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FinCEN Names Thomas Ott as Associate Director of Enforcement

WASHINGTON—Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), announced today the selection of Thomas P. Ott as Associate Director for its Enforcement Division. Mr. Ott will oversee FinCEN’s Bank Secrecy Act compliance and enforcement program.…

Notice Regarding Imposition of Fifth Special Measure against FBME Bank, Ltd.

On March 31, 2016, following a voluntary remand ordered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, FinCEN published in the Federal Register a Final Rule imposing the fifth special measure against FBME Bank Ltd. (FBME), which was scheduled to take effect on July 29, 2016.…

FinCEN Expands Reach of Real Estate “Geographic Targeting Orders” Beyond Manhattan and Miami

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced Geographic Targeting Orders (GTO) that will temporarily require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used to pay “all cash” for high-end residential real…

California’s Hawaiian Gardens Casino Fined $2.8 Million for Repeated Anti-Money Laundering Violations

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced a settlement with and a $2.8 million assessment against Hawaiian Gardens Casino, Inc. d/b/a The Gardens Casino, of Hawaiian…

Treasury Takes Actions To Further Restrict North Korea’s Access to The U.S. Financial System

 

FinCEN Awards Recognize Partnership Between Law Enforcement and Financial Institutions to Fight Financial Crime

WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today presented its second annual Law Enforcement Awards in a ceremony at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. These awards are presented to law enforcement agencies that use Bank Secrecy Act reporting…

Treasury Press Release: Treasury Announces Key Regulations and Legislation to Counter Money Laundering and Corruption, Combat Tax Evasion

 

Director Jennifer Shasky Calvery Departing the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Jennifer Shasky Calvery announced today that she will be leaving her position as Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) at the end of May. Ms. Calvery has served as FinCEN’s director since September 2012. Her entire career has been spent in service to the public, including…

Nevada Casino’s Willful Disregard for Anti-Money Laundering Laws Leads to $1 Million FinCEN Penalty

WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced a $1 million civil money penalty against Sparks Nugget, Inc. d/b/a John Ascuaga’s Nugget, of Sparks, Nevada. Sparks Nugget admitted that it willfully…

FinCEN Proposes to Amend Definition of Broker-Dealer in Securities to Include Funding Portals

WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today proposed to amend the Bank Secrecy Act’s (BSA) definition of “Broker or Dealer in Securities” in order to ensure that funding portals implement policies and…

FinCEN Fines Kentucky Money Services Business and Its Owner/Compliance Officer for Anti-Money Laundering Failures

WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today imposed a civil money penalty (CMP) against Thriftway Food Mart and its owner and compliance officer, Kustandy Rayyan, for willful and repeated violations…

Agencies Release Guidance to Issuing Banks on Applying Customer Identification Program Requirements to Holders of Prepaid Cards

 

Treasury News Release Treasury Announces USA PATRIOT ACT Regulations To Improve Information Sharing
U.S. and Argentine Financial Intelligence Units Restore Cooperation to Fight Terrorism and Organized Crime

WASHINGTON, DC – Jennifer Shasky Calvery, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with her Argentine counterpart, Mr. Mariano Federici, President of the Unidad de Informacion Financiera (UIF) of the Republic…

FinCEN Proposes Revising FBAR Rules for Certain Financial Professionals

WASHINGTON– The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) intended to revise and clarify certain provisions in the rules regarding the filing of Reports of Foreign Bank and…