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Tips submitted to the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, also known as FinCEN, by whistleblowers have become the largest driver of investigations for the Justice Department's Bank Integrity Unit over the past three years, the head of the branch said. The Bank Integrity Unit, which pursues cases against banks, casinos, money services businesses and other financial institutions and employees suspected of violating the Bank Secrecy Act or sanctions, has secured $12 billion in penalties and settlements over the past decade, including $4.3 billion from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, in November 2023. "FinCEN has had just a flood of...