Reported by Matthew T. Smith The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO), effective April 14, 2025, to fight money laundering tied to Mexican drug cartels. The GTO requires money services businesses (MSBs) in 30 ZIP codes across California and Texas to report cash transactions over $200 to FinCEN, a […]

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Reported by LinkedIn – Adam Parks Have you gotten one of those scam texts about an unpaid toll and wondered what happens when someone enters their credit card information? Or, worse yet, fell victim to the scam and entered your card details? The answer: oftentimes, the card details are relayed to runners who quickly drain […]

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Reported by Howard W. Herndon, Robert A. Broadbent, and John M. Scannapieco (Summarized version featured below) The article “Bridging the Gap: Applying Anti-Money Laundering Techniques and AI to Combat Tariff Evasion” by Womble Bond Dickinson explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into anti-money laundering (AML) strategies, particularly to address trade-based money laundering (TBML) and […]

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Reported by Parya Lotfi Financial crime is evolving at a pace that regulators and compliance teams are struggling to match. While most financial institutions have invested heavily in fraud prevention, a new and insidious threat is slipping through the cracks—deepfake-generated synthetic identities. Fraudsters no longer need stolen documents or hacked credentials; they can now fabricate […]

Reported by TikTok @caitlinsometimescherry Do you want to learn the tax liabilities imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on a stripper (dancer) who makes most of her money in cash? If so, watch the entire video a below. There is definitely no tax fraud here.

Reported by FinCEN (Frequently asked questions regarding these GTOs are available here.) On April 14, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purchases of residential real estate. The terms of […]