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TREASURY ISSUES REVISED CURRENCY TRANSACTION REPORT BY CASINOS

In keeping with regulatory reform goals, the TreasuryDepartment's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issuedtoday a revised form designed to help casinos report largecurrency transactions.

Internal Revenue Service Form 8362 (Rev. July 1997), known asthe Currency Transaction…

REMARKS OF SECRETARY RUBIN

Good afternoon. Thank you for being here today for thisimportant announcement.

With me are Ray Kelly, Under Secretary for Enforcement, SamBanks, Deputy Commissioner of the Customs Service, Stan Morris,Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and EdFederico, Deputy Assistant…

FATF Report Highlights Money Laundering Trends

FATF Begins Discussions with the E-Money Payment Systems Industry

For the second time since its inception, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the world’s leader in promoting anti-money laundering controls, has released a public report on…

Proposed Rule to Require Reporting of Foreign Bank Drafts

A rule proposed today by the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) would require the reporting of a certain class of foreign bank drafts brought into or out of the United States. The rule was proposed under the terms of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), one of the…

Treasury Acts Against Flow of Dirty Money to Colombia

Treasury Under Secretary for Enforcement Raymond W. Kelly said Monday that federal authorities investigating a money laundering method in the New York metropolitan area have seized more than $29 million in illicit funds being sent to Colombia.

The anti-money laundering initiative was…

NEW REQUIREMENTS TO START SOON TO LIMIT MONEY LAUNDERING AT CARD CLUBS

SACRAMENTO-- Attorney General Dan Lungren today applauded the U.S. Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposal to more tightly regulate cash transactions at California cardrooms and Indian casinos.

"The Treasury Department's effort to clamp down on the…

Anti-Money Laundering Regulations Extended to Card Clubs

The Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued today a notice of proposed rulemaking that would extend regulations aimed at combating money laundering to card club establishments.

Most frequently found in California, card clubs typically offer…

Availability of Financial Information Aids Money Laundering Investigations

Law enforcement financial investigations will be aided by a long sought provision in legislation recently signed by President Clinton. The Taxpayers Bill of Rights, HR 2337, contains a provision which will now allow federal, state, local, and foreign government agencies access to information…

FATF UPDATES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING STANDARDS

The Treasury Department today announced a new bank reporting rule designed to both significantly reduce unnecessary paperwork for America's banks and improve the quality of information routinely provided to law enforcement.

The new rule will go into effect May 1, 1996, changing the…

NEW BANK REPORTING RULE TO CUT PAPERWORK BY 20 PERCENT

The Treasury Department today announced a new bank reporting rule designed to both significantly reduce unnecessary paperwork for America's banks and improve the quality of information routinely provided to law enforcement.

The new rule will go into effect May 1, 1996, changing the…