June 2016
Casino Currency Transaction Reports Help Track Funds Embezzled from a Public Utility
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A man with a compulsive gambling addiction embezzled millions of dollars from a public utility and lived the life of a “high roller” for several years before being caught. The defendant established several shell corporations to bilk a county for water well capacity rights.
Proactive SAR Review Leads to Guilty Pleas in Structuring, Bank Fraud Case
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A proactive SAR review task force identified a record that described structuring in an account of an individual who was subsequently found to not be involved in the suspected criminal activity. The investigators began focusing on the subject who caused the structured transaction noted in the SAR. Investigators executed a search warrant within a few months of the time the financial institution filed the record, and were able to obtain a confession shortly thereafter.
Local Official Sentenced for Tax Evasion and Structuring
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An elected official structured transactions in an attempt to disguise from the IRS his earnings from personal businesses. Investigators discovered the structuring after reviewing SARs filed by banks that detailed the illicit transactions.
SAR Leads to Guilty Plea for Used Car Dealer Willing to Launder Drug Proceeds
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A used auto dealer pleaded guilty to laundering $35,000 in currency from an undercover source acting on behalf of Federal agents. The investigation, initiated by a SAR, led to the arrest of the subject.