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Rick Small: A storied career in AFC
Awards, December 2023 – February 2024, Interviews

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Rick Small, CAMS, leads the Financial Crimes team for Truist, which includes managing anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, controls and investigations, fraud management, internal and external investigations and physical security. He joined Truist in 2016 as the first Financial Crimes program director. A Storied Career in...
Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals Trafficking
ACAMS Connection, Special for the Web

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In May 2023, blockchain analytics and cryptocurrency monitoring firms Elliptic and Chainalysis both released new findings that offer a glimpse into the role of cryptocurrency in the global fentanyl trade, specifically, the wholesale supply of precursor chemicals to fentanyl producers around the world. Both Elliptic...
Bridging Communities: Inside the DEA Citizens Academy
ACAMS Connection, Badge Bulletin, Featured Chapter

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As a seasoned anti-money laundering (AML) expert specializing in high-risk sectors, I have witnessed firsthand the sophisticated money laundering methods employed by criminals to profit from their illicit activities. However, my recent experience at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) St. Louis Division, Kansas City District...
Enabling Law Enforcement in the Fight Against Online Child Exploitation, With Carly Yoost
ACAMS Connection, Digital Dose, Financial Crime Matters

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In this episode of “Financial Crime Matters,” Kieran Beer talks with Carly Yoost, CEO and founder of the Child Rescue Coalition, which has created technology that enables law enforcement (LE) to identify instances of online child exploitation and locate its perpetrators. During their discussion, Yoost...