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Recent penalties in the Southern District of New York show prosecutorial resolve to crack down on offshore exchanges that flout U.S. anti-money laundering rules, a trend that analysts told ACAMS moneylaundering.com will likely continue under the second Trump administration. KuCoin, collectively operated by four overseas entities, agreed Monday to pay $297 million Monday and halt all U.S. operations for two years after pleading guilty to unlicensed money transmission. Federal prosecutors alleged in an indictment in March of last year that KuCoin served some 1.5 million clients in the U.S. while failing to implement AML policies or file any suspicious activity...