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Monthly Archives: July 2021

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AML Act of 2020 Formalizes Risk-Based Approach for Compliance

July 28, 2021 by Jim Richards

The fifth instalment in Jim Richards’ Renewing the BSA Series. Under the current law, 31 USC Section 5318(h) and it’s subsequent regulations, financial institutions are required to have an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program, but there has never been a requirement... 

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Persistence Pays as Fraud Continues Under COVID-19

July 12, 2021 by Nasdaq Verafin

Earlier this year, FinCEN issued an advisory to “alert financial institutions to health insurance and health care frauds related to the COVID-19 pandemic.” Fraudsters have been targeting multiple sources of funds, including Medicare, the Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), TRICARE,...