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Weekly Roundup: White House Launches Anti-Kleptocracy Push, Former FinCEN Official Jailed Over Leaks, and More

U.S. officials and lawmakers announced far-reaching plans to curb the flow of corrupt funds through anonymous shell companies, real estate and banks, ACAMS moneylaundering.com reported. More Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards, a former official with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, received a six-month prison sentence for leaking more than 2,000 suspicious activity reports to investigative journalists, The Wall Street Journal reported. More Dutch investigators and regulators agreed not to pursue criminal charges against a large bank suspected of anti-money laundering violations, moneylaundering.com reported. More Cayman regulators revoked Hinduja Bank's license after the Swiss-headquartered institution failed to appoint an AML officer and...

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