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News this Week

U.S. Treasury targets Myanmar and two major banks

Freon smugglers help prosecutors put Marc M. Harris on ice

Late as usual, U.S. government issues 2003 laundering strategy

Blue chip U.S. firms gave safe haven to Montesinos corruption funds

 
     
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U.S. Treasury targets Myanmar and two major banks
The U.S. Treasury Department has for the first time targeted two foreign banks using its authority to impose “special measures” on foreign jurisdictions under Section 311 of the USA Patriot Act.
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Freon smugglers help prosecutors put Marc M. Harris on ice

Reports on suspicious activity in the U.S. real estate industry have been rising steadily since 2001. This is among the trends reported in the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's sixth semi-annual offering of the “SAR Activity Review.”
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Section 1960

A prohibition on operating an "illegal money transmitting business" contained in Title 18 of the United States Code. One of two primary sections of the Money Laundering Control Act (MLCA) of 1986. Under this section, whoever conducts, controls, manages, supervises, directs, or owns all or part of a business, knowing the business is an illegal money transmitting business, shall be fined or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. In general, the term "illegal money transmitting business"' means a money transmitting business that is intentionally operated without an appropriate state money transmitting license or is not registered in accordance with the requirements of section 5330 of the BSA and the implementing regulations.

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Late as usual, U.S. government issues 2003 laundering strategy

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Blue chip U.S. firms gave safe haven to Montesinos corruption funds

The new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pilot task force created late last year with a sweeping mandate to investigate public corruption in Latin America appears headed toward taking on one of the hemisphere’s most notorious networks of official corruption: The web of bribery and extortion linked to Peru’s former intelligence chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, the trusted henchman of former president Alberto Fujimori.

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In the November issue of Money Laundering Alert:
Tandy tells MLA she will refocus DEA to pursue money laundering
Federal Reserve examiner spreads knowledge to global audience
MSBs are often the victims of outdated myths
Five men charged in Virgin Island's largest laundering conspiracy
SAR rule for U.S. broker-dealers differs from the one banks endure
U.S. indicts Muslim with alleged terrorist ties for laundering
U.S. banks see orders examiners will follow in Patriot reviews
DEA laundering 'refocus' success will require skilled agents
UK's FSA offers ideas on KYC, AML technology
Ten years ago...
Money Laundering Briefing
 

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