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FinCEN’s Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Policies
ACAMS Connection, AML Policy, Badge Bulletin, Exclusive, Featured Column

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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 fourth of the series, will...
AFC Policy, Badge Bulletin, Featured Column, Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Special for the Web

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The article titled “FinCEN’s AML and Terrorist Financing Priorities: An Introduction,” 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 third of the series, will...
Why Terrorist Organizations Use Human Trafficking
Back to the Basics, Featured Column, Human Trafficking Awareness Month, March - May 2023, World Digest

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Editor’s note: This article is the second part of a two-part series on human trafficking and terrorist organizations. The first part is available on ACAMSToday.org. Human trafficking (HT) is used by terrorist organizations to exploit individuals and to carry out or support terrorist activities. In...
Featured Column, Four Questions, Special for the Web

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The collapses of several crypto-assets businesses this year—FTX’s bankruptcy and ensuing scandal being the most recent—have sent the crypto industry into a tailspin. In this installment of our Four Questions column, Joby Carpenter—ACAMS’ global subject matter expert on crypto-assets and illicit finance—talks to ACAMS Today...
FinCEN’s Rule on a Federal Beneficial Ownership Database: What it Means for AML
AFC Policy, Badge Bulletin, December 2022 – February 2023, Featured Column

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is making progress. In October 2022, FinCEN issued its final rule establishing a nationwide beneficial ownership reporting requirement pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act. The rule requires most corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs) and others that do business in...