Editor's Note: In the year's first installment, the moneylaundering.com legal team looks at the Biden Administration's efforts to expand sanctions targeting human rights abuses and corruption. Since taking office, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has made ample use of sanctions as a tool to fight against national security threats and to further his foreign policy agenda. On Dec. 6, 2021, President Biden unveiled a plan to continue to use financial restrictions and asset freezes, particularly those enabled by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, to promote democracy, human rights, and anti-corruption. Enacted in 2016, the law authorizes visa bans...
In the 15th installment of our series, the moneylaundering.com legal team examines central banks and their growing interest in cryptocurrencies and other digital currencies.
In the first installment of our series for 2021, the ACAMS moneylaundering.com legal team reviews the growing number of online attacks on U.S. and global financial institutions and how governments and cybersecurity professionals have responded.
Editor's note: In the sixth installment of our series, the ACAMS moneylaundering.com legal team reviews the legal and administrative tools federal officials can use to identify and prevent funds from reaching violent domestic extremists.
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