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From the Executive Vice President, September – November 2017

We May Never Pass This Way Again—So Fortunate to be in AML!

September 19, 2017 /Leave a comment

The money laundering challenge in the U.S. and globally is a relatively recent issue. Starting with the drug trafficking crisis in the 1980s, the U.S. passed the first laws covering the movement of illicit funds in 1986 and the now well-known Financial Action Task...

From the Executive Vice President, June – August 2017

Continuing Our Tribute to Law Enforcement With No Alternative Facts

June 9, 2017 /Leave a comment

In writing this article for the seventh law enforcement edition of ACAMS Today and recognizing the many successes of law enforcement, I am struck by the missed opportunities for anti-money laundering (AML) professionals to communicate how important that group is to fighting financial crime....

From the Executive Vice President, March - May 2017

Congratulations to You! 15 Years and Counting…

March 6, 2017 /Leave a comment

As you can see, we are celebrating 15 years of ACAMS Today. To thrive and be relevant to the ever-changing world of money laundering prevention, we had to be cognizant of how “AML” is now the coverage of the movement of illicit funds for...

December 2016 – February 2017, From the Executive Vice President

2016—Challenges Increase and So Must Our Response

December 9, 2016 /Leave a comment

It has now been 30 years since the passage of the Money Laundering Control Act in the U.S. It can be argued that this seminal legislative milestone spawned the community we all share today. “AML,” as they say, was not a thing then but...

From the Executive Vice President, September - November 2016

AML in Today’s Environment

September 20, 2016 /Leave a comment

It is certainly difficult to believe that we are approaching the ACAMS 15th Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference. With another impressive showing from over 160 speakers and topics that run the gamut from understanding social media’s role in countering the impact of terrorist...

From the Executive Vice President, June – August 2016

Recognizing the Law Enforcement Community

May 27, 2016 /Leave a comment

One of the things I look forward to each year is the ACAMS Today edition that honors the law enforcement community. We are, of course, an international membership association that includes all parts of the anti-money laundering (AML) community. That fact alone is superfluous...

From the Executive Vice President, March – May 2016

With Growth Comes Opportunity

March 7, 2016 /Leave a comment

As we move further into 2016, anti-money laundering (AML) continues to dramatically grow and evolve. I am not referring to the increase in ACAMS membership (pushing toward 35,000) as much as the various subjects, entities, vulnerable products and more resources necessary to combat global...

December 2015 - February 2016, From the Executive Vice President

An ACAMS Call to Action for 2016

December 9, 2015 /Leave a comment

Having just returned from Denver to join the Colorado Chapter with their one-year anniversary, I had the opportunity to speak on an issue very close to me—getting anti-money laundering (AML) professionals to work together and find common ground on all the laws and regulations...

From the Executive Vice President, September - November 2015

Diversity, Expertise and Strategic Counseling

August 25, 2015 /Leave a comment

As we approach the ACAMS 14th Annual AML and Financial Crime conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, it strikes me that our membership continues to provide the anti-money laundering (AML) community with diversity, expertise and strategic counseling. It is also important to note that we...

From the Executive Vice President, June – August 2015

Continuing to Recognize How Essential Law Enforcement is to Effective AML

May 27, 2015 /Leave a comment

ACAMS is proud to be publishing the fifth edition of ACAMS Today that is dedicated to law enforcement. To me, the third part of the three-legged AML stool (financial institutions, regulators and law enforcement) is the key to having any success with deterring, reporting...

ACAMS Today

The Magazine for Career-minded Professionals in the Anti-Money Laundering Field

FinCEN’s Transnational Criminal Organization Activity Policies

Dissecting the Mafia: Apulia’s Sacra Corona Unita

Qatargate: Uncovering Corruption

Matt Zweig on the Dynamics of U.S. Congressional Sanctions Policy

Have Sanctions Against Russia Prompted Commodity Laundering?

The Emotional Consequences of Fraud

From the Executive Vice President