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Features, June – August 2013, Practical Solutions

RED-handed

June 3, 2013April 3, 2018 /Leave a comment

Baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer and lacrosse are team sports. Although each sport is different the objective is the same — win the game. There is one interesting commonality each of these sports share when two teams square off against each other on the field...

AFC Challenges, Features, June – August 2013

Attack of the Synthetics

June 3, 2013April 3, 2018 /Leave a comment

From a reporting entity perspective, implementing terrorist finance laws or attempting to curb the crime, amounts to a vigorous scanning and name-matching process. Names are obtained from open sources (media), government departments (such as OFAC), and law enforcement agencies or from several lists formulated by...

Expert Spotlight, Features, Interviews, June – August 2013

Deborah Morrisey, CAMS: Follow the Flow of Money

June 2, 2013March 13, 2015 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today had the opportunity to interview Deborah Morrisey, CAMS, the assistant special agent in charge for Homeland Security Investigations in Miami, Florida about her extensive career in financial investigations. Morrisey leads four investigative groups covering every aspect of criminal investigations focused on transnational financial...

AFC Challenges, Features, June – August 2013

Monday, Monday, can’t trust that day…

May 30, 2013March 16, 2018 /1 Comment

The Mamas and the Papas may not have had AML in mind when they sang about Mondays, but it is a troubling day for those involved in AML investigations. “Where were you on [insert date/time]” is the most routine question in detective work. Unfortunately, financial...

Features, June – August 2013, Practical Solutions

How valuable is your risk assessment?

May 30, 2013March 19, 2018 /Leave a comment

The 2010 edition of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's (FFIEC's) Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) Examination Manual is notable for its significant expansion of the BSA/AML risk assessment section within its Core Examination Overview—a crucial step in promoting the framework which serves as the...

Features, Interviews

Grahame White: ACAMS New Head of Europe

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

Grahame White has recently retired as a detective from New Scotland Yard and has joined ACAMS as head of European Operations. His previous experience includes 12 years at the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit, a 30 year police career with the Metropolitan Police, which included...

Expert Interviews, Expert Spotlight, Features, March 2013 – May 2013

Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto: The importance of partnerships

March 14, 2013January 3, 2018 /Leave a comment

In January 2007, Catherine Cortez Masto began serving her first term as Nevada's Attorney General. In February of 2007 she advocated for the creation of a statewide Methamphetamine Working Group to combat the use and distribution of methamphetamines in Nevada. General Masto fought for a...

Digital Dose, Features, Special for the Web

Alan Abel: AML Issues Facing Compliance Professionals

March 5, 2013April 20, 2016 /Leave a comment

In this segment of AML Now, John J. Byrne, ACAMS executive vice president, discusses AML issues covered during the recent 10th Puerto Rican Symposium of Anti-Money Laundering with Alan Abel, a representative of the AICPA and long-time money laundering prevention veteran. Alan is Crowe Horwath’s...

Features, March 2013 – May 2013, Practical Solutions

SAR – By Committee

March 1, 2013March 16, 2018 /Leave a comment

Most people generally understand the definition of a committee to mean a group of individuals organized to oversee, investigate and report on an activity; independent from the main body authorizing its formation but ultimately responsible to that body. In sports, the term is often used...

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AFC Challenges, Features, March 2013 – May 2013

Investing in Citizenship

February 27, 2013January 3, 2018 /Leave a comment

Citizenship by Investment Programs (CIP), also known as Immigrant Investor Programs, grant citizenship to high net worth individuals who meet eligibility requirements and make significant capital investments toward stimulating a nation's economic development. Under eligibility requirements, applicants must pass criminal and security checks, and establish...

ACAMS Today

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

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Crimen Financiero: Destrucción de la Amazonia de Brasil

CSAM: The Role of Social Media and Jurisdictions

Assembly Chatter with ACAMS Today: Amanda Cox

Assembly Chatter with ACAMS Today: Dr. Tanya McCartney

Matthew S. Axelrod on the Critical Importance of Export Controls

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