Newsroom
FinCEN warns FIs of drug trafficking schemes
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Wednesday issued an advisory alerting financial institutions to recent schemes related to the trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. The advisory outlines tactics used by drug traffickers and consumers and includes information that will aid institutions in detecting and reporting related criminal activity.
"The Bank Secrecy Act data that FinCEN collects, analyzes, and disseminates provides tremendous insight into the illicit financial networks and individuals fueling America's deadly opioid crisis," said FinCEN Director Kenneth Blanco in a statement. "We are making the financial sector aware of tactics and typologies behind illicit schemes to launder the proceeds of these fatal drug sales, including transactions using digital currency and foreign bank accounts."
"Financial institutions must be on alert to red flags and other indicators of the complex schemes fentanyl traffickers are employing so that financial institutions can report and share relevant information with law enforcement, and ultimately help save lives," Blanco added.
FinCEN also notes that an analysis of financial data determined that when individuals in the U.S. purchase fentanyl directly from foreign countries, they often evade BSA requirements. The agency, in conjunction with the Office of Foreign Assets Control, also announced coordinated actions against those who "manufacture, sell, or distribute synthetic opioids or their precursor chemicals."
The association's latest BSA Blast highlights recent FinCEN actions and NAFCU's newly launched Compliance, Risk & BSA Network, features a resource library of templates, reports and training for compliance professionals.
Share This
Related Resources
The Bottom Line on Insurance Tracking and Collateral Protection
Strategy
preferred partner
Allied Solutions
Blog Post
Resiliency In Your Incident Response Plan
Cybersecurity
preferred partner
DefenseStorm
Blog Post
Add to Calendar 2024-04-15 09:00:00 2024-04-15 09:00:00 Mergers and Acquisitions: Unifying Two Different Executive Total Compensation and Benefits Programs Listen On: Key Takeaways: [03:50] With the merger of a smaller credit union into a larger one you are really only dealing with integrating staff into the larger credit union. [05:53] When working with a merger of equals we start with a deep dive into the executive compensation and benefits of each organization. [09:09] If your current executive benefits provider doesn’t conduct regular plan evaluations, consider having a plan audit anyway. [13:46] Don’t overpay for these things if you don’t have to. When you have more options available that means the cost is more appropriate. [17:11] It is in a unified organization’s best interest to do tier timelines where we look at your top executives who are critical to the unified organization’s success today and then slowly add in the next levels. Web NAFCU digital@nafcu.org America/New_York public
Mergers and Acquisitions: Unifying Two Different Executive Total Compensation and Benefits Programs
preferred partner
Gallagher
Podcast
Add to Calendar 2024-04-11 14:00:00 2024-04-11 14:00:00 Regulation E: Impacts Across Your Institution Dive into regulatory excellence with, Regulation E: Impacts Across Your Institution. This webinar is tailored to empower you with the knowledge and strategies necessary to effectively implement the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA) and Regulation E within your operations. You’ll explore how to apply Regulation E across various business areas to ensure compliance obligations are met with precision. Key Takeaways Learn the basics of EFTA and Regulation E Understand how to apply Regulation E at your organization to detect processes and transactions that require Regulation E compliance Discover how Regulation E may apply to a large breath of areas in your institutions and functions for which you may rely on third-party vendors Review recent enforcement activity for non-compliance with EFTA and Regulation E Register Now $295 Members | $395 Nonmembers(Additional $50 for USB)One registration gives your entire team access to the live webinar and on-demand recording until April 11, 2025Go to the Online Training Center to access the webinar after purchase » Who Should Attend NCCOs NCRMs Compliance and risk titles Education Credits NCCOs will receive 1.0 CEUs for participating in this webinar NCRMs will recieve 1.0 CEUs for participating in this webinar Web NAFCU digital@nafcu.org America/New_York public
Regulation E: Impacts Across Your Institution
Credits: NCCO, NCRM
Webinar
Get daily updates.
Subscribe to NAFCU today.