BuzzFeed News, in collaboration with more than 100 news organizations around the globe, released a story and investigation Sunday into a treasure trove of 2,100 suspicious activity reports (SARs) filed by the world’s largest banks.

BuzzFeed is not supposed to have these SARs, which were filed by banks with the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...