Bank Secrecy Act

FinCEN Alerts Financial Institutions About Ongoing ERC-Related Fraud Schemes
FinCEN Alerts Financial Institutions About Ongoing ERC-Related Fraud Schemes
November 22, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Fraud related to COVID-19 relief programs continues to occur “at a concerning scale.” Andrea Gacki, director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), said this...

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Tether Disputes Report of Stablecoin Being Used for Illicit Activities
Tether Disputes Report of Stablecoin Being Used for Illicit Activities
October 27, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Tether has disputed a media report that its stablecoin is increasingly being used for illicit activities. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (Oct. 27) that the stablecoin...

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TD Bank Faces Anti-Money Laundering Probes From US Regulators
TD Bank Faces Anti-Money Laundering Probes From US Regulators
August 24, 2023  |  AML

TD Bank has disclosed that it is cooperating with inquiries from regulators and law enforcement regarding its compliance with anti-money laundering rules. The bank made this...

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FinCEN Warns of Rise in Mail-Related Check Fraud
FinCEN Warns of Rise in Mail-Related Check Fraud
February 27, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is warning banks of a nationwide surge in check fraud. “Criminals have been increasingly targeting the U.S. Mail and...

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FinCEN Says Ransomware Attacks Reported by FIs Leapt 108% in 2021
FinCEN Says Ransomware Attacks Reported by FIs Leapt 108% in 2021
November 01, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The number of ransomware attacks reported by financial institutions (FIs) and occurring in 2021 was double the number that occurred during the previous year. The...

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DOJ Asks Congress for Tools to Limit NFT Money-Laundering Risk
DOJ Asks Congress for Tools to Limit NFT Money-Laundering Risk
September 22, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Down at the very bottom of the crypto crime report the Justice Department issued last week was a request that could make it a lot...

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DOJ Seeks to Double Jail Time for Money Transmission Crimes
DOJ Seeks to Double Jail Time for Money Transmission Crimes
September 20, 2022  |  Regulation

Buried in the U.S. Department of Justice’s crypto crime report last week was a call for Congress to double the criminal penalties for any unlicensed...

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Report: Feds Investigate Binance Over Bank Secrecy Violations
Report: Feds Investigate Binance Over Bank Secrecy Violations
September 01, 2022  |  Regulation

Federal authorities are investigating whether cryptocurrency exchange Binance violated the Bank Secrecy Act. That’s according to a Thursday (Sept. 1) Reuters report, which noted that...

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Deep Dive: Why AML/KYC Regulations Left Cryptocurrency Exchanges With A Difficult Choice
Deep Dive: Why AML/KYC Regulations Left Cryptocurrency Exchanges With A Difficult Choice
February 19, 2021  |  AML

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is currently one of the most dynamic trends in the financial space, with more than 5,000 different cryptocurrencies in circulation as of...

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