Let me say first how much I appreciate the opportunity to be part of the 22nd annual Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime. I am honored to share keynote responsibilities this morning with such a distinguished panel of luminaries. It is also great to have the…
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has an obligation to ensure that data collected under the Bank Secrecy Act are properly collected, securely maintained and appropriately disseminated. Following the unauthorized and unlawful disclosures of certain Suspicious Activity Reports to the press…
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This letter responds to your request for an administrative ruling with respect towhether your client, [ ], is required to register with FinCEN as a Money ServicesBusiness (“MSB”) pursuant to 31 C.F.R. § 103.41. Pursuant to 31 CFR § 103.82,FinCEN declined to provide [ ] with such a…
The seventh issue of The SAR Activity Review – Trends, Tips & Issues, released today by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), provides analysis on the suspected use of United States-based shell corporations and foreign shell…
FinCEN has updated the Magnetic Media Filing Specifications "ZIP Code Validation List" for the Mag Specs for the four SAR forms, the CTR and CTR-C. The updated files are available on the FinCEN website at www.fincen.gov/resources/filing-information.…