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UK's Financial Intelligence Unit publishes latest guide on SAR submissions

The Paypers

The UK’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) has published its guide on how suspicious activity report (SAR) intelligence is being used by law enforcement, aiming to demonstrate SAR filing best practices.

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Cognitive Analytics for AML – Making SARs Count

FICO

Among the key provisions is addressing the increasing burden on financial institutions required to file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and the enormous amount of data flowing to Treasury’s Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN). FinCEN received 2,034,406 SARs in 2017 and volume is growing at a double-digit rate annually.

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AMLYZE: Is the Global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) System Broken?

The Fintech Times

Relevant laws have existed for about 50 years and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was established in 1989 by the G7 nations as a global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog. If the problem is immense, on the face of it, AML regulatory requirements and laws seem sensible enough. million SARs to the U.S.

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Report: FinCEN Files Reveal Billions In Suspicious Money Flows

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Of those, at least four went on to break the law again and get fined. FinCEN received more than 2 million SARs last year. Since 2010, prosecution has been delayed by 18 banks for anti-money laundering, according to BuzzFeed. Paul Pelletier, a former senior Justice Department lawyer, said there’s one way to stop the illegal activity.

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Ex-US Bank Risk Officer Fined For AML Failure

PYMNTS

Bank had in place erroneously capped the number of alerts, which hindered law enforcement’s ability to spot suspicious activity. His actions prevented the proper filing of many, many SARs, which hindered law enforcement’s ability to fully combat crimes and protect people,” said FinCEN Director Kenneth A.

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FICO’s New AML Scores Use AI and Machine Learning to Detect More Money Laundering

FICO

AML Threat Score: Reducing False Positives Amid Defensive SAR Filings. Defensive SARs obscure the true efficacy of the AML program with a high volume of low-quality outcomes. The Cascading Effect of Defensive SARs. Furthermore, defensive SARs make it hard to quantify false positive reduction, even at 100% SAR detection.

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Fraudsters Request Pre-Payment For Bogus COVID-19 Vaccine

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Another law enforcement department, the Lucas County Sheriff’s Department in Ohio, warned people : “Be aware of new scam. Finding a safe and effective vaccine to prevent infection with SARS-CoV-2 is an urgent public health priority,” said NIAID Director Anthony S. Do not fall prey!” the Daly City Police Department tweeted.

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