In perhaps the last major legislative action under this presidential administration, on New Year’s Day 2021, Congress passed—over President Trump’s veto—what could be the most significant anti-money laundering (AML) statute...more
1/26/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
NDAA ,
Patriot Act ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
On New Year’s Day 2021, Congress passed—over President Trump’s veto—a defense appropriations law containing the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AML Act”) and the Corporate Transparency Act, as part of a sweeping new set...more
1/5/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Insurance Industry ,
Money Laundering ,
Nonprofits ,
Pooled Investment Vehicles ,
Sanction Violations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shell Corporations ,
Tax Evasion ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations