By Joe Mont2016-02-09T11:15:00
Trade-based money laundering is a common technique for funding terrorist activities through seemingly innocuous trade activity that essentially hides criminal transactions in plain sight. And it will take the combined efforts of U.S. Customs, FinCEN, the Department of Commerce, and port authorities (and their counterparts in other countries) to compile ...
2017-07-11T09:30:00Z By Joe Mont
Craft supply giant Hobby Lobby is in hot water for illegally importing historical artifacts. Other collections, including artwork, can also be a big problem for unsuspecting firms.
2016-03-29T09:30:00Z By Joe Mont
Image: A government program that grants visas to overseas investors is more popular than ever. The problem: Critics say it is rife with the potential for fraud and money laundering risks. “You can see which way the winds are blowing,” says Eric Berg, special counsel for Foley & Lardner. “The ...
2025-10-09T15:24:00Z By Brett Erickson, CW guest columnist
Banks emphasize risk-based compliance in their AML programs, citing it to regulators and embedding it in policy, yet many institutions still handle risk very differently in practice.
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