The Wolfsberg Group’s Comments on FATF’s Proposal on NPOs
The Wolfsberg Group issued a comment letter in the public consultation of FATF’s draft amendments to Recommendation 8 and its Interpretive Note and updates to its Best Practice Paper to Combat the Abu...
25 Elo 202315min
The Solutions Series - Recapping Kevin Lee's Speech At The European Anti-Financial Crime Summit
Kevin Lee, Director, Financial Crime Technology at AML RightSource, captivated the audience at the 2023 European Anti-Financial Crime Summit in Dublin. In this episode, we recap his speech on how tech...
22 Elo 202310min
The Latest On Gatekeeping, A Look Tax And Insurance Fraud, And Pursing Wealthy Tax Evaders
The American Bar Association House of Delegates has approved changes to strengthen a lawyer’s obligations as a gatekeeper. Also, FinCEN issued a Notice about the increase in worker’s compensation ins...
18 Elo 202313min
The Attorney General, OFAC Syria Guidance, and SAR Data
This week, Attorney General spoke to the American Bar Association, and OFAC issued guidance on providing humanitarian assistance to Syria. John and Elliot discuss the speech and guidance and look at t...
11 Elo 202312min
Lots of Activity in the US Congress
Both the US House and Senate have been very active ahead of leaving for their August recess. John and Elliot discuss the Senate proposal to apply the AML/CFT compliance requirements to all the players...
4 Elo 202312min
Money Laundering Through Art and Antiquities – A Conversation with Shannon Frontanes
John Byrne and Shannon Frontanes of Thomson Reuters Special Services and a provenance expert, discuss her insight on cultural artifacts and their use for money laundering and related crimes.
2 Elo 202323min
Interesting Announcements From DOJ, Other Agencies, And Interpol
The US Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and Justice recently updated their voluntary self-disclosure policies. The DOJ also announced the sentencing in a case for conspiring to violate Iranian sanct...
28 Heinä 202310min
How Is FinCEN Doing On Beneficial Ownership?
The Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions of the US House Financial Services Committee held a hearing this week on the Potential Consequences of ...
21 Heinä 202314min
