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June - August 2019, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Sandy Espinosa: Event Strategy Planning for a Diverse Audience

June 27, 2019March 31, 2020 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today sat down with Sandy Espinosa, ACAMS’ event program manager, to chat about her strategies when planning international conferences and her sources of inspiration. Espinosa is a special events’ professional with over 15 years of experience. While earning her bachelor’s degree at the Fashion...

June - August 2019, Know Your Chapter, New York Chapter

ACAMS New York Chapter: 2019 Update

June 27, 2019August 9, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) New York Chapter kicked off the first quarter of 2019 with much success. This year so far, over 550 anti-money laundering (AML) professionals attended three exciting learning events. In January, the chapter held a learning event titled...

Houston Chapter, June - August 2019, Know Your Chapter

AML on the Frontline: What Triggers Law Enforcement Interest

June 27, 2019July 10, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Houston Chapter held its first lunch and learn event of 2019, AML on the Frontline: What Triggers Law Enforcement Interest. The expert speaker was Violet M. Szeleczky, a retired agent from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) who...

Know Your Chapter, Pittsburgh Chapter

Pittsburgh and AI Go Together Like French Fries on a Primanti’s Sandwich

June 27, 2019 /Leave a comment

Over the last couple of years, Pittsburgh has become known as the Silicon Valley of the east—and not just for its steel. Amazon, Uber, Google, Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh, The National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance, The National White Collar Crime Center and many more...

Know Your Chapter, Pittsburgh Chapter

2019 Has Us Smiling Like an Eat’n Park Cookie

June 27, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) is rounding out the first quarter of the year. During this time, the chapter held two events and will soon hold their third. In addition to continuing to engage the community, the chapter...

Europe, Global Financial Crime Review, June - August 2019

The Future of Corporate Liability for Economic Crimes

June 27, 2019July 1, 2019 /Leave a comment

Corporate liability for economic crimes has been a discussion point in the United Kingdom (U.K.) for over a decade. Public outreach by U.K. lawmakers prompted the enactment of omissions-based offenses, such as failure of commercial organizations to prevent bribery and tax evasion. Analogous law...

Compliance, Exclusive, June - August 2019

Is all crypto created equal?

June 26, 2019November 18, 2022 /Leave a comment

Cryptocurrency—a word that strikes fear in the heart of many antimoney laundering (AML) compliance professionals. After all, the root derives from the Greek word kryptos, meaning hidden,1 and the technology has been linked to both notorious criminal marketplaces like the Silk Road2 and numerous fraudulent...

Compliance, June - August 2019

Siri, who is the bad guy?

June 26, 2019July 1, 2019 /Leave a comment

Law enforcement (LE) is certainly no stranger to information technology (IT). Computers and smartphones are now routinely issued to agents and officers as their guns and badges. In general, LE has learned to regularly use—and even exploit—IT for work and investigations. However, LE is...

Career Guidance, June - August 2019

Dynamic Dialogue: The Ops Plan of a Successful Interview

June 26, 2019January 18, 2024 /Leave a comment

If having the resume is what brings you to the door of opportunity, the next step is the breach. As law enforcement (LE) strive to make a successful entry into the private sector, knowing the “who” may secure the interview but one must be prepared...

Career Guidance, June - August 2019

Imposter Syndrome—In the Line of Fire

June 26, 2019July 1, 2019 /Leave a comment

Congratulations, you have found your new career after retiring from law enforcement (LE). Like so many of your brothers and sisters in blue, you have chosen to join the anti-financial crime industry. After years of pounding a beat, analyzing I3 charts, monitoring evidence or...