fm Micronesia, Federated States of

New Documents

The Financial Intelligence Unit of Mauritius issued FIU/Notice/2024/01 concerning the registration of reporting persons pursuant to the Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act.

Federal prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of an indictment that charges the co-founders of Samourai Wallet with money laundering conspiracy and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.

News

Enforcement Actions

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier imposed a €785,000 administrative fine on the Luxembourg-based investment firm for failing to comply with anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing obligations.

The Solicitor Regulation Authority decided that Albert Partington, a solicitor and director of Ogden Lyles & Fox, must pay a fine of £11,013.67 for violating the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 and other breaches of conduct.


Key Documents

Important Facts

  • The U.S. State Department identifies the Federated States of Micronesia as a monitored jurisdiction. The low level of financial sophistication makes the country at low risk for money laundering, terrorist financing and smuggled products. Corruption extends to directing public contracts and employment to unqualified companies or persons. The amount of proceeds derived from corruption, however, is difficult to estimate. There have been no arrests, prosecutions or convictions for money laundering since the Federated States of Micronesia criminalized the offense in 2001. The jurisdiction's financial intelligence unit, which is dependent for funding and staff on other governmental agencies, consists of a single police officer that has both criminal investigative and regulatory responsibilities. The Federated States of Micronesia has yet to criminalize terrorist financing or terrorist acts.
  • KYC Covered Entities:  Banks, cash dealers, insurers, bingo parlors, trustees, and money transaction services
  • STR Covered Entities: Banks
  • Enhanced Due Diligence Procedures for PEPs: Foreign: Yes; Domestic: Yes
  • Money Laundering Criminal Prosecutions/Convictions: Prosecutions: 1 (2015); Convictions: 1 (2015)
Source: 2016 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR)

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Largely Compliant : Substantial :
Partially Compliant : Moderate :
Non-Compliant : Low :

* As of July 24, 2018, an observer of APG

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