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Youth in Need

August 22, 2014March 6, 2015

Youth in Need, a non-profit child and family services agency, dedicates their time and energy to building positive futures for their community's children, teens and families. Headquartered in St. Charles, Missouri, Youth in Need celebrates their 40 year anniversary by making improvements to their programs...

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Maintaining a Good Tone at the Top

August 20, 2014February 14, 2023 /Leave a comment

We have heard many concerns about personal liability for AML and other compliance officers as a result of several cases pending or completed and reported by our ACAMS moneylaundering.com. With all of the challenges and struggles for AML professionals to ensure "tone at the top"...

In Focus

Grandma’s Mattress

August 15, 2014March 6, 2015

Myth, folklore, urban legends and conspiracy theories seem to find their way into most professions. Those that seem to have at least a few truths, even out of context, seem never to go away. In anti-money laundering (AML) we have the fallacy of Grandma’s...

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Considerando Temas Importantes

August 13, 2014February 7, 2023 /Leave a comment

Como profesionales de antilavado de dinero (ALD), tenemos muchos roles y responsabilidades variados. Además de supervisar las respuestas de cumplimiento de una serie continua de leyes, reglamentos y directrices, debemos estar atentos a los cambios en las obligaciones sobre medidas de aplicación y expectativas regulatorias...

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A Step Toward Understanding Organized Crime

August 13, 2014April 29, 2015 /Leave a comment

Welcome to the ACAMS Book Hook column! The use of international trade facilities for smuggling and money laundering in the form of trade-based money laundering (TBML) has taken on renewed significance as cases continue to come to light where TBML and the Black Market...

Greater Philadelphia Chapter, Know Your Chapter, To the Rescue

Light the Night in 2014

August 12, 2014March 6, 2015

The Greater Philadelphia ACAMS Chapter wants you to join our team for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk fundraising event on October 11, 2014. It is the nation's night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of people battling blood cancers...

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Weighing in on Important Issues

August 6, 2014February 14, 2023 /Leave a comment

As anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, we have many varied roles and responsibilities. Besides overseeing compliance responses to a continuing series of laws, regulations and guidance, you must watch for changes in obligations based on enforcement actions and regulatory expectations gleaned from speeches and other public...

Know Your Chapter, Netherlands Chapter

Bitcoin: The Myths and Truth with Regards to Financial Crime

July 25, 2014July 1, 2015

On Thursday, May 15, 2014, about 50 financial crime professionals gathered in Amsterdam to discuss the anti-money laundering (AML) risks inherent to crypto (virtual) currencies and to listen to three different expert opinions on bitcoins. The seminar was sponsored by ING Bank and it was...

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A Study in BSA/AML Enforcement Trends

July 25, 2014March 6, 2015

On April 23, 2014, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a civil money penalty against a president and owner of a money services business (MSB) in part for failing to develop, maintain and implement an effective written anti-money laundering (AML) program in accordance...

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A Letter from the New FATF President

July 17, 2014March 6, 2015 /2 Comments

15 July 2014 Dear Mr. Byrne, Thank you for your letter of July 8, 2014 and your kind words. I am aware of ACAMS and of the work it does in bringing together and increasing the knowledge of the AML community. I do appreciate the...