FinCEN warns of fake U.S. passport cards used to commit fraud
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1w ago
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is warning financial institutions of counterfeit U.S. passport cards used to commit fraud and identity theft ..read more
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OCC cites three banks for risk management, BSA-related failures
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1w ago
The Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency cited three banks for unsafe and unsound business practices that mirror issues similar to what spurred last year’s banking crisis, including risks posed to bank investments by higher interest rates and liquidity concerns in the event of a bank’s failure ..read more
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​Ex-OneCoin compliance head jailed 4 years for fraud role
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2w ago
The former head of legal and compliance at OneCoin was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud charges regarding her role in a cryptocurrency marketing scheme ..read more
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Chapter 2: KYC shortfalls: JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank’s onboarding of Epstein
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1M ago
Jeffrey Epstein’s designation as a high-risk client should have subjected him to enhanced due diligence that never appeared to occur, most notably at Deutsche Bank. Instead, Epstein was allowed to continue his misconduct despite numerous red flags ..read more
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Chapter 3: Egregious failures: Customer due diligence and transaction monitoring
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Why did JPMorgan Chase retain Jeffrey Epstein for more than a dozen years? How did the relationship persist despite glaring red flags? The “why” is straightforward; the “how” is more complicated ..read more
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Chapter 4: Investigations into misconduct: What banks can do
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1M ago
Both JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank retained their respective Jeffrey Epstein relationships for too long. Yet, there is a case to be made for why exiting a high-risk relationship too soon can become an inverse form of recklessness ..read more
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FDIC proposes strengthening, modernizing bank merger reviews
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1M ago
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation proposed to strengthen its approach to evaluating bank mergers under the Bank Merger Act, particularly how it would address factors like competition, financial resources, the convenience and needs of communities, financial stability, and money laundering ..read more
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Case study: ‘The Banks Behind the Epstein Enterprise’
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1M ago
This Compliance Week case study offers a deep dive into the anti-money laundering compliance failures—and alleged complicity—of JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank, the two banks that enabled the Jeffrey Epstein enterprise to flourish for decades ..read more
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FinCEN head touts compliance through enforcement approach
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1M ago
Andrea Gacki, head of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, said recent enforcement actions by the agency have addressed significant gaps in the U.S. anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism regime and exposed specific risk factors, trends, and typologies ..read more
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New European AML agency to be based in Germany
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1M ago
The European Union’s recently approved Anti-Money Laundering Authority will be based in Frankfurt, Germany, and begin operations in 2025 ..read more
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