Between 2016 and 2022, broker-dealers suffered significant penalties – some in the millions – for customer due diligence failures. These fines have made it clear that firms dealing in securities are not exempt from global anti-money laundering (AML) regulators’ scrutiny. […]
Even the most advanced anti-money laundering and countering of terrorist financing (AML/CFT) technology depends on a well-conceived underlying governance structure to serve its intended purpose. Indeed, U.S. regulators expect firms to designate specific individuals solely responsible for AML/CFT functions – […]
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a 16-year prison sentence for Kayricka Wortham, the “mastermind” behind a fraud spanning nearly two years. During her time as Operations Manager for the Smyrna, Georgia-based Amazon warehouse, Wortham stole $9.4 […]
After convincing investors to contribute nearly $9 million in a fraudulent green energy undertaking, 44-year-old Ray Brewer has been sentenced to more than six years in prison. According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Brewer had convinced investors he […]
In the ongoing fight against fentanyl trafficking in the Americas, United States authorities have arrested two people and unsealed three indictments against People’s Republic of China (PRC) manufacturers and their employees for supplying chemical precursors to fentanyl. According to the […]
On May 24-25, 2023, Canada and the United States joined a trilateral workshop reviewing the opioid problem, including fentanyl, and its connection to money laundering. The workshop was hosted by Mexico’s Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF) in Mexico City. As […]
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned a network of individuals and entities across Iran, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and Hong Kong for facilitating the procurement of critical materials in support […]
On June 6, 2023, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals and one entity in connection with the notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Two senior members of the criminal group were sanctioned for arms trafficking and […]
The US Department of Homeland Security is establishing a new wildlife trafficking unit to disrupt the flow of wildlife commodities that are illegally traded to help fund terrorist organizations. Following the 2023 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, $7.5 million was allocated […]
On May 19, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new sanctions and export controls on Russia to further impair the country’s capacity to wage war against Ukraine. The new measures were announced […]
Obtaining banking services as a Money Service Business (MSB) or fintech providing services similar to an MSB can be challenging. We’ve created this guide to help you achieve this goal by drawing on the experience of our regulatory and compliance experts, in-house practitioners who have advised MSBs and fintechs.
On May 3, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sentenced defendant Leroy Holmes to five years in federal prison for his connection to a counterfeit card encoding scam that resulted in the fraudulent creation of nearly 600 credit cards, debit […]
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