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 intelligence units of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and the United States.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert today to raise awareness of fraud schemes abusing FinCEN’s name, insignia, and authorities for financial gain. These FinCEN-specific fraud schemes include scams that exploit beneficial ownership information reporting; misuse FinCEN’s Money Services Business Registration tool; or involve the impersonation of, or misrepresent affiliation with, FinCEN and its employees.

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 Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (CI), held the final planned event of its year-long Promoting Regional Outreach to Educate Communities on the Threat of Fentanyl (PROTECT) series of the FinCEN Exchange program.