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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

Terrorism Designations Primer: Process, Authorities, and Recourse

Since the mid-1990s, the Executive Branch has sought to target foreign terrorist organizations, and those individuals and organizations supporting them, in order to degrade their funding and support. Organizations and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

All Things Investigations: Terrorism Designations of Mexican Cartels Fundamentally Enhances Risk for All Companies

Welcome to the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations Practice Group’s podcast, All Things Investigation. In this podcast, host Tom Fox is joined by Jeremy Paner and Diego Durán de la Vega to discuss the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Podcast] Peeling Back the Bruising History of the Banana Trade

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Join hosts Diana Shaw and Tatiana Sainati as they explore the fascinating and dark history of the banana trade in the latest episode of Wicked Coin. From the entrepreneurial spirit of Minor Cooper Keith in the late 1800s to...more

K2 Integrity

Escalation Against Cartels: U.S. Designates International Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated...

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On 20 February 2025, the United States (U.S.) Department of State designated eight international cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). The designation of...more

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Trump Administration Makes First Round of Cartel Foreign Terrorist Organization Designations with Focus on Mexico and Venezuela

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The US State Department has made its first round of designations pursuant to Executive Order 14157, “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists,”...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - December 2024 #3

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Digital Asset Companies Achieve Licenses, Launch Stablecoin Products - According to a recent press release, Anchorage Digital, a digital asset platform and infrastructure provider, announced that the New York State...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Financiamiento Del Terrorismo: Señales De Alerta De FinCEN

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El 20/10/23, FinCEN emitió Señales de Alerta (“Red Flags”) sobre el Financiamiento del Terrorismo para ayudar a las instituciones financieras a identificar flujos de financiamiento para la organización terrorista Hamás en...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Terrorist Financing FinCEN Red Flags

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On 10/20/23, Terrorist Financing Red Flags were issued by FinCEN to assist financial institutions in identifying funding streams for the terrorist organization Hamas in response to Hamas’s terrorist attack on the people of...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Financial Sanctions—Ten Key Due Diligence Principles

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This Note is the second part of our look at regulatory expectations for sanctions compliance in the U.K. The first part of our review looked at Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) systems and controls requirements. The focus...more

Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph

D.C. Circuit: U.C.C. Article 4A Does Not Govern Judgment Creditors’ Claims to Sanctioned Company’s Funds Held by Intermediary...

On August 16, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its ruling in Estate of Jeremy Isadore Levine, et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 21-7036, –F.4th– (D.C. Circuit August 16, 2022), a case...more

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DOJ Issues Policy for Export Control and Sanctions Enforcement (IRB No. 580)

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On December 13, 2019, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an update to its 2016 guidance regarding enforcement in export control and sanctions investigations of businesses.  The updated policy now offers voluntary...more

White & Case LLP

Review of Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Policy and Enforcement

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Executive Summary - Developments and Trends in Policy and Enforcement - US Department of the Treasury - The Office of Foreign Assets Control - Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network -...more

A&O Shearman

Sanctions Round Up: First Quarter 2018

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This quarter saw the announcement of sweeping new sanctions against Russia’s billionaire class and their corporate holdings, and included the Trump Administration’s first issuance of sanctions against Russia for meddling in...more

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Expanded Russia, Iran, and North Korea Sanctions; Top 10 Takeaways (Japanese Translation)

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President Trump signs the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act,” which — among other measures — requires Congressional review to ease Russia-related sanctions. On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, President...more

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