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| Federal Register Notice
Imposition of a Special Measure Against Commercial Bank of Syria, Including Its Subsidiary, Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank, as a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern (Proposed Ru (69 FR 28098)
| Federal Register Notice
Imposition of a Special Measure Against Commercial Bank of Syria, Including Its Subsidiary, Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank, as a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern
| News
FinCEN Assesses $25 million Civil Money Penalty Against Riggs Bank N.A.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today that Riggs Bank N.A. consented to the assessment of the largest civil monetary penalty ever brought against a U.S. financial institution for violations under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the statute requiring financial institutions to…
| Enforcement Action
In the Matter of Riggs Bank, NA
| Federal Register Notice
Registration of Money Services Business -- Accompanied by FinCEN Form 107, Registration of Money Services Business
| Testimony
Statement of Robert W. Werner, Chief of Staff, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, United States Department of the Treasury
Good morning Chairman Souder, Ranking Member Cummings, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. It is a privilege to appear before you to discuss FinCEN’s role in terrorist financing and money laundering investigations. I am Robert Werner, Chief of Staff of the Financial Crimes Enforcement…
| Speech
Statement of Robert W. Werner Chief of Staff Financial Crimes Enforcement Network United States Department of the Treasury
Good morning Chairman Souder, Ranking Member Cummings, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. It is a privilege to appear before you to discuss FinCEN's role in terrorist financing and money laundering investigations. I am Robert Werner, Chief of Staff of the Financial Crimes Enforcement…
| SAR Technical Bulletin
By The Numbers Issue 2
| Testimony
OPENING REMARKS OF WILLIAM J. FOX, DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Distinguished colleagues, members of delegations, ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor and pleasure for me to welcome you to the 13th Plenary Session of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units. On behalf of my agency, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, I wish to express my deep…
| News
Statement from FinCEN Director William J. Fox on unauthorized SAR disclosures
"The unauthorized disclosure of suspicious activity reports (SARs), as detailed in recent press reports, is a violation of federal criminal law and is being reviewed by the appropriate law enforcement authorities.The release of this information by those to whom it was entrusted threatens everything…