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How the UK High Court Decision on Forced Labor Impacts Your Supply Chain Due Diligence

The recent ruling by the U.K. Court of Appeal declared that the U.K. National Crime Agency’s decision not to investigate the importation of cotton produced through the use of Uyghur forced labor in China was unlawful. This...more

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Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Investment Advisors – Yes, Financial Crime is Borderless and Legal Entity-Agnostic

There is a growing acknowledgement that money laundering and terrorist financing is borderless and legal entity-agnostic, just as it is already known that cybercriminals and the means to commit cybercrimes continuously attack...more

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KuCoin and Founders Charged with Operating Illegally as Money Transmitter and Futures Commission Merchant

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Last week, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and two of its founders, Chun Gan and Ke Tang, for allegedly conspiring...more

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Investment Advisers and Generative AI

Start Planning Now to Reduce Your Increased Money Laundering, Sanctions, and Conflicts of Interest Risks The introduction and use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and predictive data analytics (PDAs) by...more

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INDEPTH FEATURE: Anti-Money Laundering 2024

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Could you provide an insight into recent trends shaping financial crime in your country of focus? How great a risk does money laundering in particular now pose to companies? One would likely never imagine compliance as...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Binance to Pay Historic $4 Billion Fine

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Binance to Pay Historic $4 Billion Fine - Binance Holdings Limited, the operator of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, agreed to pay $4.3 billion to resolve allegations that it violated the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)...more

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The Evolution of KYC: Exploring Perpetual Know Your Customer (PKYC)

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Know Your Customer (KYC) is a fundamental process used by Financial Institutions (FIs) to verify the identities of their customers and assess the associated financial crime risk. Its primary goal is to prevent money...more

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Sportswashing: The New Money Laundering and Sanctions Avoidance Mechanism

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In the world of international finance and crime, criminals and terrorists have always sought innovative ways to launder money and avoid sanctions. One relatively recent method that has gained prominence is known as...more

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Cryptocurrencies Mirrored a New Gold Rush, Then Ended Up Similarly: With Scammers Going to Jail

Despite the excitement that surrounded original cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, the dust eventually settled, revealing that only a few early investors got rich and many others lost their life savings. But it was not long...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Compliance Date Is Approaching Quickly

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Although the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA”) was adopted in 2021,  implementation has been delayed while the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”)  established regulations. The deadline,...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Compliance Date Is Approaching Quickly | 企業透明性法遵守について

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企業透明性法(以下「法」)は2021年に採択されたが、財務省の金融犯罪取締ネットワーク(以下「FinCEN」)が規制を設ける間、施行が遅れていました。しかし、その遵守期限は間近に迫っています。2024年1月1日以降に設立される報告対象会社は、設立後30日以内に報告書を提出する必要があります。2023年末時点ですでに存在する報告対象会社は、2024年末までに最初の報告を行う必要があります。...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Compliance Date Is Approaching Quickly |《企业透明法案》合规日期即将到来

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Although the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) was adopted in 2021,  implementation has been delayed while the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”)  established regulations. The...more

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SDNY Allows Putative Class Action Securities Fraud Case Based on Alleged AML Deficiencies to (Mostly) Proceed

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Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued an opinion last week on a motion to dismiss in a putative class action securities fraud case against Deutsche Bank (“DB”) and several current and former bank...more

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Do You Own Crypto? AML Order Also Applies to Digital Currencies

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For the first time, companies providing virtual currency services will be required to comply with Israeli anti-money laundering provisions. This follows an amendment to the Prohibition of Money Laundering Order that recently...more

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The Pandora Papers and the Heightened Importance of “Knowing Your Customer”

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Key Takeaways - On October 3, 2021, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released the “Pandora Papers,” which expose the use by political leaders, billionaires, and others of offshore entities in an...more

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BSA, OFAC, KYC, and CIP – What do they mean to me? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 29]

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The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and parts of the U.S. Patriot Act’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) requirements have seemingly similar goals: to prevent money laundering and the funding of terrorist activities. Yet a...more

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Nuevas Ofensas Penales Relacionadas con Figuras Políticas Extranjeras y Entidades de Lavado de Dinero

Con respecto a los activos que pertenecen a Altos Funcionarios Extranjeros, la Sección 6313 de la Ley ALD del 2020 prohíbe el ocultamiento de la fuente de esos activos en transacciones monetarias o que involucren...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

New Criminal Offenses related to Foreign Political Figures and Money Laundering Entities

Regarding assets belonging to Senior Foreign Officials, Section 6313 of the AML Act of 2020 prohibits the concealment of the source of those assets in monetary transactions or involving Institutions of primary Money...more

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DOJ Cryptocurrency Guidance Outlines Enforcement Partnerships (Part II of II)

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DOJ’s Cyber Digital Task Force’s report, “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” provides a comprehensive on the growing partnerships between DOJ and other offices within the executive branch....more

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The CFTC Begins Policing AML Enforcement

Financial institutions with anti-money laundering responsibilities under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) take note: there’s a new sheriff in town.  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently finished its fiscal year with...more

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Investment Funds and Anti-Money Laundering Programs

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On May 1, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an intelligence bulletin warning, reported on in late July by several members of the media, concerning the use by threat actors of the “private placement of funds,...more

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FATF Identifies Red Flags for Virtual Assets and Money Laundering

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recently published a report titled Virtual Assets: Red Flag Indicators of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. The report discusses a number of red flag indicators of suspicious...more

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Italian AML news: on-line KYC & SCA

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The Italian Government recently issued a Law Decree which, among other things, modified on-line KYC for AML purposes, including the reliance on SCA when certain conditions are met. ...more

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Italy towards the implementation of a legal framework on blockchain

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The Ministry of Economic Development launched a public consultation setting out recommendations for the use of DLT and blockchain in a number of fields, including the regulatory banking and financial industry. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Record Anti-Money Laundering Fine Imposed on Swedbank

I. Background - Sweden’s financial supervisory authority (“SFSA”) recently fined Swedbank AB a record 4 billion Swedish kronor (approximately $386 million) for deficiencies in its anti-money laundering (“AML”) processes...more

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