June - August 2019 Archives - Page 2 of 3

Houston Chapter, June - August 2019, Know Your Chapter

AML on the Frontline: What Triggers Law Enforcement Interest

June 27, 2019July 10, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Houston Chapter held its first lunch and learn event of 2019, AML on the Frontline: What Triggers Law Enforcement Interest. The expert speaker was Violet M. Szeleczky, a retired agent from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) who...

Europe, Global Financial Crime Review, June - August 2019

The Future of Corporate Liability for Economic Crimes

June 27, 2019July 1, 2019 /Leave a comment

Corporate liability for economic crimes has been a discussion point in the United Kingdom (U.K.) for over a decade. Public outreach by U.K. lawmakers prompted the enactment of omissions-based offenses, such as failure of commercial organizations to prevent bribery and tax evasion. Analogous law...

Compliance, Exclusive, June - August 2019

Is all crypto created equal?

June 26, 2019November 18, 2022 /Leave a comment

Cryptocurrency—a word that strikes fear in the heart of many antimoney laundering (AML) compliance professionals. After all, the root derives from the Greek word kryptos, meaning hidden,1 and the technology has been linked to both notorious criminal marketplaces like the Silk Road2 and numerous fraudulent...

Compliance, June - August 2019

Siri, who is the bad guy?

June 26, 2019July 1, 2019 /Leave a comment

Law enforcement (LE) is certainly no stranger to information technology (IT). Computers and smartphones are now routinely issued to agents and officers as their guns and badges. In general, LE has learned to regularly use—and even exploit—IT for work and investigations. However, LE is...

Career Guidance, June - August 2019

Dynamic Dialogue: The Ops Plan of a Successful Interview

June 26, 2019November 18, 2022 /Leave a comment

If having the resume is what brings you to the door of opportunity, the next step is the breach. As law enforcement (LE) strive to make a successful entry into the private sector, knowing the “who” may secure the interview but one must be prepared...

Career Guidance, June - August 2019

Imposter Syndrome—In the Line of Fire

June 26, 2019July 1, 2019 /Leave a comment

Congratulations, you have found your new career after retiring from law enforcement (LE). Like so many of your brothers and sisters in blue, you have chosen to join the anti-financial crime industry. After years of pounding a beat, analyzing I3 charts, monitoring evidence or...

Aspects of APAC, June - August 2019

To Do or Not to Do: Making Sense of AML Practice in Indonesia

June 26, 2019July 1, 2019 /Leave a comment

With a new government recently being elected in Indonesia, many are waiting to see if the new leaders will be able to deliver their campaign promises—including establishing a corruption-free nation. In order to accomplish this, the new government needs to reevaluate the existing anti-corruption...

AFC Policy, June - August 2019

One Year Later: The CDD Final Rule

June 26, 2019July 16, 2019 /Leave a comment

As the regulatory landscape shifts and turns in response to macroeconomic forces, technological innovation and geopolitical pressures, regulatory agencies amend existing rules and create new rules in an effort to ensure a level playing field for all. Outcomes are never guaranteed and those who follow...

AFC Challenges, June - August 2019

Navigating Data Breaches in the Digital Age

June 21, 2019May 10, 2022 /Leave a comment

Poor security, employee mistakes or malfeasance, failing technologies and savvy hackers are commonplace in today’s society and a perfect storm for data breaches. Businesses must ensure that they have the appropriate policies and procedures in place to combat these threats.1 What is a data breach?...

From the Editor, June - August 2019

A Universal Responsibility

June 21, 2019January 9, 2020 /Leave a comment

A couple of years ago as I waited in line at a grocery store, I looked down the line and saw an elderly man at the register looking for his money to pay for groceries. I was shocked to see bruises on his face and...

ACAMS Today

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

FinCEN’s Transnational Criminal Organization Activity Policies

Dissecting the Mafia: Apulia’s Sacra Corona Unita

Qatargate: Uncovering Corruption

Matt Zweig on the Dynamics of U.S. Congressional Sanctions Policy

Have Sanctions Against Russia Prompted Commodity Laundering?

The Emotional Consequences of Fraud

June – August 2019

AML on the Frontline: What Triggers Law Enforcement Interest

The Future of Corporate Liability for Economic Crimes

Is all crypto created equal?

Siri, who is the bad guy?

Dynamic Dialogue: The Ops Plan of a Successful Interview

Imposter Syndrome—In the Line of Fire

To Do or Not to Do: Making Sense of AML Practice in Indonesia

One Year Later: The CDD Final Rule

Navigating Data Breaches in the Digital Age

A Universal Responsibility