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FinCEN Advisory FIN-2019-A003
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New FinCEN Guidance Affirms Its Longstanding Regulatory Framework for Virtual Currencies and a New FinCEN Advisory Warns of Threats Posed by Virtual Currency Misuse
WASHINGTON—To provide regulatory certainty for businesses and individuals engaged in expanding fields of financial activity, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued the following guidance, Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Certain Business Models Involving Convertible…
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Updated FinCEN Advisory Warns Against Continued Corrupt Venezuelan Attempts to Steal, Hide, or Launder Money
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an updated advisory to alert financial institutions of continued widespread public corruption in Venezuela and the methods Venezuelan senior political figures and their associates may use to move and hide proceeds of their…
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FinCEN Advisory FIN-2019-A002
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FinCEN Advisory FIN-2019-A002 (Spanish)
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Aviso actualizado de FinCEN advierte contra los continuos intentos corruptos de Venezuela por robar, ocultar o lavar dinero
WASHINGTON—El día de hoy, la Red Contra Delitos Financieros (FinCEN, por sus siglas en inglés) emitió un aviso actualizado para advertirle a las instituciones financieras sobre la persistente corrupción pública que impera en Venezuela y los métodos que altas personalidades políticas de ese país y…
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In the Matter of Eric Powers
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FinCEN Penalizes Peer-to-Peer Virtual Currency Exchanger for Violations of Anti-Money Laundering Laws
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has assessed a civil money penalty against Eric Powers for willfully violating the Bank Secrecy Act’s (BSA) registration, program, and reporting requirements.  Mr. Powers failed to register as a money services business (MSB), had no…
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Egmont Group Communiqué: Statement on the First Forum of the Egmont Group’s Americas Region (Spanish version)
FinCEN Director Blanco at FIU event 041119
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Egmont Group Communiqué: Statement on the First Forum of the Egmont Group’s Americas Region
A meeting of the Americas Region of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units took place April 10 and 11 in Miami, Florida. Mr. Mariano Federici, President of Argentina’s Financial Intelligence Unit (the Unidad de Información Financiera, or UIF) , and Mr. Luc Beaudry, Assistant Director of…