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North Korean-Russian Summit a Concerning Development as DPRK Cyber Attacks Continue

September 19, 2023 /Leave a comment

On September 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jung Un held a summit in which the two leaders, isolated from the West by economic sanctions, called each other “comrade” and committed to deepen their defense cooperation as...

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Human Trafficking in Times of Conflict

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment

The trafficking of human beings increases dramatically in times of conflict, and the combination of conflict and migration leaves a significant number of unaccompanied migrant and refugee children at high risk of institution-related trafficking, as well as various forms of abuse and exploitation. Orphanage trafficking...

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Ask the AFC Guru: Sanjeev Menon—Staffing Solutions

August 17, 2023August 23, 2023 /Leave a comment

Anti-financial crime (AFC) guru Sanjeev Menon, managing director of Madison Davis’s Legal and Compliance Practice Area, specializes in executive recruitment and provides staffing and workforce solutions to compliance and anti-financial crime (AFC) clients. Menon, who is an ASA Certified Staffing Professional and holds a Society...

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Beyond the Headlines—Sextortion

August 2, 2023August 11, 2023 /Leave a comment

Editor’s note: This article is the second of a three-part series on child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and child sex trafficking (CST). The first part is available here. ***Disclaimer/trigger warning: This article discusses sexual offenses committed against children. Reader discretion is advised. What is sextortion?...

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Managing Risk and Compliance in a Volatile World

July 13, 2023September 19, 2023 /Leave a comment

An unprecedented confluence of crises has transformed the financial crime and risk landscape, turning the screws on the compliance efforts of financial institutions (FIs). Circumstances such as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, resulting spikes in geopolitical tensions between the West and Russia and China, in addition...

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Four Questions: Understanding Sanctions Imposed Against Russia

June 28, 2023July 26, 2023 /1 Comment

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions that the U.S., European Union (EU) and other countries imposed against Russia in the wake of this act of aggression have been the focus of worldwide media attention since February 2022. In this installment of our Four...

FinCEN Transnational Criminal Organizations Policies

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FinCEN’s Transnational Criminal Organization Activity Policies

May 25, 2023July 26, 2023 /2 Comments

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)...

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FinCEN’s Fraud Policies

April 27, 2023July 26, 2023 /Leave a comment

The article titled “FinCEN’s AML and Terrorist Financing Priorities: An Introduction,”1 featured in the ACAMS Today 12th Law Enforcement Edition, shared general thoughts, basic definitions, and practical examples on each of the national anti-money laundering (AML) priorities. This article, the sixth of the series, will...

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Chinese AML Supervision

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 /Leave a comment

In recent years, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) has continued to promote anti-money laundering (AML) supervision in accordance with the "risk-based" working principle. The number of AML administrative penalties and the level and severity of the penalties have increased yearly. According to Pricewaterhouse Coopers’...

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Insider Fraud and Employee Monitoring: Learn from Others’ Mistakes

March 31, 2023April 5, 2023 /Leave a comment

When thinking of employees who have reached managerial roles or work in loss prevention, the last attribute that comes to mind is untrustworthy. However, that is exactly what they were in 2022 at Amazon. These roles naturally convey trust, which can lead to unquestioned agreement...

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