Wildlife Trafficking, Canadian Crypto ATMs, Dubai Real Estate, AI in the US, and More
This week, John and Elliot discuss a new report from the OCCRP about global bad actors using Dubai real estate, the World Wildlife Crime Report from the UN Office of Drugs and Crime, a report from FIN...
17 Touko 202415min
Charged Corruption, FinCEN Speech, the Value of Sanctions, 3rd Party Risk Management, and More
John and Elliot discuss several recent announcements and actions significant to the financial crime prevention community this week. These include the indictment of Congressman Henry Cuellar on money l...
10 Touko 202414min
Driving the Evolution of Financial Crime Compliance: The People and Tech Imperative Report
Join Joe McNamara (AML RightSource), Elena Christopher (HFS Research), and John Byrne (AML RightSource), on a deep dive into the recent joint market impact report, “Driving the Evolution of Financial ...
9 Touko 202431min
Infrastructure Security, Marijuana, Real Estate, and Much More
This week, the White House released a new National Security Memorandum on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. The Attorney General recommended reducing restrictions on marijuana. Global F...
3 Touko 202413min
They Are Busy at Treasury, FinCEN, and BaFin
This week, John and Elliot discuss several items issued by FinCEN, including elder financial abuse and environmental crime, Treasury Undersecretary Nelson’s visit to Puerto Rico, and BaFin’s fining of...
26 Huhti 202414min
The Solutions Series: Tuning and Optimization Part 2
If transaction monitoring thresholds are too sensitive or not sensitive enough, financial institutions run the risk of missing genuine criminal behavior. Likewise, without periodic tuning and optimiza...
24 Huhti 202430min
Counterfeit US Passport Cards, Money Laundering Through FanDuel Accounts, Less Risk Management, More
FinCEN issued a Notice about fraud schemes using counterfeit US passport cards this week. The FBI uncovered a complex money laundering strategy using casinos, sportsbooks, and FanDuel accounts. New bi...
19 Huhti 202415min
Lots to Discuss and Something Special to Note
This week, John and Elliot discuss Treasury testimony in the US Senate Banking Committee, Treasury’s updated cybersecurity MOU with Ukraine, a DOJ report on pandemic fraud, an interesting article on t...
12 Huhti 202415min
