County of Denver v Sweet Leaf Final Decision 7-5-18 On July 5th the City/County of Denver revoked all 26 marijuana […]
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Russian Military Officers Indicted – DC District Court, case 18CR00215
Count 1 of the indictment of the 12 Russian GRU officers (conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States) […]
Real News: 600+ indicted … $2 billion in fraud … where is the national media attention?
A review of both Bing and Google News suggests that none of the major national news services ran a story […]
FinCEN’s Marijuana SAR Update …
FinCEN doesn’t seem keen on publicizing these updates … and the media doesn’t seem keen to pick them up. But […]
Finally! A blockchain explanation that makes sense!
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-insights/blockchain-beyond-the-hype-what-is-the-strategic-business-value?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1806&hlkid=d2c58d1171ab41a8a16e22859260e7cf&hctky=10239825&hdpid=6a0817ff-c71d-4a97-be68-b9b733f3d39f accessed June 20, 2018 “Blockchain is a distributed ledger, or database, shared across a public or private computing network. […]
Subject Matter Experts vs. Subject Matter Enthusiasts
Like most industries, the financial crimes risk management industry is rank with jargon, axioms, and hackneyed phrases we all toss […]
Jim Richards joins Deloitte as a Senior Advisor
Jim Richards joins Deloitte as a Senior Advisor As Michael Shepard of Deloitte posted to his LinkedIn page: “I’m so […]
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US v Rabobank NA, SD CA 18CR00614 – Does it pose questions every BSA Officer needs to ask?
On February 7, 2018, Rabobank NA pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States and corruptly […]
FinCEN Director Ken Blanco testifies on the new CDD/Beneficial Ownership Rule
House Financial Services Committee – FinCEN Director Blanco Written Testimony 5-16-18 What is interesting is what Director Blanco did not […]