Former MoneyGram compliance officer pays $250K for AML failures
The former chief compliance officer for MoneyGram International has agreed to a three-year injunction barring him from performing a compliance function for any money transmitter and has agreed to pay a $250,000 penalty for anti-money laundering failures.
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