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FATF Members Drafting Human Trafficking Typologies Report for June
By Brian Monroe
printMore than a dozen governments are working with the Financial Action Task Force to draft guidance on how to identify financial transactions tied to human trafficking, say individuals familiar with the matter. Officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and sister agencies in France, Russia, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries are collaborating on a typologies report for the intergovernmental group that could be published as early as June, said an individual with knowledge of the report. There "really aren't too many case examples where the illicit movements of money are fully investigated in these types of crimes,"...
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