FinCEN fines A&S World Trading $275K in first GTO action
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Jaclyn Jaeger2022-04-01T21:09:00
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network fined A&S World Trading $275,000 for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act in its first enforcement action against a company for failing to comply with a geographic targeting order.
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