FinCEN Issues Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) to further combat the illicit activities and money laundering of Mexico-based cartels and other criminal actors along the southwest border of the United ..read more

FinCEN Reminds Financial Institutions to Remain Vigilant Regarding Potential Relationship Investment Scams In support of the multiagency , the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is reminding financial institutions to remain vigilant regarding suspicious activity ..read more

Financial Action Task Force Identifies Jurisdictions with Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, and Counter-Proliferation Finance Deficiencies WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is informing U.S. financial institutions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body that establishes international standards for anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and countering ..read more

FinCEN Not Issuing Fines or Penalties in Connection with Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Deadlines WASHINGTON––Today, FinCEN announced that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies based on any failure to file or update beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act by the current deadlines ..read more

FinCEN Announces $37,000,000 Civil Money Penalty Against Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc. for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $37,000,000 against Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc. (Brink’s) for willful violations of the ..read more

FinCEN Convenes Virtual Summit of Financial Intelligence Units to Combat Nature Crimes in the Amazon Region WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) convened a virtual summit to counter the transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) that illicitly profit from nature crimes in the Amazon region. The summit marked a milestone in operationalizing a partnership among the financial ..read more

FinCEN Issues Spanish Translations of Alert and In-Depth Analysis on Nationwide Surge in Mail Theft-Related Check Fraud Schemes Targeting the U.S. Mail Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing Spanish translations of its to financial institutions on the nationwide surge in check fraud schemes ..read more

Treasury Convenes Law Enforcement, Financial Institutions in the Washington, D.C. Area for Counter-Fentanyl Exchange Event Marks Culmination of Year-Long, Nationwide Public-Private Effort to Deepen Collaboration in the Fight Against Illicit Opioids VIENNA, Va.—This week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in partnership with Treasury’s Internal ..read more

FinCEN Warns of Fraud Schemes That Abuse Its Name, Insignia, and Authorities for Financial Gain WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an today to raise awareness of fraud schemes abusing FinCEN’s name, insignia, and authorities for financial gain ..read more

READOUT: FinCEN and IRS-CI Convene Public-Private Sector Meeting in Philadelphia to Discuss Combating Illicit Finance Related to Fentanyl Trafficking PHILADELPHIA—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in partnership with Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (CI), held the ninth event of its Promoting Regional Outreach to Educate Communities on the Threat of Fentanyl ..read more