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Annual Report Highlights France’s Financial Crime Enforcement and International Cooperation

Ten years after its establishment, France’s National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (Parquet National Financier or PNF) has released its 2024 annual report (Report),1 showcasing a year of consolidation and innovation in the...more

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Corporate Transparency Act: Beware of Filing Scams

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Since the Corporate Transparency Act took effect on January 1, 2024, scammers have seized the opportunity to send notices to owners of recently formed companies offering “filing services.” In response to these scams, FinCEN...more

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Federal Court Declares Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional: Implications and Recommendations for Businesses

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On March 1, 2024, Judge Liles C. Burke of the Northern District of Alabama, Northeastern Division, ruled in U.S. v. Yellen that the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) is unconstitutional. The federal district court found...more

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Alabama District Court Declares Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

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On March 1, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) exceeds the constitutional limits on Congress’s legislative power and is therefore...more

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Navigating the Labyrinth: Artificial Intelligence in the Battle Against Trade-Based Money Laundering

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In the rapidly evolving financial landscape, governments worldwide are intensifying their focus on compliance in Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) efforts for financial institutions. Trade-Based Money...more

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United States “Beats” Switzerland as a Perceived Global Haven for Money Laundering and Tax Evasion

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The Cayman Islands Receive “Top Honors.”  But, Global Financial Transparency is Reportedly Improving in General - The United States has overtaken Switzerland as a financial secrecy haven, according to the latest rankings –...more

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IRS CI Highlights International Efforts to Tackle Cryptocurrency Abuse, Money Laundering and Tax Evasion

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ABA Tax Fraud Panel to Discuss IRS CI and Crypto Criminals - The Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS CI) has made it clear that it is focusing on the abuse of digital currencies to further tax evasion,...more

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The EU’s Efforts to Combat Money Laundering, the Financing of Terrorism and Corruption Seem to Overlook a Very American Approach:...

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The European Union (“EU”) recently has grappled with a series of massive money laundering scandals and strategized about how to more effectively combat international money laundering and corruption. Generally, the EU has...more

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Proposed Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act Adds Whistleblower Incentives and Protections

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Proposed Legislation Creates Rewards Program for Whistleblowers of Foreign Government Corruption - Third Post in a Three-Post Series - Newly proposed legislation, if passed, will authorize a whistleblower program for...more

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First U.S. Indictment Relating to Panama Papers Charges Lawyer, Asset Manager, Accountant and Client

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DOJ Targets Professional Enablers of Alleged Tax and Laundering Schemes - On December 4, the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an elaborate indictment charging three professionals —...more

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