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FinCEN Advisory Alerts Financial Sector to Fentanyl Trafficking Schemes

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory today to alert financial institutions to financial schemes related to the trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Information in the advisory will assist them in detecting and reporting…

Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered at the 12th Annual Las Vegas Anti-Money Laundering Conference

 

 

12th Annual Las Vegas Anti-Money Laundering Conference

Las Vegas, Nevada…

Guidance on the Application of the Customer Identification Program Rule and the Beneficial Ownership Rule to Certain Introducing Brokers
Joint Statement on Risk-Focused Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Supervision
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies and FinCEN Improve Transparency of Risk-Focused BSA/AML Supervision

WASHINGTON – As a result of a working group established by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Federal depository institutions regulators, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and its regulatory partners today issued a joint…

Statement by FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco in Support of Yesterday’s Anti-Terrorism Financing Actions by Argentina and Its Financial Intelligence Unit

“Yesterday, Argentina’s Unidad de Informaciὀn Financiera de la República Argentina (UIF-AR) took courageous action to freeze assets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization and list them…

Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kennth A. Blanco, delivered in Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

 

 

Muchas gracias, Mariano, y muchas gracias por la invitacion para estar aqui hoy, es un gran honor tener esta oportunidad de participar en este foro, hablando de temas tan importantes -

Temas en lo qual afectan las vidas de…

Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kennth A. Blanco, delivered in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Spanish)

 

 

 

Muchas gracias, Mariano, y muchas gracias por la invitación a este evento de hoy. Es un gran honor tener la oportunidad de participar en este foro y de hablar de temas tan importantes, que afectan la vida de millones de personas,…

Financial Trend Analysis: Manufacturing and Construction Top Targets for Business Email Compromise

Financial Trend Analysis: Manufacturing and Construction Top Targets for Business Email Compromise

 

FinCEN Exchange Forum Counters Business Email Compromise Scams

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced new efforts to curtail and impede Business Email Compromise (BEC) scammers and other criminals who profit from their schemes.  Email compromise fraud schemes generally entail criminal attempts to compromise the…