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"Jim Sloan's long and distinguished career with the Secret Service has preparedhim well to lead Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network," Secretary Rubinsaid. "FinCEN serves as a critical link among the law enforcement, financial andregulatory communities and maximizes the information-…

The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)announced today that it has developed a "Designation of Exempt Persons"Form to help depository institutions use FinCEN’s new rules to reduce significantlythe burden of large currency transaction reporting. Banks, thrifts…

The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced todaythat Christine E. Carnavos, former chief compliance officer of PNC Bank Corp., has joinedits staff as Assistant Director, Office of Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (OCRE).FinCEN is one of the Treasury's…

The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)announced today a final rule that representsthe second part of its effort to significantly reduce the number of times depositoryinstitutions must report large currency transactions. Like an earlier rule aimed at…

The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)will hold four regional meetings this summer to provide an opportunity for casino industry representatives and other members of the public to comment on a proposed rule announced inMay which would require casinos and card…

The nation’s casinos and card clubs will be required to report suspicious activityunder a proposed rule issued today by the Department of the Treasury’s FinancialCrimes Enforcement Network. Suspicious activity involves financial transactions which acasino or card club suspects are linked to illegal…

For the first time since its inception, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), theworld’s leader in promoting anti-money laundering controls, has made an in-depthanalysis of the possibilities of laundering in the gold market as well as money launderinginvolving non-financial professions such as…

The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)announced today that Trump Taj Mahal Associates (TTMA) has paid a civil money penalty of$477,000 for failing to file reports required by the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). TTMA islocated in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where it…

The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)issued today a final rule that would extend regulations aimed at combating moneylaundering to card club establishments.Most frequently found in California, card clubs typically offer facilities for gamingby customers who…