First in a Two-Post Series -
The U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) has issued its 2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (“2020 Strategy”)....more
2/28/2020
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Last week, a grand jury in the Southern District of Florida indicted two former Venezuelan officials, charging them with seven counts of money laundering and one count of money-laundering conspiracy. The charges relate to...more
7/3/2019
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Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Kickbacks ,
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White Collar Crimes
Authorities Begin to Focus on Individual Responsibility -
This week, Danish prosecutors charged Thomas Borgen, the former chief executive officer of Danske Bank, for his involvement in the money laundering scandal arising...more
This week Danske Bank released a report detailing the results of its much anticipated internal investigation into allegations of money laundering perpetrated in its Estonian branch. ...more
9/21/2018
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Corruption ,
Estonia ,
EU ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
Internal Controls ,
Money Laundering ,
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Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
White Collar Crimes
On August 25, a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York sentenced former Guinea Minister of Mines and Geology, Mahmoud Thiam, to seven years in prison, followed by three years of supervised probations,...more
8/31/2017
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Bribery ,
China ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
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Fraudulent Wire Transfers ,
Guinea ,
Mining Contracts ,
Money Laundering ,
Oil & Gas ,
White Collar Crimes
This post discusses individual liability in AML/BSA enforcement, which is an area of increasing attention. Indeed, according to public statements by the government, individual liability is the focus of enhanced scrutiny...more
5/19/2017
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Securities Violations ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Western Union ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Yates Memorandum