Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and its anti-money laundering (AML) requirements can place a financial institution’s employees in a difficult bind. Should they remain silent and risk appearing complicit, or should they speak up and face potential retaliation? The Financial Institutions Reform,...

Anti-money laundering (AML) investigations involving virtual currency are problematic for investigators. This emerging asset class is expanding at an alarming rate. The regulatory environment is unsettled, dynamic and evolving. The development of investigative tools to address this emerging challenge has decreased significantly. Tracing payments—to and...

From a military perspective, the term “flash to bang” is from the time when light is first observed until the sound of the munition detonation. In this context, “bang” represents the moment an attack occurs. “Flash” is a warning or alert that the attack is...