stayed...more

McGlinchey Stafford

CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirement Resumes – At Least for Now

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As the saga of on-again-off-again requirements continues to unfold, FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) have undergone significant changes due to...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Corporate Transparency Act Update: Injuction Lifted - Corporate Transparency Act Back in Effect

On February 17, a federal judge in Texas lifted a preliminary injunction issued in Smith v. United States Department of the Treasury, removing the last legal hurdle to the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act...more

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