This Week in AML

A recent essay on Lawfare caught John and Elliot’s attention. The authors reviewed the costs and funding sources of the January 6th insurrection and paths to interdict financing of domestic terrorist activities. John and Elliot discuss the implications of the funding schemes used by domestic terrorists, the challenges presented to financial service providers in detecting their activities, and the importance of international cooperation on this issue.

Disrupting The Financing Of Domestic Terrorism

This week, John and Elliot discuss FDIC’s recission of job offers to 200 new examiners, an alert about check fraud through theft of US mail, an announcement that Belize is the most compliant with FATF’s 40 recommendations, FINTRAC’s operational alert about Laundering the proceeds of illicit synthetic opioids,  the Senate Banking Committee’s inquiry into debanking, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

FDIC Staffing, Check Fraud, FATF, Fentanyl and Gambling, and Debanking

This week, John and Elliot discuss FinCEN’s Financial Trend Analysis, on fentanyl-related illicit finance, the OCC’s disclosure of an email breach, the Department of Justice’s announcement of a change in focus of its policy on prosecuting crypto crime, the fines against Revolut Bank, the increase in real estate by oligarchs in New York, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

FinCEN on Fentanyl, OCC Email Breach, Crypto Enforcement, Revolut, and Oligarch

This week, John and Elliot discuss the SEC’s statement on offerings and registrations of securities in the crypto asset markets, the UK requirement for identity verification for corporate directors and controlling owners, FinCEN’s renewal of geographic targeting orders relating to residential real estate, FCA’s updated Financial Crime Guide, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

SEC on Crypto, UK Director Checks, Real Estate GTOs, and FCA Financial Crime Guide

This week, John and Elliot discuss the UNODC’s technical policy brief on the expanding activity of Asian crime syndicates, a policy brief on high-level corruption from Project FALCON, a blog post from the FACT Coalition how high gold prices are fueling guerilla warfare in Columbia, the NCA’s effort in 2024 to interdict fraud and its focus on online fraud involving AI, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

UNODC Report, FALCON Policy Brief, NCA Anti-fraud Efforts, and OCC Reorganization

This week, John and Elliot discuss remarks for the former head of CISA and an open letter from JP Morgan Chase’s CISO about cybersecurity, allegations from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office about corruption in the European Court of Auditors, a GAO report about the need of Inspectors General for beneficial information to detect fraud in federal programs, reports of law enforcement opposition to the rollback of the CTA, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

Cybersecurity, GAO Report, European Court of Auditors, and Law Enforcement Reaction to CTA Rollback

This week, John and Elliot discuss a large fentanyl bust at the southern border, a fraud case, and an AML case in Charlotte, remarks by the AMLA Chairman about the organization's top three priorities, activity at the House Financial Services Committee about cryptocurrency, a paper from the Basel Institute for Governance on the importance of asset recovery in the current environment, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

Fentanyl, Trouble in Charlotte, AMLA’s Top Priorities, and Crypto

AML Conversations is dedicated to inform professionals and those interested in anti-money laundering about conversations happening in the government, private sector, and internationally. Throughout the series John Byrne, AML RightSource Vice Chairman, will interview industry experts or participate in live programming or panel discussions related to the industry.

FDIC Staffing, Check Fraud, FATF, Fentanyl and Gambling, and Debanking

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