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Les Joseph, a career financial crime prevention expert, discusses several options for combatting this crime, including A Fraud Czar….

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This week, John and Elliot discuss some of the pardons issued by the new administration, actions taken by several state financial service regulators, the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act, sanctions and export control penalties levied against a US automated equipment company, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

This week, John and Elliot discuss the forthcoming Crypto Crime Report for 2024 from TRM Labs, various sanctions focused on the Russian energy sector and cross-border payments between actors in Russia and China, civil money penalties against former senior officials at Wells Fargo, penalties issued against Robinhood by the SEC, insights from counter-terrorism experts at the Atlantic Council, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery, Senior Policy Director of the Charity and Security Network, discusses the recent report on the impacts of UN Resolution 2664 on financial institutions and donors, the passage of a permanent humanitarian carveout, and the challenges in Syria assisting those in need during the country's chaotic times.

Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni, Chief Technology Officer of Aware, discusses the value of biometrics for onboarding, KYC, and other responses to money laundering, cyberattacks, and various financial crimes.

This week, John and Elliot discuss the Transparency International report on the best places to hide dirty money, several actions in the sanctions area including relief from some sanctions on Syria, the DOJ’s distribution of $1billion to victims of state-sponsored terrorism, several bank regulatory actions, recent court decisions relating to the Beneficial Ownership registry and the Corporate Transparency Act, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

This episode originally aired on July 26, 2024 John and Elliot discuss several developments impacting the financial crime community this week. These include a report on foreign investment in the US, the interagency statement on the AML/CFT program proposal, and the regulatory agenda for the Treasury Department. They also talk about the report from the House Financial Services Committee working group on AI, new sanctions on fentanyl producers, and a Europol report on migrant smuggling.

This week, the US Department of Justice made two announcements about repatriating funds seized from criminal actors. The Federal Reserve issued a cease and desist order regarding banking as a service. FinCEN issued a reminder about the importance of detecting elder financial abuse. John and Elliot discuss how these items impact the financial crime prevention community.

Bonnie Goldblatt has started AML Art Compliance Experts (AACE) after a career in law enforcement and the financial sector. She discusses using art to move and disguise illicit funds and what FI’s can do to meet these challenges.

This week, John and Elliot discuss a GAO report on CTRs, the OCC’s semi-annual report on risk, actions by the US Treasury to disrupt global narcotics traffickers and North Korean digital asset hacker network, UN action creating a humanitarian carve out to Resolution 2664, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

This week, John and Elliot discuss the recent report on Forced Labor in the Global Supply Chain, the 2024 Annual Report from IRS:CI, several actions taken by the US Treasury, OFAC, and FinCEN, an interesting blog about how to tackle the growing impact of fraud, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

This week, John and Elliot discuss the Federal Court decision enjoining the Corporate Transparency Act, the latest Basel AML Index, the Human Security Collective's recent sanctions mapping study, various actions by the US Treasury, remarks by the UK’s new head of cybersecurity, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

This episode originally aired on August 30, 2024 This week, John and Elliot discuss FinCEN’s new final rules for reporting on residential real estate transactions and the program requirement for investment advisors. They also look at HSI’s Project Red Hook, its efforts to stem gift card fraud schemes, and a report from the University of Sussex, which rates the US as the preferred hub for corrupt financial transactions.

This week, John and Elliot discuss actions by the US Treasury against Hamas and fentanyl traffickers, new regulations from CFIUS to enhance enforcement of limitations on foreign investment in the US to protect national security, new guidelines from the European Banking Authority to streamline and standardize AML rules, observance of International Fraud Awareness Week, and several other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

This week, John and Elliot discuss comments by the AUSTRAC CEO, FinCEN’s proposed real estate reporting form, a new UN report on trends in financing terrorist fighter’s activities, a new Commerce Department report on investigations of export control and anti-boycott violations, the arrest of the Spanish Police AML Chief on corruption charges, and several other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

This week, John and Elliot discuss the regulatory action in the UK to require sellers of art to verify the identity of buyers and their source of funds, the action by Companies House requiring the collection and retention of corporate director identity data, several prosecutions under the Export Control Reform Act, a request from the Canadian Bankers Association to reduce the number of STRs required to be filed, and several other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

This week, John and Elliot discuss the outcomes of the October FATF Plenary, a recent investigative report about former government officials giving advice on sanctions compliance, the US Treasury’s National Strategy on Financial Inclusion, FINTRAC’s recent bulletin on the risks of Canadian lawyers not having to comply with AML rules, and several other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

Mark Freedman of Rebel Global Security returns to AML Conversations and discusses a new era of Great Power Competition (GPC) between the United States, China, and Russia, which now dominates international politics - and its security impacts on the private sector. He points out that nation-state cyber-attacks on privately owned critical infrastructure, foreign espionage to steal intellectual property, and malign foreign investments are just a few of the tactics shaping the 21st-century battlefield. Mark offers specific suggestions on Enterprise Security Risk Management to combat these threats.

This week, John and Elliot discuss remarks by the US Attorney for Puerto Rico, the UK’s FCA’s warning to “finfluencers” about not promoting scams on social media platforms, the OCC’s action against Axiom Bank for AML program problems, an interview with the new FATF president, and several other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.