September – November 2023 Archives - Page 4 of 4

ACAMS Connection, AFC Challenges, September – November 2023

A Look at the Latest Cryptocurrency Criminal Cases

September 13, 2023October 4, 2023 /Leave a comment

Cryptocurrency has become increasingly entrenched in our society and the financial system for the past 10 years. Popular cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Monero (XMR), have grown exponentially both in value and application since 2016. Bitcoin, for example, has skyrocketed to a...

AFC Challenges, September – November 2023

Structuring: AML’s Reddest Flag

September 13, 2023September 14, 2023 /Leave a comment

There seems to be regular if not constant debate in anti-money laundering/Bank Secrecy Act (AML/BSA) compliance circles about finding ways to reduce the “burden” of filing suspicious activity reports (SARs) based on structuring (also known as smurfing). Structuring currency seems to have taken on a...

From the Director of Editorial Content, September – November 2023

A Community Convenes—Again

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment

We are publishing this issue of ACAMS Today in conjunction with our biggest assembly, taking place October 2-4, in Las Vegas. So, if you are reading this in Las Vegas, welcome! If this is your first ACAMS Assembly, I hope the opportunity to engage with...

From the Editor, September – November 2023

Just Say No

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment

It seems that almost everyone in my family was born in September. While I was frantically doing some birthday shopping for multiple family members, I came across a vintage “just say no” t-shirt. The echoes of my youth flooded my memories. I remember being taught...