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The World Cup: A magnet for financial crime

The World Cup: A magnet for financial crime

From harmless wagers to global crime in sports betting

From harmless wagers to global crime in sports betting

ACAMS celebrates AFC professionals with ACAMS Awards

ACAMS celebrates AFC professionals with ACAMS Awards

AML/AFC trends in 2025 and emerging topics for 2026

AML/AFC trends in 2025 and emerging topics for 2026

The end of the “de minimis” exemption: Strengthening U.S. trade controls

The end of the “de minimis” exemption: Strengthening U.S. trade controls

Fraud trends in 2026: What to expect

Fraud trends in 2026: What to expect

December 2015 – February 2016

Aspects of APAC, December 2015 - February 2016, Interviews

V Maslamani: AML Compliance Challenges in Malaysia

December 9, 2015March 7, 2016 /Leave a comment
ACAMS Today had the opportunity to interview V Maslamani, chief compliance officer of Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation, to discuss sanctions and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, and the challenges AML professionals are facing in Malaysia. V Maslamani is currently the chief compliance officer of...
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December 2015 - February 2016, Member Spotlight

Jacqueline Shinfield—Toronto, ON, Canada

December 9, 2015February 17, 2016 /Leave a comment
Jacqueline Shinfield is a partner in the Financial Services Group at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. Shinfield has extensive experience providing advice in respect to Canada’s anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorism financing legislation, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and Canadian...
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December 2015 - February 2016, Member Spotlight

Philippe Obiang, CAMS—Douala, Cameroon

December 9, 2015February 1, 2016 /Leave a comment
Philippe Obiang is a qualified attorney in both Nigeria and Cameroon. In 2008, he moved from private legal practice with some of the topmost law firms in Cameroon into banking. He was first at the United Bank for Africa Cameroon—where he helped set up and...
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December 2015 - February 2016, Member Spotlight

John Hodgens—Boston, MA, USA

December 9, 2015January 6, 2016 /Leave a comment
John M. Hodgens Jr. is the chief anti-money laundering officer (CAMLO) for Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and Manulife Financial Corporation. He has served as the CAMLO since 2013. In this role, he is responsible for both the regulatory compliance component and the broader prudential risk...
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December 2015 - February 2016, Member Spotlight

Samantha Sheen, CAMS—London, England

December 9, 2015December 17, 2015 /Leave a comment
Samantha Sheen is a financial crime risk professional who recently completed work with a global insurer based in Milan, Italy, where she focused on enhancing its financial crime measures across offices in three continents. Sheen previously worked as the inaugural director of the Financial Crime...
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December 2015 - February 2016, Interviews

Judge Frank D. Whitney: Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture

December 9, 2015March 7, 2016 /Leave a comment
ACAMS Today sat down with U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney for the Western district of North Carolina, to discuss the evolution of money laundering (ML), asset forfeiture and the case of the missing copy of the Bill of Rights. After graduating as a Phi...
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December 2015 - February 2016, Member Spotlight

Bill Campbell, CAMS—Tampa, FL, USA

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 /Leave a comment
Bill Campbell is currently a senior financial investigator (contractor) assigned to the Asset Forfeiture Division at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa, FL. He assists federal investigators with conducting financial investigations, tracing criminal procedures, and developing probable cause for asset seizures and serves on the...
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December 2015 - February 2016, Interviews

Winners’ Gallery

December 9, 2015December 13, 2022 /Leave a comment
ACAMS is proud of all of our members who help make ACAMS a premier association. We would like to take this time to publicly thank you all for your continuous contributions to ACAMS. Every year, ACAMS recognizes and awards several outstanding members who have...
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Compliance, December 2015 - February 2016

Dear Board

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 /Leave a comment
Below is a letter from an imaginary Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) officer. The BSA officer and the institution are completely fictitious. Although the case studies are true, the following letter is fictional and does not depict any actual person or financial institution. A letter...
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AFC Challenges, December 2015 - February 2016

Dual-Use Technology Facilitation by Import/Export Companies

December 9, 2015January 8, 2016 /Leave a comment
For Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) professionals, the issue of dual-use technology is not often explored. After all, how many times has one come across such a thing? Though perhaps the real question is how often has one come across it and not been...
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