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Identifying suspect transactions tied to blacklisted Moldovan banks may prove difficult for American financial institutions despite a warning earlier this month by the U.S. Treasury Department, according to compliance officials. The department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) warned U.S. financial institutions in an April 15 advisory that eight banks in Transnistria were at risk for money laundering and other financial crimes. The banks operate in a high-crime, under-regulated region contested by the Moldovan and Transnistrian governments since 1990. Accordingly, U.S. financial institutions should monitor for potential regulatory violations involving the institutions, which "are not required to obtain or maintain transaction...