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The Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will hold four public meetings in July and August to give members of the financial services industry an opportunity to discuss the three proposed regulations announced on May 21, 1997. The regulations are aimed at preventing and detecting…
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Calling the "U.S. commitment to combating money laundering at all levels of government outstanding," the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the 26-nation organization created by the G-7 to address the global problem of money laundering, released a summary of its Mutual Evaluation of the U.S. today…
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In keeping with regulatory reform goals, the TreasuryDepartment's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issuedtoday a revised form designed to help casinos report largecurrency transactions.Internal Revenue Service Form 8362 (Rev. July 1997), known asthe Currency Transaction Report by…
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Good afternoon. Thank you for being here today for thisimportant announcement.With me are Ray Kelly, Under Secretary for Enforcement, SamBanks, Deputy Commissioner of the Customs Service, Stan Morris,Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and EdFederico, Deputy Assistant Commissioner…
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FATF Begins Discussions with the E-Money Payment Systems Industry For the second time since its inception, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the world’s leader in promoting anti-money laundering controls, has released a public report on existing money laundering trends around the globe. The…
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A rule proposed today by the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) would require the reporting of a certain class of foreign bank drafts brought into or out of the United States. The rule was proposed under the terms of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), one of the…
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FinCEN Advisory
This Advisory provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions concerning the transmittal of funds "Travel" regulation.
A Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) rule [31 CFR 103.33(g)]—often called the“Travel” rule—requires all financial institutions to pass on certain…
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Treasury Under Secretary for Enforcement Raymond W. Kelly said Monday that federal authorities investigating a money laundering method in the New York metropolitan area have seized more than $29 million in illicit funds being sent to Colombia. The anti-money laundering initiative was instituted…
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SACRAMENTO-- Attorney General Dan Lungren today applauded the U.S. Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposal to more tightly regulate cash transactions at California cardrooms and Indian casinos."The Treasury Department's effort to clamp down on the potential…
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The Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued today a notice of proposed rulemaking that would extend regulations aimed at combating money laundering to card club establishments. Most frequently found in California, card clubs typically offer facilities for…