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FinCEN launches “COMMAND” Exchange series to disrupt illicit financial networks tied to drug and human trafficking, starting in cartel-prone U.S.–Mexico border hubs McAllen and El Paso

by AdrianaAMLP | Jun 27, 2025

FinCEN’s COMMAND series aims to enhance information sharing and coordination between law enforcement and financial institutions to more effectively disrupt illicit financial flows linked to narcotics and drug trafficking. This initiative focuses on targeting key...

FinCEN issues a new advisory highlighting Iranian oil smuggling, shadow banking, and weapons procurement typologies to help FIs detect and report illicit financial activity

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jun 6, 2025

The Advisory replaces FinCEN’s 2018 Iran Advisory, which FinCEN is rescinding. The Advisory supports the implementation of the U.S. maximum pressure campaign against Iran outlined in National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-2) and provides updated red flags and...

FinCEN extends real estate GTOs, mandating title insurers to disclose the true buyers behind shell companies in all-cash home purchases to combat ML, with the orders effective until Oct 2025

by AdrianaAMLP | Apr 14, 2025

The GTOs apply to select counties in 15 states and D.C., with no changes to jurisdictional coverage or purchase price thresholds ($300,000, or $50,000 in Baltimore). The renewal supports efforts to track illicit funds and criminal activity in the real estate...

HM Treasury advises UK-regulated firms to apply EDD and ongoing monitoring to any business relationship or transaction involving High-Risk Third Countries, in line with FATF’s revised lists

by AdrianaAMLP | Mar 27, 2025

UK firms must apply enhanced due diligence and ongoing monitoring to all customers and transactions linked to high-risk third countries, tailoring the intensity based on risk factors and FATF findings. Additionally, group-wide controls require branches and...

Trump’s $5m ‘Golden Card’ plan faces scrutiny as EU closes loopholes on citizenship-for-sale

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Mar 4, 2025

Trump’s plan to replace the EB-5 investor visa with a $5M ‘Golden Card’ residency sparks controversy as the EU intensifies its crackdown on Citizenship by Investment (CBI) schemes over ML and corruption risks. With Bulgaria & Cyprus shutting down their...

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FinCEN launches “COMMAND” Exchange series to disrupt illicit financial networks tied to drug and human trafficking, starting in cartel-prone U.S.–Mexico border hubs McAllen and El Paso

FinCEN issues a new advisory highlighting Iranian oil smuggling, shadow banking, and weapons procurement typologies to help FIs detect and report illicit financial activity

FinCEN extends real estate GTOs, mandating title insurers to disclose the true buyers behind shell companies in all-cash home purchases to combat ML, with the orders effective until Oct 2025

HM Treasury advises UK-regulated firms to apply EDD and ongoing monitoring to any business relationship or transaction involving High-Risk Third Countries, in line with FATF’s revised lists

Trump’s $5m ‘Golden Card’ plan faces scrutiny as EU closes loopholes on citizenship-for-sale

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