Monitor certifies MoneyGram’s AML program after lengthy DPA
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-05-06T19:42:00
MoneyGram International stated in a regulatory filing it has fulfilled its obligations under a DPA it entered with the Department of Justice eight years ago, and its AML program was given a thumbs-up by its compliance monitor.
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