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WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced a $1 million civil money penalty against Sparks Nugget, Inc. d/b/a John Ascuaga’s Nugget, of Sparks, Nevada. Sparks Nugget admitted that it willfully violated the anti-money laundering (AML) provisions of the Bank…

WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today proposed to amend the Bank Secrecy Act’s (BSA) definition of “Broker or Dealer in Securities” in order to ensure that funding portals implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to achieve compliance with the BSA…

These FAQs are in addition to, and supplement, the FAQs entitled “Final Rule – Definitions and Other Regulations Relating to Prepaid Access,” which were issued on November 2, 2011. The 2011 FAQs are found at http://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/20111102.pdf. Question 1: De minimis cash…

WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today imposed a civil money penalty (CMP) against Thriftway Food Mart and its owner and compliance officer, Kustandy Rayyan, for willful and repeated violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Mr. Rayyan has admitted to conduct that…