BlogFunnel AccountsApril 10, 2024 by Verafin Funnel accounts continue to thrive as criminal organizations leverage the tactic to exploit the U.S. banking system and quickly move money across great distances at minimal cost — all while enabling anonymity for the depositors. Used as a method to... |
Feature SheetCanada AML Compliance & ManagementFinancial institutions are facing significant challenges in keeping pace with the growing complexities of financial crime. As financial crimes grow more sophisticated and regulatory requirements continue... |
BlogU.S. Court Case: 60 Funnel Accounts Used by Heroin Trafficking OrganizationSeptember 27, 2017 by Denise Hutchings “Narcotics traffickers will attempt to create elaborate financial networks in an effort to launder illegal drug proceeds.” (James Dorsey, Acting Special Agent in Charge IRS Criminal Investigation, June 2017) Heroin Trafficking Organizations Targeted by OFAC In May 2017, Treasury Secretary... |
Archived Webinar2017 Crime Trends & TechnologyOriginally Presented: July 12, 2017 Verafin industry experts: Brendan Brothers, Anti-Financial Crimes Specialist; and Mauriceo Castanheiro, Director of Fraud Analytics; discuss the challenges financial institutions faced to date in... |
BlogThousands of Human Trafficking Arrests in the U.S. Plus Recent Money Flow to Human Smuggling HubsApril 5, 2016 by Denise Hutchings “Human trafficking is not a problem that law enforcement can tackle alone. It requires the close collaboration with many concerned groups looking at this crime through different lenses.” (Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.) Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance advocates... |
Feature SheetBSA/AML Compliance & ManagementFinancial institutions are facing significant challenges in keeping pace with the growing complexities of financial crime. As financial crimes grow more sophisticated and regulatory requirements... |
Infographic12 Red Flags for Funnel Accounts Used to Launder MoneyIllegal accounts that funnel “dirty” money made from crimes, such as human trafficking, human smuggling, and drug trafficking, are on the rise. These accounts are... |
Blog12 Red Flags for “Funnel Accounts” Used to Launder MoneyFebruary 25, 2015 by Denise Hutchings Regulatory and law enforcement agencies are cautioning financial institutions about an increased use of illegal funnel accounts to launder proceeds from human smuggling, human trafficking and drug trafficking crimes. In light of the recent attention on this money laundering trend,... |
White PaperFinancial Institutions Face High Expectations to Detect and Report Invisible Victims of Human Trafficking and SmugglingIn this white paper, Chris Swecker discusses two particularly detestable criminal industries, Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling, that produce significant illicit proceeds that inevitably move... |
Archived WebinarACAMS Webinar: Financial Institutions Can Shed Light on “Invisible” Victims of Human Trafficking and SmugglingOriginally Presented: November 24, 2014 Human trafficking and smuggling are immensely profitable crimes that generate mountains of illicit proceeds. Unlike the victims of most crimes, however, neither the underage victims... |
