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Money Laundering Filing Requirements

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FinCEN Stresses Transparency, BSA Filing Data, and Perils of “Under- Regulating” to Securities Industry

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Last Thursday, FinCEN Deputy Director Jamal El-Hindi appeared at the 20th annual Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financial Crimes Conference hosted by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) in New...more

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Guilty Pleas Highlight Illicit Funneling of Chinese Cash to Casinos

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Government Suggests that Unusual Pleas are Just the Tip of an Iceberg - Chinese law generally prohibits its citizens from converting more than $50,000 in Chinese yuan into foreign currency in a year.  On Monday, two men...more

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Court Decision Reinforces SAR Obligations of Penny Stock Clearing Brokers

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Second Post in a Two-Part Series - Opinion Stresses Importance of Narrative Sections and Supporting Documentation for SARs - In our first post in this series, we discussed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s...more

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New Treasury Regulations Impose Conflicting Requirements on Foreign Persons with U.S. Interests

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Few Americans consider the United States to be a money laundering haven, but it is. Earlier this year, the European Parliament wrote: - The USA is seen as an emerging leading tax and secrecy haven for rich foreigners, when...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - August 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Outlines BSA Compliance Obligations and How One Small Bank Failed to Meet Them

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The Tale of an AML BSA Exam Gone Wrong - As we have blogged, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the decision of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) to issue a cease...more

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FINCEN Advises That Participation in a Foreign Tax Regularization Program By Itself Does Not Trigger SAR Filing Obligation

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) recently advised that a financial institution is not required to file a Suspicious Activity Report (“SAR”) based solely upon a customer’s inquiry into or participation in a...more

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Treasury Department Extends Filing Requirements to Foreign-Owned Domestic Disregarded Entities

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On May 10, 2016, the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) which enable the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to collect certain information about domestic disregarded entities with a single...more

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Advisers Charged with Cleansing Dirty Money from Industry

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On August 25, 2015, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed an anti-money laundering rule applicable to SEC-registered investment advisers (RIAs). The proposed rule would require RIAs to establish...more

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AML Update: The Rumors Are True – FinCEN Proposes Regulations That Will Require SEC Registered Investment Advisers to Adopt an AML...

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On September 1, 2015, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published in the Federal Register long-rumored proposed regulations that will require Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)-registered investment...more

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The 5 Most Common AML Compliance Program Deficiencies

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Anti-money laundering compliance is a very difficult task. The number of risks is exponential. AML compliance officers have an innovative and rich history of compliance techniques and strategies. In the end, AML compliance...more

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Global Connection - June 2015

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The latest edition of Global Connection offers insight into a potential money laundering crackdown in the real estate sector, information on the Federal Trade Commission’s approach to data breach investigations and a legal...more

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