Editor’s note: This article is the first part of a three-part series on child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and child sex trafficking (CST). ***Disclaimer/trigger warning: This article discusses sexual offenses committed against children. Reader discretion is advised. "Child pornography” is a term that many of...
Canada Honors Anti-human Trafficking Champion Peter Warrack

ACAMS Today talked to anti-human trafficking crusader and business executive Peter Warrack, who recently received Canada’s Meritorious Service Cross. The award recognizes Canadians from the military and civil sectors for exceptional accomplishments that bring honor to the country. The chief compliance officer at the cryptocurrency...

ACAMS Today had the opportunity to sit down and speak with Megan Lundstrom, an anti-human trafficking subject-matter expert and survivor, consultant, co-founder and CEO at The Avery Center (TAC). Lundstrom discussed what led to the formation of TAC, her personal human trafficking (HT) experience and...

ACAMS Today spoke with Paula Labao, director of the Canadian financial intelligence unit (FIU) and Cameron Field, senior manager of AML intelligence liaison from the Bank of Montreal (BMO), about BMO’s involvement in the Liechtenstein Initiative (FAST) and BMO’s increased focus on assisting victims of...

ACAMS Today had the opportunity to speak with Peter J. Warrack, CAMS, CFE, from the Bank of Montreal (BMO) and with Constable Lepa Jankovic with the Hamilton-Niagara Financial Crime section about their fight against human trafficking (HT) and sexual slavery and what they are currently...