Treasury Publishes 2024 National Risk Assessments for Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing

Reported by The U.S. Department of the Treasury The U.S. Department of the Treasury published the 2024 National Risk Assessments on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing. These reports highlight the most significant illicit finance threats, vulnerabilities, and risks facing the United States. The reports detail recent, significant updates to the U.S. anti-money laundering/counter-financing […]

Hamburg bank suspected as ‘financial hub’ for Iranian terror

Reported by MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG A small Hamburg bank was at the center of a clandestine financial network Iran relied on for years to funnel money to its terror proxies in the Middle East, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials from two western intelligence agencies say.  POLITICO can reveal that western intelligence flagged […]

Fake Super Bowl tickets ‘created using AI’ being sold online – beware sinister phrase used by scammers

Reported by Sean Keach, Head of Technology and Science SINISTER crooks are peddling fake Super Bowl tickets online – and it could cost you hundreds of dollars. Tech-savvy cyber-criminals have even resorted to using AI to make more convincing fakes, security experts have warned. Some fans will be forking out thousands of dollars for legitimate tickets. […]

Sports Gambling a Growing Money-Laundering Risk, U.S. Says

Reported by Richard Vanderford The rapid growth of the sports betting sector and a lack of uniform regulations contribute to “significant and increasing money-laundering risks,” the Treasury said Wednesday as part of an expansive report on money-laundering concerns. An estimated 67.8 million Americans are expected to bet on Sunday’s Super Bowl, a 35% increase from […]

Treasury Rolls Out Residential Real Estate Transparency Rules to Combat Money Laundering

Reported by Associated Press The Biden administration wants to make residential real estate transactions more transparent by unmasking the owners of certain all-cash purchases. It’s part of an ongoing effort to combat money launderingand the movement of dirty money through the American financial system. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed a regulation on Wednesday that would […]

The Biggest AML Fines in 2023

Reported by Comply Advantage In 2023, the rising complexity of financial crime led regulators to increase the penalties imposed on financial institutions (FIs) for insufficient anti-money laundering (AML) controls. As a result, the top penalties for non-compliance almost doubled in value. In this article, we examine some of the highest fines imposed for AML violations […]