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VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued today the latest edition of the SAR Activity Review - By The Numbers. This report presents a compilation of numerical data gathered from Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) filed through the first six months of the year. While this report…
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VIENNA, Va. - This week Bill S. Bradley was sworn in as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN's) Chief Counsel. He most recently served as Legal Counsel to the Treasury Department's Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture.Mr. Bradley re-joined the United States Department of the Treasury…
| Guidance
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is issuing this interpretative guidance to clarify how our rules implementing section 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act (the correspondent account rule) apply to a covered financial institution presenting a negotiable instrument for payment to another…
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the assessment of a civil money penalty in the amount of $12 million against Sigue Corporation and Sigue, LLC, a money services business headquartered in San Fernando, California, for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Sigue,…
| Administrative Ruling
FIN-2008-R001
Issued: January 25, 2008
Subject:Reporting of Certain Currency Transactions for Sole Proprietorships and Legal Entities Operating Under a "Doing Business As" ("DBA") Name
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is issuing this administrative ruling to clarify the…
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is issuing this administrative ruling to clarify the currency transaction report ("CTR") filing obligations when reporting transactions involving sole proprietorships. Subsequent to a prior ruling on this issue,1 FinCEN received feedback from…
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VIENNA, Va. - James H. Freis, Jr., Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), this week welcomed Peter Goodyear as FinCEN's Associate Director for Analysis and Liaison. Mr. Goodyear - formerly a senior vice president at Citigroup - will oversee FinCEN's analysis of Bank Secrecy…