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FinCEN Issues $8 Million Penalty on California Card Club for Willful Violation of Anti-Money Laundering Controls

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced an $8 million civil money penalty against Artichoke Joe’s, a California corporation, doing business as…

Treasury Announces Kenneth A. Blanco as FinCEN Director
Imposition of Special Measure against Bank of Dandong as a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern
FinCEN Further Restricts North Korea’s Access to the U.S. Financial System and Warns U.S. Financial Institutions of North Korean Schemes

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a final rule under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act that severs Bank of Dandong, a Chinese bank that acts as a conduit for illicit North Korean financial activity,…

In the Matter of Lone Star National Bank
FinCEN Penalizes Texas Bank for Violations of Anti-Money Laundering Laws Focusing on Section 312 Due Diligence Violations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the assessment of a $2 million civil money penalty against…

Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Requirements for Financial Institutions; Correction
FinCEN Warns Financial Institutions to Guard Against Corrupt Venezuelan Money Flowing to U.S.

WASHINGTON–The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an advisory to alert financial institutions of widespread public corruption in Venezuela and the methods Venezuelan senior political…

Treasury Targets South Sudanese Government Officials and Related Companies for Continued Destabilization
Memorandum on Financial Institution and Law Enforcement Efforts to Combat Elder Financial Exploitation