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FinCEN Further Restricts North Korea’s Access to the U.S. Financial System and Warns U.S. Financial Institutions of North Korean Schemes
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a final rule under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act that severs Bank of Dandong, a Chinese bank that acts as a conduit for illicit North Korean financial activity, from the U.S. financial…
| Federal Register Notice
Imposition of Special Measure against Bank of Dandong as a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern
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FinCEN Penalizes Texas Bank for Violations of Anti-Money Laundering Laws Focusing on Section 312 Due Diligence Violations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the assessment of a $2 million civil money penalty against Lone Star National Bank (Lone Star) of Pharr, Texas for willfully violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The action underscores the dangers that…
| Enforcement Action
In the Matter of Lone Star National Bank
| Federal Register Notice
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Requirements for Financial Institutions; Correction
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FinCEN Warns Financial Institutions to Guard Against Corrupt Venezuelan Money Flowing to U.S.
WASHINGTON–The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an advisory to alert financial institutions of widespread public corruption in Venezuela and the methods Venezuelan senior political figures and their associates may use to move and hide proceeds of their corruption. The…
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Treasury Targets South Sudanese Government Officials and Related Companies for Continued Destabilization
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Memorandum on Financial Institution and Law Enforcement Efforts to Combat Elder Financial Exploitation
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FinCEN Targets Shell Companies Purchasing Luxury Properties in Seven Major Metropolitan Areas
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the issuance of revised Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used to pay for high-end residential real estate in seven…
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In the Matter of BTC-E a/k/a Canton Business Corporation and Alexander Vinnik