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AFC Challenges, March – May 2022

BSA: The History of Casinos as FIs

March 16, 2022March 17, 2022 /Leave a comment

Who should control casinos—the states or the federal government? This question spurred the congressional hearings when casinos became a popular avenue for laundering illicit funds. These hearings were held on February 10 and June 21, 19841, and were chaired by New Jersey Congressman William J....

Global Financial Crime Review, March – May 2022

Player Substitution: Transnational Criminal Organizations and Money Launderers

March 16, 2022March 17, 2022 /Leave a comment

Money launderers treat their illegal services the same way business owners treat their service offerings, and they continuously look to improve their services. As such, different money launderers charge different commissions or fees, utilize unique methodologies and networks and return illegal monetary proceeds in different...

March – May 2022, Women in AFC

Career Advancement for Women Through Sponsors and Mentors

March 16, 2022December 13, 2022 /1 Comment

When I started working in the financial services sector years ago, I was the only female lawyer in a firm specializing in banking, commercial credit and compliance. Every other woman employed by the firm held lower-level administrative positions. Fast forward to the year 2022, it...

In Focus

Sanctions Targeting Russia: Parallels to Measures Against Iran

March 16, 2022March 30, 2022 /Leave a comment

The beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022, triggered significant sanctions by the United States (U.S.), the EU and other governments, targeting a wide range of Russian economic activities. Reports compare the current situation to the sanctions targeting Iran between the early 2000s and...

ACAMS Conexión, Español, moneylaundering.com

Funcionarios de EE.UU. y del Reino Unido apuntan a los bancos rusos, la Unión Europea está dispuesta a seguirlos

March 15, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

Por: Valentina Pasquali y Koos Couvée Las autoridades estadounidenses impusieron sanciones a los dos mayores prestamistas de Rusia, que juntos poseen más de la mitad de los activos bancarios del país, y a 90 de sus filiales extranjeros, horas después de que las fuerzas rusas...

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ACAMS Conexión, Entrevista, Español

Delicia Speller: Rompiendo los prejuicios a través de la experiencia en la materia

March 15, 2022 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today se reunió con la Agente Especial de Supervisión (SSA, por sus siglas en inglés) Delicia Speller, veterana de la Agencia Federal de Investigación e Inteligencia (FBI, por sus siglas en inglés) desde hace 13 años, con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer...

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ACAMS Conexión, Español, moneylaundering.com

Gran Bretaña, la Unión Europea y EE.UU. imponen nuevas sanciones contra Rusia y amenazan con medidas adicionales

March 15, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

Por: Koos Couvée y Valentina Pasquali Gran Bretaña, la Unión Europea y EE.UU. aprobaron una serie de sanciones contra Rusia, horas después de que el Kremlin reconociera formalmente la independencia de dos zonas controladas por los separatistas en el este de Ucrania, amenazando con una...

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Combating International Wildlife Trafficking and Other Environmental Crimes, With Olivia Swaak-Goldman

Dosis Digital, Español, Financial Crime Matters

Combatiendo el tráfico internacional de la vida silvestre, con Olivia Swaak-Goldman

March 15, 2022 /Leave a comment

En este episodio de Financial Crime Matters, Kieran Beer dialoga con Olivia Swaak-Goldman, directora ejecutiva de la Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), sobre los esfuerzos de esta organización con sede en la Haya, los Países Bajos, para poner fin al comercio ilegal de la vida silvestre....

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Ukraine, Russia and Belarus Sanctions Update

ACAMS Conexión, Español

Actualización de las sanciones a Ucrania, Rusia y Bielorrusia

March 15, 2022 /Leave a comment

Históricamente, el gobierno de EE.UU. ha adoptado enfoques más lineales y explícitamente restringidos a las sanciones, nombrando a personas, empresas, buques o industrias subyacentes conocidas dentro de los países sujetos a sanciones. Debido a la invasión rusa de Ucrania, hay muchos actores y empresas desconocidos,...

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AFC Challenges, Fraud, In Focus

COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud: Unemployment, PPP, SBA, EIP and More

March 15, 2022April 26, 2024 /Leave a comment

In March and April 2020, schools closed, non-essential businesses shut down and people were staying at home to stop the spread of COVID-19. The U.S. government passed several financial relief programs to assist millions of Americans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and illicit actors were...