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FinCEN Should Communicate Better with Agencies on Aid: GAO
By Brian Monroe
printThe United States' financial intelligence unit should better inform law enforcement agencies about when and how it can help financial crime investigators, a federal watchdog organization said Monday. The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) should make its operations "more transparent" by informing law enforcement agencies about its products and services, and the circumstances under which it won't help investigators, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a 44-page report. While the bureau offers analytic services and investigatory support, the majority of the 25 governmental agencies that the GAO surveyed had "limited knowledge" of how FinCEN could help...
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