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The Bank Secrecy Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1970 to detect and prevent money laundering within financial institutions. The BSA requires financial institutions to keep records and provide... more +
The Bank Secrecy Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1970 to detect and prevent money laundering within financial institutions. The BSA requires financial institutions to keep records and provide documentation to authorities for single transactions of more than $10,000 and report other suspicious account activity that could signify money laundering or other financial crimes. less -
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Bipartisan group of Senators re-introduce Digital Asset Money Laundering Act

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On July 28th, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), reintroduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act (the “Act”), legislation aimed at closing...more

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Bipartisan Bill Would Require Federal Regulators to Create “Risk-Focused Examination and Review” Processes for Cryptocurrency...

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On July 13, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that seeks to examine the...more

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Luetkemeyer accuses DOJ of incomplete BSA/AML data

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On February 1, Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for an explanation as to why the DOJ has not complied with a provision in the 2021 National Defense...more

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In the First Use of Its Section 9714 Powers, the U.S. Treasury Designated Bitzlato as a Russian-Linked Primary Money Laundering...

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On January 17, 2023, U.S. law enforcement authorities in Miami arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national and the founder and majority owner of Hong Kong-based virtual currency exchange Bitzlato Ltd., on charges of money...more

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FinCEN Issues Final Rule for Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act

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On September 29, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) promulgated its much-anticipated Final Rule implementing the beneficial ownership reporting scheme mandated by the Corporate Transparency Act....more

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Responding to the Increased Global Risk of Financial Crimes

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Ankura's Nova O sits down with Mark McGrath, Ayana Murphy, and Elif Cinar to discuss the current anti-money laundering (AML) landscape in the latest Q&A with our Ankura experts. Learn more about responding to the increased...more

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“ENABLERS Act” Pursues Art Market but Threatens Longstanding Protections Against Government Intrusion

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Consistent with efforts in recent years to apply banking laws to the art market, the prospects of passage of a bill in Congress that would apply those rules to a broad category of advisors and attorneys have recently...more

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Closing the Gate—House Adopts ENABLERS Act Amendment to 2023 NDAA

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Amendment Focuses on Professional “Gatekeepers” – Lawyers, Accountants, Payment Processors, and Those Providing Corporate Formation and Trust Services - On July 13, 2022, the House of Representatives (the “House”) adopted...more

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Corporate Transparency Act and Proposed Regulations: The Start of Applicability Is Coming upon Us Quickly

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AML (Anti Money Laundering) reforms led to the Corporate Transparency Act. On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (the NDAA), after overriding a presidential veto....more

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FinCEN Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Regulate Dealers in Antiquities

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The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today published in the Federal Register notice of proposed regulations related to the implementation of amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)...more

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FinCEN’s New Whistleblower Program: Global Implications

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Modernizing FinCEN’s Whistleblower Program Under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 - INTRODUCTION - Reporting on multiple international money-laundering schemes last year brought public focus to the anti-money...more

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Anti-Money Laundering Act Expands Regulation of Cryptocurrency and Other Digital Assets

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We previously wrote about the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (the “NDAA”), which became law on January 1, 2021. The NDAA includes the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the “AML Act”), which in turn...more

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Whistleblower Protections under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020

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When Congress overrode former President Donald J. Trump’s veto of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) in January of this year, it simultaneously enacted the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AMLA”) into...more

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act Of 2020: What Businesses Need To Know Now

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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (“NDAA”) enacted earlier this year includes several provisions that may impose new reporting requirements on both foreign and domestic businesses. NDAA is an...more

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FinCEN Signals Suspicion of Art Market Even Before AML Study Begins

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In connection with the late-2020 amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) to include “dealers in antiquities” as a result of its inclusion in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Treasury Department’s Financial...more

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Tokyo Dispute Resolution & Crisis Management Newsletter - February 2021 - U.S. & Americas Enforcement Review 2020

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As 2020 drew to a close, enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continued to investigate fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. In this newsletter, we highlight some...more

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Top Fraud and Regulatory Trends for 2021

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I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Joanne Taylor, a Managing Director at K2 Integrity and Ray Dookhie, a Managing Director in K2 Integrity’s Investigations and Risk Advisory practice. We chatted on the top fraud...more

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Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Game Changer: A series on the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020.

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Part II: The Corporate Transparency Act and Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Requirements - On January 1, 2021, Congress overrode President Trump’s veto and passed the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AMLA”). The...more

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Congress Enacts Significant Changes to the U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Regime

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act), enacted on January 1, 2021 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year of 2021 (NDAA), makes several significant changes to U.S. anti-money laundering...more

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2021 AML Trends and Developments

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Anti-money laundering (“AML”) issues have been a focus of regulators and law enforcement for the past decade and will likely continue to be a priority issue area for the Biden Administration. The AML landscape is shifting...more

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“Modernized” and “Improved” Systems and Processes: How the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 Changes the Landscape for Government...

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With bipartisan support and overriding (for the first and only time during the Trump presidency) a presidential veto, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) on January 1, 2021.1  As part of the NDAA,...more

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The Dawn of a New Day: Expansive Law Signals Heightened AML Enforcement

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On January 1, 2021, the Senate voted to override the president’s veto and to enact the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (the “NDAA”). Incorporated into the NDAA, the Anti-Money Laundering Act (“AMLA”)...more

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Treasury’s New Bank Secrecy Act Whistleblower Program

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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

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Q4 2020: Latin America Enforcement Review

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As 2020 drew to a close, enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continued to investigate fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. Below, we highlight some developments from...more

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020: What Companies Need to Know

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On January 1, 2021, Congress overrode President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, an omnibus bill that includes the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the “AMLA”). The AMLA...more

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