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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of... more +
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes by collecting, monitoring, and analyzing financial transaction data. Such data is disseminated to both domestic and international law enforcement agencies. less -
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Aviso FinCEN a Clientes

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“FinCEN alienta a las instituciones financieras a compartir esta guía de referencia con los clientes a los que se les pueda solicitar que reporten información sobre dueños beneficiarios” es el mensaje que FinCEN publicó el 26...more

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FinCEN Notice to Customers

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“FinCEN encourages financial institutions to share this reference guide with customers that may be required to report beneficial ownership information” is the message that FinCEN released on 7/26/24. The FinCEN Notice to...more

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Entities That 'Cease to Exist' Must Still Comply With the Corporate Transparency Act

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On Monday, July 8, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released additional FAQs specifying that a reporting company (i.e., a company to which no exemption applies) created or...more

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Cumplimiento/Ejecución BOI Para Empresas Que Reportan

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Las empresas que reportan están obligadas a proporcionar información a FinCEN sobre las personas que en última instancia las poseen o las controlan. FinCEN comenzó a aceptar informes el 1 de enero de 2024. Las empresas que...more

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BOI Compliance/Enforcement For Reporting Companies

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Reporting companies are required to report information to FinCEN about the individuals who ultimately own or control them. FinCEN began accepting reports on January 1, 2024. Reporting Companies have a significant obligation...more

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Corporate Transparency Act - Key Points

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Who must report? All US entities created by a filing made with a secretary of state, and all foreign entities registered to do business by the filing of a document with a secretary of state....more

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Florida Regulator Clarifies Money Transmitter Licensing Exemptions (or lack thereof)

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Among the many state licenses that can impact financial services companies, money transmitter licensing can be among the harder to figure out. In addition to uncertainties about digital currency and developing technologies,...more

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FinCEN and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s BIS Issues Supplemental Alert Urging Continued Vigilance for Potential Russian Export...

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On May 19, FinCEN and BIS issued an alert urging financial institutions to watch for attempts to evade export controls imposed on Russia. The alert focuses on ongoing federal initiatives to limit Russian access to technology...more

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Beneficial Ownership Information: A Final Rule

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On September 29, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule implementing beneficial ownership requirements for certain U.S. and foreign entities registered to do business in the United States,...more

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Tokenization Lawyer – 5 Reasons Why You Might Need One

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What is Tokenization? Tokenization is the process of converting an asset into a token on the blockchain. It operates by dividing—or fractionalizing—the ownership of an asset (whether the asset is a piece of real estate or...more

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FinCEN Issues Proposed Rule for Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements

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In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced (1) a notice of proposed rulemaking for beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and (2) a regulatory process for new real estate...more

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Superman29 - Welcome to the Phantom Zone

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In a lesson to everyone that the use of foolish monikers will come back to haunt you, Kais Mohammad, 36, a.k.a. “Superman29,” has met his Kryptonite - the U.S. Department of Justice. ...more

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Crypto and the Regulators: Will the Revolution Get Rules?

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Crypto currency began with the notion of getting “off the grid” – escaping the regulators and not being regulated. Over time that notion has transmuted. Now platforms trading crypto assets proclaim that the “revolution needs...more

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Virtual Currency Guidance + Enforcement Actions = AML Regulators Are Watching

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A few days before thousands of blockchain industry participants poured into New York for “Blockchain Week,” the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidance on virtual currencies...more

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US Authority Settles Charges Against Peer-to-Peer Virtual Currency Exchanger for Violating Registration and AML Requirements

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The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has announced that it has settled charges against Eric Powers, a peer-to-peer exchanger of convertible virtual currency, for violating the registration,...more

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Application of FinCEN’s regulations to certain business models involving convertible virtual currencies

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On May 9, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued interpretive guidance1 summarizing the application of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) rules to business models “involving money transmission denominated in...more

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FinCEN – We Will Identify Where Compliance Is Not Taking Place And Take Appropriate Action

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Last week we reported that FinCEN had issued new guidance addressing cryptocurrency and other convertible virtual currency. The need for compliance was reinforced this week. In a speech by Sigal Mandelker, Under Secretary for...more

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FinCEN Updates Guidance on Crypto

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FinCEN has issued 2 new guidance documents addressing cryptocurrency and other convertible virtual currency (CVC). The guidance does not establish any new regulatory expectations. Rather, it consolidates current FinCEN...more

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Unlicensed Bit Coin Exchange Operator Sentenced to One Year and a Day for Attempted Money Laundering in Undercover Sting Operation...

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Earlier this month, the District Court for the Central District of California imposed a prison sentence of one year and a day, with three years of supervised release, on defendant Theresa Lynn Tetley, who had pleaded guilty...more

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Failure to Register with FINCEN Sustains Guilty Pleas by Virtual Currency Exchangers

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It is a potential crime to conduct a business that exchanges virtual currency and fail to register with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN“), even if the State in which one operates does not impose a similar...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - December 2015

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Regulatory Developments - SEC Grants Exemption from Registration as a Clearing Agency to Two Matching Service Providers - On Nov. 24 the SEC approved applications by Bloomberg STP LLC and SS&C Technologies, Inc....more

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FinCEN Announces First Civil Enforcement Action Against Virtual Currency Exchanger

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Continuing its aggressive anti-money laundering enforcement agenda, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced yesterday that it had commenced the first-ever civil enforcement action...more

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