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ACAMS Southern California Chapter: News and Highlights

January 12, 2016February 22, 2016 /Leave a comment

Greetings and Happy New Year! As the New Year begins, we wanted to remind everyone that our chapter is committed to serve our members and other professionals in the Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) community, by organizing and hosting learning events and networking opportunities to...

SoCal Chapter Raises Funds for CAST

June 23, 2014March 6, 2015 /Leave a comment

The ACAMS Southern California (SoCal) Chapter has supported a local not-for-profit organization known as the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST) for two years. CAST was established 15 years ago and their mission is to help assist persons who were trafficked and to help...

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SoCal Chapter: Ending the Year with a Big Bang

March 14, 2014March 12, 2015 /Leave a comment

First of all, Happy New Year and best wishes for 2014 to all ACAMS members and colleagues in the AML community! The ACAMS Southern California Chapter ended the year of 2013 with a bang (and a drink) by hosting our traditional holiday learning event, which...

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Southern California: A Month of Learning Opportunities

June 20, 2013March 4, 2015 /Leave a comment

May was a busy month as we celebrated Mother's Day and the festivities of Cinco de Mayo going on around Southern California. For members of the ACAMS Southern California Chapter, May was also a month of learning opportunities. As some of our members had traveled...

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SoCal Chapter—Year End Summary

April 1, 2013March 4, 2015 /Leave a comment

In October 2012 the ACAMS Southern California Chapter was awarded the 2012 Chapter of the Year Award! The chapter's success can be attributed, in part, to an executive board—although diverse—that has great chemistry and excels in its programming efforts. The board is constantly seeking creative...

June 2012 – August 2012, Know Your Chapter, Southern California Chapter

Southern California Chapter’s April Learning Event

July 23, 2012March 6, 2015 /Leave a comment

"They (TD Bank) were assisting me in putting fake balance statements into the hands of my investors," said Scott Rothstein, according to a transcript of a deposition taken in December 2011 as part of Rothstein's former law firm's bankruptcy case. – Bloomberg (December 23, 2011)....

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SoCal: Summer Social Mixer & Learning Event: Dennis Lormel of DML Associates LLC

March 30, 2012April 8, 2015 /Leave a comment

On August 18, 2011, the ACAMS Southern California Chapter hosted a summer social mixer and learning event at the Irvine Marriott, drawing more than 50 attendees. The keynote speaker was Dennis Lormel, of DML Associates LLC, a subject matter expert in AML, terrorist financing, and fraud....

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SoCal: Holiday Learning Event & Mixer: The Impact of Mexican Drug-Wars on SoCal

March 30, 2012April 8, 2015 /Leave a comment

On December 7, 2011, the ACAMS Southern California Chapter (the "Chapter") hosted another successful learning event and holiday mixer at the University Club of Pasadena, attracting more than 50 attendees. A panel of federal law enforcement Special Agents from both the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...

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September 6, 2011April 9, 2015 /Leave a comment

The ACAMS Southern California Chapter hosted another successful learning event in June 2011 at the Wescom Credit Union facility in Anaheim, California. The chapter's third event of 2011, which attracted more than ninety attendees, was a deep-dive into the world of Internet Investigations. The event...

June 2011 – August 2011, Know Your Chapter, Southern California Chapter

Southern California Chapter—The Financial Crisis

August 29, 2011April 9, 2015 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Southern California Chapter guest-speaker talked with chapter members about Shariah-compliant finance, the financial crisis, and how a bank can be compliant with both AML regulations and the laws of Shariah. The ACAMS Southern California Chapter hosted its second learning event of 2011 with a...

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Southern California Chapter

ACAMS Southern California Chapter: News and Highlights

SoCal Chapter Raises Funds for CAST

SoCal Chapter: Ending the Year with a Big Bang

Southern California: A Month of Learning Opportunities

SoCal Chapter—Year End Summary

Southern California Chapter’s April Learning Event

SoCal: Summer Social Mixer & Learning Event: Dennis Lormel of DML Associates LLC

SoCal: Holiday Learning Event & Mixer: The Impact of Mexican Drug-Wars on SoCal

Southern California Chapter

Southern California Chapter—The Financial Crisis