In support of the annual, multiagency #DatingorDefrauding campaign, led by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Office of Customer Education and Outreach, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is once again reminding financial institutions to remain vigilant to potential relationship investment scams.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today launched a new dedicated webpage to confidentially accept whistleblower tips on fraud, money laundering, and sanctions violations.
In support of the annual, multiagency #DatingorDefrauding campaign, led by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Office of Customer Education and Outreach, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is once again reminding financial institutions to remain vigilant to potential relationship investment scams.
WASHINGTON—On January 12 and 13, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted the first meeting of the Transnational Organized Crime Working Group (TOC-WG). The TOC-WG includes representatives from 16 financial intelligence units across the world that are committed to working together to enhance their collective
In Minnesota, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced several initiatives to combat rampant government benefits fraud in Minnesota, which has wasted billions of taxpayer dollars. These initiatives are designed to strengthen and safeguard the financial system and protect Minnesota taxpayers. Secretary Bessent announced several actions taken by the U.S.
Operation Enabled by Secretary Bessent’s Push for Technology Modernization
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) held a FinCEN Exchange, a public-private partnership event aimed at countering illicit finance. The event—which convened global financial institutions, federal law enforcement agencies, and Treasury officials—focused on denying individual Chinese money launders access to the U.S. and global financial
WASHINGTON—The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has assessed a $3,500,000 civil money penalty against Paxful, Inc. and Paxful USA, Inc. (collectively, Paxful) for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the primary U.S. anti-money laundering law that safeguards the financial system from illicit use. Paxful,