AML Conversations

This week, Elliot and Joe McNamara discuss new proposed FDIC regulations regarding recordkeeping for custodial deposit accounts, supervision of crypto ATMs in the UK, money laundering risks in the art world, casinos in Australia, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

We spoke to Deborah Lehr, Chairman of the Board, and Tess Davis, Executive Director of the Antiquities Coalition, about the importance of detecting, identifying, reporting, and understanding how cultural artifacts can be used to move illicit funds.

This week, John and Elliot discuss several federal indictments relating to terrorism announced by the DOJ, a Financial Trend Analysis on mail theft check fraud from FinCEN, a Cryptocurrency Fraud Report from the FBI, a Data Spotlight about Bitcoin ATMs from the FTC, and several other items impacting the financial crime prevention community. They also commemorate the 23rd anniversary of 9/11.

Vesna McCreery sits with AML experts David Harley and Adrian Quigley to discuss AML compliance in the UK and the EU. They also look at how these regimes differ from the requirements in the US and Australia.

This week, John and Elliot discuss the arrest of a senior aide to several NY governors for violations of the Foreign Agents Registrations Act and money laundering, COVID fraud charges in NJ, the seizure of an airplane owned by Venezuelan president Maduro, the uncovering of corruption in Malta by a US healthcare company, and several other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

This week, John and Elliot discuss FinCEN’s new final rules for reporting on residential real estate transactions and the program requirement for investment advisors. They also look at HSI’s Project Red Hook, its efforts to stem gift card fraud schemes, and a report from the University of Sussex, which rates the US as the preferred hub for corrupt financial transactions.

Industry experts Christopher Sindik, Director of Third-Party Risk and Due Diligence at Blue Umbrella, and Patrick Bowe, Senior Director of Product Solutions at AML RightSource join our host, Rachel Dettmer, to discuss the importance of adverse media in financial crime compliance. Previously considered a 'nice-to-have' in the compliance toolkit, they explore why adverse media has increasingly become a 'must-have' for dynamic risk management, how AI is part of the problem and solution, and how we are leveraging technology in our Status and Surveillance platforms to enhance risk detection capabilities with always-on monitoring.

This week, John and Elliot discuss the National Strategic Assessment for 2024 for the UK, George Santos's plea, the latest edition of the Cornerstone from Homeland Security, the policy brief on environmental crime from the FACT Coalition, and several other items. They explore their impact on the financial crime prevention community.

In this week's episode, the discussion centers on cybersecurity risks linked to foreign interference in U.S. elections, the impact of Russian money transfers to the UK, and the latest SEC actions against financial institutions. John and Joe also cover the Federal Reserve's stance on decentralized systems, and important regulatory updates for the AML community.

This week, the US State Department issued a report on wildlife trafficking, The European Central Bank published a report on payment fraud, and Health Canada discussed the dangers of the increase in domestic fentanyl production. John and Elliot discuss these items and others, including a fraud warning from the FBI, the AML law passed in Singapore, and more.