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FinCEN Announces New Digital Innovation Officer/Deputy Director

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced Michael Mosier as its new digital innovation officer and deputy director. In that role, El-Hindi will apply his FinCEN experience to “help lead the vision, design and development of the Treasury’s agency-wide data and information management strategies,” per an announcement.

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FinCen Director On Why Casino Cooperation Is Central To Fighting Financial Crime 

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Cooperation in an environment that is rapidly advancing on many technological fronts was the theme when FinCEN Director Kenneth A. FinCEN expects that your casino or card club is monitoring your sports betting programs for potentially suspicious activity. The responsibility of casinos managing all of those new transactions.

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Judge Accepts Guilty Plea from Binance’s Former CEO Changpeng Zhao

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billion to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and US$968 million to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). CZ had pleaded guilty to criminal charges for anti-money laundering and violations of U.S. sanctions which led to a historic settlement where Binance agreed to pay US$3.4

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Regulators Detail Banking Rules For Hemp Firms

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After further evaluation of the USDA interim final rule, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will issue additional guidance. The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), FinCEN , the OCC and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors participated in issuing the definitions and guidelines.

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Socure and Proof Partner to Fight Fraud in Authorizations, Contracts, and Forms

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A 2021 report from FINCEN revealed that false records and forgery are responsible for more than $45 billion in fraud activity annually. .” While there is widespread understanding about threats like money laundering that cost businesses $18 billion every year, the challenge from document fraud is significantly greater.

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Fenergo: Financial Firms Hit With 57% More Financial Fines in 2023 for Compliance Shortcomings

The Fintech Times

Binance was ordered to pay the fine to resolve investigations by the US Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Alleged Drug Traffickers’ Crypto Addresses Targeted By US Treasury Under Kingpin Act

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The Chinese kingpins that OFAC designated today run an international drug trafficking operation that manufactures and sells lethal narcotics, directly contributing to the crisis of opioid addiction, overdoses and death in the United States. The drug traffickers face sanctions after coordinated actions from OFAC, FinCen and U.S.