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Midweek Roundup: Ruling Upends OFAC Designation, EU Selects AML Chief, and More

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets Control exceeded the statutory bounds of the International Economic Emergency Powers Act by blacklisting Tornado Cash, a notorious cryptocurrency-mixing service, in August 2022, ACAMS moneylaundering.com reported. More The European Parliament picked Italian central bank official Bruna Szego to lead the EU's planned Anti-Money Laundering Authority, a bloc-wide regulator and financial intelligence hub set to launch in Germany next year, Politico reported. More Morgan Stanley's wealth management branch failed to implement a comprehensive AML program as part of a strategy to secure business from ultra-wealthy clients, nearly...

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