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Treasury Convenes Global Financial Institutions to Advance Operation Economic Outcast

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) led a FinCEN Exchange with global financial institutions to advance Operation Economic Outcast. The event armed financial institutions with the...

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FinCEN Issues Whistleblower Bulletin on Iran-Related Illicit Finance

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing a Whistleblower Bulletin in support of Operation Economic Outcast. FinCEN maintains a whistleblower incentive program for the public to submit information...

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FinCEN Issues Financial Trend Analysis on Health Care Fraud

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis  identifying approximately $17.5 billion in suspicious financial activity potentially linked to health care fraud, underscoring...

FinCEN Issues Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Treatment of Verifiable Digital Credentials Under the Customer Identification Program Rule

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued answers to two new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and updated one existing FAQ that address the use of state-issued mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) and other...

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FinCEN Issues Alert to Counter Iranian Procurement Efforts for Its Commercial Aviation Industry

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing an Alert to assist financial institutions in identifying and reporting procurement networks supporting Iran’s aviation industry, which the Iranian regime...

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FinCEN Identifies Nearly $13 Billion Linked to Suspected Digital Asset Scams Operated by Overseas Scam Centers

Urges Financial Institutions to be Vigilant and Report Suspicious Activity WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an analysis and an alert to financial institutions to be vigilant to...

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FinCEN Reissues Order Requiring Transparency from MSBs Along Southwest Border

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FinCEN, Agencies, Issue Joint Statement on Suspicious Activity Report Confidentiality Considerations Regarding Communications with Customers

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), together with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union...

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FinCEN Proposes Rule that Would Revoke Banque Misr UAE’s Correspondent Banking Access to U.S. Financial Institutions

Today, under Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed a rule that would revoke Banque Misr UAE’s correspondent banking access to U.S. financial institutions. FinCEN issued a...

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READOUT: FinCEN Holds Engagement to Eliminate Hospice Fraud in California

LOS ANGELES — On August 17, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) convened law enforcement and financial institutions for an engagement on health care benefits fraud, including the exploitation of hospice care...

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READOUT: FinCEN Convenes Public-Private Engagement to Combat Cartels

SAN FRANCISCO—On August 10, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) convened law enforcement and financial institutions for an information-sharing engagement to combat cartels. The event was led by Gene Lange, who...

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FinCEN Analysis: Financial Institutions Flagged Nearly $5 Billion Linked to Suspected Human Smuggling

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis showing that financial institutions flagged nearly $5 billion linked to suspected human smuggling over a three-year period....

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FinCEN Permanently Ends Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Millions of Small Business Owners

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing a final rule that permanently removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information to FinCEN under the...

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FinCEN Renews Minnesota Geographic Targeting Order

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) renewed its Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) designed to combat fraud in Minnesota and protect U.S. taxpayers. Extensive schemes have fraudulently diverted...