Updated guidance on conducting employee due diligence and AML/CTF training 20 April 2023 AUSTRAC has released updated guidance to help you meet your anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) obligations around: As an AUSTRAC-regulated entity, you are required to have procedures built into your AML/CTF program that detail when and […]
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New financial crime guide now available 20 April 2023 We have developed a new financial crime guide, in partnership with the Australian Federal Police and Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation, to help businesses identify and stop the purchase of child sexual exploitation material and report suspicious activity. Child sexual […]
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Today, OFAC added the following persons: KHOSHGHADAM, Mehdi (Arabic: مهدی خوش قدم) (a.k.a. KHOSH GHADAM, Mehdi), A-1-5, Cita Damansara, PJU 3/27, Sunway Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47810, Malaysia; Tehran, Iran; DOB 15 Dec 1983; POB Tehran, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport […]
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OFAC has added the following persons: ATTIKOURIS, Kyriakos, Cyprus; DOB 09 May 1980; POB Limassol, Cyprus; nationality Cyprus; Gender Male; National ID No. 813057 (Cyprus) (individual) [RUSSIA-EO14024] (Linked To: WINDFEL PROPERTIES LIMITED; Linked To: SAVOLER DEVELOPMENT LIMITED; Linked To: MIRAMONTE INVESTMENTS LIMITED). BASHKIROV, Aleksei Vladimirovich (Cyrillic: БАШКИРОВ, Алексей Владимирович) (a.k.a. […]
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For some reason, OFAC included an announcement of this update on the same Recent Actions page as the Wells Fargo Enforcement action (post to come on that later today) – they updated Russia-related Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) 1118: 1118. As of December 2022, the Government of the Russian Federation may require […]
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FinCEN Analysis of Business Email Compromise in the Real Estate Sector Reveals Threat Patterns and Trends Immediate Release March 30, 2023 WASHINGTON—Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis on patterns and trends identified in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data relating to business email compromise (BEC) in the […]
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FinCEN Analysis of Business Email Compromise in the Real Estate Sector Reveals Threat Patterns and Trends Immediate Release March 30, 2023 WASHINGTON—Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis on patterns and trends identified in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data relating to business email compromise (BEC) in the […]
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Today, OFAC added the following entity: TABACALERA DEL ESTE S.A. (a.k.a. TABESA), Ybyra Pyta s/n Esquina Mandarinas, Villa Conavi II, Hernandarias 7220, Paraguay; Calle Yvyra Pyta y Mandarinas, Barrio Santa Teresa, Ciudad Hernandarias, Alto Parana, Paraguay; Organization Established Date 1994; Organization Type: Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco; Tax ID […]
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