On Aug. 8, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash for allegedly helping launder more than $7 billion worth of cryptocurrency over three years.1...more
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In a rare court-room victory for a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)1 defendant, on November 10, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas dismissed a three-count indictment against Daisy...more
The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 took effect on Jan. 1 and is the most significant anti-money laundering statute since the USA Patriot Act was passed after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Its primary purpose was to update...more