Your First 30 Days as an AML Compliance Officer

With the rising threat of money laundering and terrorist financing, regulators are more vigilant in preventing financial crimes. To assist the authorities in curbing these crimes, the anti-money laundering (AML) regulations mandate financial institutions, virtual assets service providers (VASPs), and certain nonfinancial businesses and professions...
FinCEN’s Drug Trafficking Organization Activity Policies

The article titled “FinCEN’s AML and Terrorist Financing Priorities: An Introduction,”1 featured in the June-August ‘22 edition of ACAMS Today, shared general thoughts, basic definitions and practical examples on each of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) national anti-money laundering (AML) priorities. This article, the...
FinCEN’s Proliferation Financing Prevention and Mitigation Policies

The article titled “FinCEN’s AML and Terrorist Financing Priorities: An Introduction,”1 featured in the ACAMS Today Jun-Aug ’22 edition, shared general thoughts, basic definitions and practical examples on each of the national anti-money laundering (AML) priorities. This article, the eighth of the series, will discuss...
FinCEN Transnational Criminal Organizations Policies

The article titled “FinCEN’s AML and Terrorist Financing Priorities: An Introduction,” featured in ACAMS Today, shared general thoughts, basic definitions, and practical examples on each of the national anti-money laundering (AML) priorities. This article, the seventh of the series, will discuss transnational criminal organization (TCO)...
Las sanciones y la estrategia anticorrupción de EE.UU. para Centroamérica

En los últimos años, el gobierno de EE.UU. ha intensificado su estrategia anticorrupción en Centroamérica, particularmente en el lavado de dinero, el narcotráfico y la corrupción. Lo anterior incluye la imposición de sanciones a personas naturales y entidades que estén involucradas en actividades ilícitas. Este...