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Patriot Bank Enters Agreement with OCC to Address Regulatory Concerns

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On February 20, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) announced that they had entered into a formal agreement with Patriot Bank, National Association (“Patriot Bank”), following a comprehensive...more

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KuCoin and Founders Charged with Operating Illegally as Money Transmitter and Futures Commission Merchant

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Last week, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and two of its founders, Chun Gan and Ke Tang, for allegedly conspiring...more

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The Binance Enforcement Action

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, has recently been hit with a staggering $4.3 billion fine for intentionally violating anti-money laundering laws and other financial regulations. This landmark...more

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New York DFS Fines Robinhood $30M for “Significant” Cybersecurity Violations

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced its first ever penalty against a cryptocurrency platform this week, with a whopping $30 million fine assessed against Robinhood Crypto, LLC (RHC) for what it...more

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FinCEN Settles with Capital One for $390 Million for AML Violations

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In a harbinger of future enforcement actions surrounding AML compliance program violations, the Treasury Department’s The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced a $390 million settlement with Capital One for...more

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FinCEN Announces Civil Monetary Penalty for Virtual Currency Exchanger

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On April 18, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced its first enforcement action against a peer-to-peer virtual currency exchanger....more

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Practical Tips in Action: The Mashreqbank AML Enforcement Action

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NYDFS Action Highlights the Need for Good Monitoring – and Good Consultants - In part one of this two-part post, we provided some practical tips for financial institutions to increase the chances that their Anti-Money...more

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Continued Individual Liability Under the Bank Secrecy Act: The SEC Targets Two AML Compliance Officers and One CEO for Alleged...

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A recent anti-money laundering (“AML”) enforcement action reminds us of the increasing risk of individual liability for alleged violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”), a key issue about which we have blogged....more

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