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FinCEN Reminds Financial Institutions to Remain Vigilant Regarding Potential Relationship Investment Scams

In support of the multiagency #DatingOrDefrauding Campaign, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is reminding financial institutions to remain vigilant regarding suspicious activity…

Financial Action Task Force Identifies Jurisdictions with Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, and Counter-Proliferation Finance Deficiencies

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is informing U.S. financial institutions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body that establishes international standards for anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and countering…

FinCEN Announces $37,000,000 Civil Money Penalty Against Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc. for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act

The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $37,000,000 civil money penalty against Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc. (Brink’s) for willful violations of the Bank…

In the Matter of Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
FinCEN Convenes Virtual Summit of Financial Intelligence Units to Combat Nature Crimes in the Amazon Region

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) convened a virtual summit to counter the transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) that illicitly profit from nature crimes in the Amazon region. The summit marked a milestone in operationalizing a partnership among the financial…

FinCEN Warns of Fraud Schemes That Abuse Its Name, Insignia, and Authorities for Financial Gain

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert today to raise awareness of fraud schemes abusing FinCEN’s name, insignia, and authorities for financial gain. These…

Treasury Convenes Law Enforcement, Financial Institutions in the Washington, D.C. Area for Counter-Fentanyl Exchange

Event Marks Culmination of Year-Long, Nationwide Public-Private Effort to Deepen Collaboration in the Fight Against Illicit Opioids

VIENNA, Va.—This week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in partnership with Treasury’s Internal…

FinCEN Issues Spanish Translations of Alert and In-Depth Analysis on Nationwide Surge in Mail Theft-Related Check Fraud Schemes Targeting the U.S. Mail

Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing Spanish translations of its February 2023 alert to financial institutions on the nationwide surge in check fraud schemes targeting the…

Solicitation of Application for Membership on the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group (BSAAG)