May 2019
Testimony of Thomas P. Ott, Associate Director, Enforcement Division, before the House Committee on Financial Services
Introduction
Chairman Pearce, Ranking Member Perlmutter, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to appear before the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance on behalf of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). FinCEN’s mission is to safeguard the financial system from illicit use and to promote national security through the collection, analysis, and dissemination of financial intelligence.
Innovation
FinCEN seeks to promote responsible financial services innovation that furthers the purposes of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), as amended by the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020.