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Potomac Law Group, PLLC

Cybercriminals Hit Your Inbox—Now What? Recovering Funds After Business Email Compromise and Fraud Schemes

The global cyber scam industry is a multi-billion dollar racket run by crime syndicates who often operate through massive compounds known as “scam farms” in far flung locations.  On our shores, many businesses fall prey to...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement Risk Still Remains for Virtual Asset Services Providers

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Despite the Trump administration’s generally favorable stance toward cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation, virtual asset services providers (VASPs) must remain vigilant in complying with anti-money laundering (AML)...more

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Understanding the changes to the Proceeds of Crime Act: Insights from our conversation with the FRA

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Businesses must be aware of the three core money laundering offences: concealing, arranging and acquiring (use and possession) criminal property. The FRA has issued a seven-day working period to consider all defence...more

Goodwin

AML/CFT Compliance in Luxembourg: New Obligations for Funds

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Against the backdrop of reinforced European and international anti-money-laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements, the Administration de l’enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA (AED) has...more

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FINRA Issues 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report

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On January 28, 2025, FINRA issued its 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, providing a detailed look into FINRA’s current regulatory oversight of member firms and their registered personnel....more

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AI and Machine Learning in Financial Crime Compliance

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As financial crime risks evolve, including those risks posed by the use of AI and other emerging technologies, so too must firms’ financial crime compliance response. It is unsurprising, therefore, that AI forms part of both...more

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AML/CTF Asset Due Diligence Obligations: CSSF Provides Clarifications in an initial Q&A

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On 13 December 2024, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published the first FAQ to assist professionals in the investment sector supervised, authorised, or registered by the CSSF in complying with...more

Perkins Coie

What Is an “Effective AML/CFT Compliance Program”?

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the federal banking agencies recently published the long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking for the anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Anti-Money Laundering in the Age of AI

In a recent episode of the podcast Innovation in Compliance, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jennifer Arnold, a leading expert in anti-money laundering (AML) and the co-founder of Minerva, a cutting-edge investigation and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

OCC Risk Perspective Report Focuses on Third-Party Relationships with Fintechs

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In its Fall 2023 Semiannual Risk Perspective, published on December 7, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) reported on key issues facing the federal banking system. In evaluating the overall soundness of...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 22nd Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime - June 7th - 8th, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

AML compliance for reporting entities has never been of greater critical importance than it is today. With the growing sophistication of criminals and the methods and technologies that they employed, combined with the...more

BakerHostetler

Top NFT-Related Cybersecurity, Phishing, Hacking and Other Risks in 2022

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The continued growth of the market for nonfungible tokens (NFTs) in 2022 has helped shape the zeitgeist of what has been referenced colloquially by some as the “fourth industrial revolution,” defined largely by network effect...more

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U.S. Authorities Amplify Enforcement Efforts to Address Financial Crime Risks in the Digital Asset Industry

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The United States Department of the Treasury has continued to signal that it will focus policy, regulatory, and enforcement attention on the financial crime and sanctions risk in the crypto and digital asset ecosystem...more

The Volkov Law Group

FinCEN Issues Human Trafficking Advisory (Part II of II)

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Human traffickers, like all criminals, rely on the international financial system to facilitate their crimes and to disguise proceeds from their illegal activities.  Traffickers open bank accounts to deposit and launder...more

Cozen O'Connor

Expect an Uptick in Employee Embezzlement Following COVID-19 Lockdowns

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As businesses across the country begin to reopen in the wake of COVID-19, they should prepare for an anticipated surge of embezzlement schemes by employees — and banks and financial institutions should prepare for a surge of...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Six Steps To Take Immediately After You Suspect Wire Fraud

Wire fraud is on the rise. Health care providers engaging in transactions, whether operational or financial, need to remain aware of crimes involving compromised emails and fraudulent wire transfers....more

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FBI Warns of Impending Multimillion Dollar Global ATM Cashout, $13.5 Million Taken Already

According to a confidential FBI alert reported upon by Krebs on Security last Friday, the FBI issued an alert to banks concerning what is called an Unlimited ATM Cashout, attacks of which are expected in the near future....more

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