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WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) held its annual ceremony earlier this month to honor the recipients of the FinCEN Director’s Law Enforcement Awards for 2022. The law enforcement agencies and officials who received awards were recognized because of the critical role that…

    Prepared Remarks of Himamauli Das Acting Director, FinCEN   ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference December 6, 2022 Good morning.  It’s great to be here today.  Last year was my first time addressing this event, and I did so remotely.  So, it’s…

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued its most recent Financial Trend Analysis of ransomware-related Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) filings for 2021, indicating that ransomware continued to pose a significant threat to U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, businesses,…

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is informing U.S. financial institutions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body that establishes international standards for anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and countering the…

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the renewal and expansion of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purchases of residential real…

      Prepared Remarks Himamauli Das Acting Director, FinCEN   ACAMS AML Conference October 12, 2022 Good morning.  Thank you Kieran for that kind introduction.  It’s great to be able to join all of you today. I really appreciate everyone’s time.  And I…

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has assessed a civil money penalty in the amount of $29,280,829.20 against Bittrex, for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and FinCEN’s implementing regulations.  FinCEN’s action is part of a global settlement with the Office…