The Wolfsberg Group Gives Guidance on Requests for Information in AML Transaction Monitoring
The Wolfsberg Group, an association of 13 global banks, this week issued a guidance document on requests for information (RFI). The focus of the guidance is best practices in correspondent banks using...
26 Aug 202214min
A Look into the IRS with Former Head of IRS CI
There have been outrageous comments made by “policymakers” about the IRS since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. AMLRS Chairman of the Advisory Board John Byrne talked to former IRSCI Chief ...
25 Aug 202224min
Federal Reserve Issues Guidance on Crypto Activities
The Federal Reserve has issued additional information for banking organizations about crypto-asset-related activities. It is contained in Supervisory Letter SR 22-6. The Letter reviews areas of risk f...
19 Aug 202211min
Asset Forfeiture Global Expert Stef Cassella
Asset Forfeiture Global Expert Stef Cassella returns to AML Conversations to discuss civil and criminal forfeiture. He explains how it's used, common misunderstandings about this law enforcement and p...
17 Aug 202228min
Fraud Schemes Just Keep Coming.
The US Department of Justice has announced that a federal grand jury has indicted representatives of Electronic Transactions Systems Corporation, a payment processor, for fraud and money laundering. T...
12 Aug 202211min
Should Russia be Designated a State Sponsor of Terrorism?
John and Elliot chat about an interesting Op/Ed piece that appeared in The Washington Post this week. The author, an expert in international law, examined the implications of designating Russia a Stat...
5 Aug 202212min
A Discussion with Kit Conklin
Kit Conkin, VP at Kharon and a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council discusses the recent “joint alert” between the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s ...
2 Aug 202225min
FATF Updates its Guidance on the Real Estate Sector
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recently issued updated Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach to the Real Estate Sector. The updated guidance focuses on the importance of member countries to bring...
29 Juli 202213min
