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On July 21, 2025, the Department of the Treasury announced a two-year postponement of the much-anticipated anti-money laundering (AML) rule, adopted by Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...

On December 7, 2022, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to expand whistleblower incentives and strengthen whistleblower protections by passing the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act.

The formal release follows the June 2018 release of draft Amending Regulations.

On May 1, 2026, former U.S. Rep. David Rivera of Florida was found guilty by a federal jury in Miami of failing to register as a foreign agent pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

On December 6th and 7th, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department proposed two rules under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 ("AMLA") and the Bank Secrecy Act ("BSA")...

Last week, the Biden Administration released the first-ever US Strategy on Countering Corruption (the Strategy). The publication stems from President Biden's June ...

The DOJ secured an important victory for its FCPA enforcement efforts on July 27, 2017, when a Manhattan jury found Chinese billionaire Ng Lap Seng guilty on six counts related to a bribery scheme.

On December 23, 2022, Congress included the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act as part of the Omnibus Budget President Biden has now signed into law.

A bank settled FinCEN charges for "failing to implement and maintain" an effective AML program.

On July 21, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to postpone the effective date of the final rule adding certain...

FinCEN has renewed its Geographic Targeting Order for Minnesota, extending enhanced reporting requirements for financial institutions in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties through February 2027. The order mandates detailed recordkeeping for international fund transfers of $3,000 or more, with exemptions for certain lower-risk transactions. What are the compliance implications for banks and money services businesses operating in these jurisdictions?

While a "culture of compliance" cannot eliminate the risk of enforcement actions, its value to the regulators should not be understated.

The Financial & International Banking Association (FIBA) renewed its commitment to the Dr. Felix Reyler Memorial Scholarship Fund at FIU Business...

On June 30, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("NY DFS") adopted a final anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering regulation...

Last week, the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations released its 2020 Exam Priorities with a number of areas of interest to private fund managers.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network got a whiff of the fact that financial institutions provide services to burgeoning marijuana-related businesses and published guidance to clarify customer due diligence expectations and reporting requirements for financial institutions.

On September 9, 2024, a mediator from the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) issued conclusions regarding the dispute over the closure of a client's securities account.

The passage of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act in December 2022 was heralded by whistleblower advocates as a major development...