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- 3 days ago19 min
Clarity Stalls, Deepfakes Come Down, and VTB Gets Designated Again
Joe McNamara sits in for Elliot Berman this week alongside John Byrne. Joe and John discuss the Senate vote that failed to advance the Clarity Act, the interagency proposal to rescind and replace third-party risk management guidance, and the CJEU ruling on Latvia's public shareholder disclosure law and what it signals for beneficial ownership transparency. They also cover the DOJ indictment of a Russian intelligence services network, the Manhattan DA's seizure of 12 deepfake websites and the payment infrastructure behind them, Transparency International's analysis of seven years of EU rule of law reporting, and OFAC's designation of VTB Bank under Operation Economic Outcast. They close with CSIS's look at the terrorism landscape 25 years after 9/11, the shift toward lone actor threats, and the underused potential of 314(a) and 314(b) information sharing. Resources mentioned in this episode: Senate cloture vote on the Clarity Act: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/senate-cloture-vote-on-clarity-act-fails-dealing-regulatory-setback-... Proposed interagency third-party risk management guidance: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/15/2026-18859/proposed-third-party-risk-management... CJEU ruling on Latvian shareholder disclosure (Case C-798/24): https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/09/13/european-court-decides-on-public-access-to-shareholder-informatio... DOJ release on the Russian intelligence services network indictment: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/members-russian-intelligence-services-network-charged-conspiring-fina... Manhattan DA seizure of 12 deepfake websites: https://manhattanda.org/manhattan-d-a-s-office-seizes-domains-of-12-illegal-websites-selling-ai-gene... Transparency International, Anti-Corruption Gaps Are Leaving Democracy in Europe Exposed: https://www.transparency.org/en/news/anti-corruption-gaps-leaving-democracy-europe-exposed Treasury designation of VTB Bank under Operation Economic Outcast: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0629/ Riley McCabe, CSIS, Adapting to the New Terrorism Landscape 25 Years After 9/11: https://www.csis.org/analysis/adapting-new-terrorism-landscape-25-years-after-911 ProPublica reporting on the Trump Jr. wedding financing: https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-...
- 1 weeks ago21 min
Treasury Actions, Digital Asset Risks, and 25 Years After 9/11
This week, John Byrne and Elliot Berman examine a wave of regulatory and enforcement developments shaping the AML landscape. Topics include new U.S. Treasury sanctions targeting Iran's aviation sector, FinCEN's renewal of Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Orders, guidance on SAR confidentiality, and growing concerns over digital asset scams and cryptocurrency regulation. They also discuss FATF's latest reports on underground banking networks, money-laundering risks in the gambling sector, and AUSTRAC's enforcement actions against remittance and crypto firms. In recognition of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the conversation turns to the lasting impact the attacks had on anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and public-private partnerships. John and Elliot reflect on how the Patriot Act transformed financial crime prevention, why collaboration between financial institutions and law enforcement remains essential, and the importance of ensuring future generations understand the role AML professionals play in protecting the financial system.
- 1 weeks ago49 min
Never Forget 25 Years After 9 11, Where We've Been and Where We're Going
Twenty-five years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, John Byrne sits down with Dennis Lormel, who led the FBI's Financial Crimes Program on 9/11 and stood up the Bureau's first Terrorist Financing Operations Section (TFOS) in its aftermath. Dennis shares his firsthand account from inside FBI headquarters that morning, the plan he wrote that night for a centralized financial investigation, and the unprecedented cooperation from banks and government agencies that followed. The conversation covers the warning signs that preceded the attacks, the three-week passage of the PATRIOT Act, the findings of the 9/11 Commission and its terrorist financing monograph, FATF's special recommendations, and the unintended consequences for charities. Dennis closes with an assessment of the threat landscape in 2026 and a call for the proactive, imaginative use of financial intelligence. As this episode marks both the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and the 25th anniversary of counter-terrorist financing, one theme carries throughout: never forget.
- 2 weeks ago24 min
Global Enforcement Actions, Prediction Market Battles, and a New Era of Bank Supervision
John Byrne and Elliot Berman discuss a busy week in the AML, sanctions, and compliance landscape. Topics include AUSTRAC's enforcement push under Australia's new AML laws and its investigation into Western Union, fresh guidance on politically exposed persons from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and the FBI's Art Crime Team's recovery of Egyptian cultural artifacts. They also examine growing concerns surrounding prediction markets, conflicting federal court rulings involving Kalshi and Polymarket, new Treasury sanctions and proposed Section 311 action against a UAE-based bank, and the OCC and FDIC's significant changes to bank examination standards.
- 2 weeks ago47 min
Doing Right - From Prosecutor to Reformer - Jeff Schlanger
In this episode of AML Conversations, Brad Breslin, President and General Manager, Compliance Solutions at AML RightSource, sits down with Jeff Schlanger, former Manhattan prosecutor, institutional reformer, and author of "Doing Right: From Prosecutor to Reformer — A Journey Through Crime, Corruption, Complacency, and Change." Jeff's career spans four decades on the front lines of accountability. He prosecuted the Westies and helped build the case against John Gotti. He served as the federal monitor overseeing the LAPD consent decree after the Rampart scandal. He later became the NYPD's first Deputy Commissioner for Risk Management, and he founded IntegrAssure to bring collaborative oversight to police departments nationwide, including the Aurora, Colorado consent decree. The conversation explores what happens when institutions designed to do good drift off course, and what it takes to bring them back. Jeff shares the moment he discovered the FBI withheld knowledge of jury tampering during the Gotti trial, why he published his NYPD resignation letter, and how the Mickey Featherstone case taught him that doing right often means acting against your own interests. For financial crime compliance and risk professionals, the lessons translate directly. Jeff draws the line from police reform to the HSBC monitorship, where he and Brad worked together, showing that the methodology of oversight, accountability, and continuous improvement is the same whether the rulebook is an LAPD procedures manual or the FFIEC guidelines. Link to Jeff's book: https://doingright.integrassure.com/doing-right-homepage.html
- 2 weeks ago35 min
How Sanctioned Networks Slip Through - OCCRP's Zack Kopplin on Defense Contracts, Shell Companies, and Golden Passports
Investigative journalist Zack Kopplin of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) joins AML Conversations to discuss his reporting on a Pentagon fuel subcontractor linked to individuals connected to U.S. sanctions targets. He explains how questionable contractors can remain embedded in government supply chains, why subcontractor vetting remains a persistent challenge, and what his investigation uncovered in Iraq and Lebanon. Kopplin also explores the broader fight against corruption and financial crime, including beneficial ownership transparency, anonymous shell companies, defense contracting oversight, and the growing use of "golden passports" by sanctioned actors, fraudsters, and other high-risk individuals seeking to obscure their identities. From tracing hidden ownership structures to uncovering international money laundering networks, this conversation offers a firsthand look at how investigative journalists expose corruption and why transparency remains critical to effective AML, sanctions, and compliance efforts.
- 3 weeks ago14 min
Increased Economic Pressure on Iran, New Opportunities for Syria, and the Fight Against Online Scams
In this week's episode of This Week in AML, John Byrne and Elliot Berman break down Treasury's renewed sanctions campaign against Iran and discuss what it could mean for global trade, enforcement efforts, and China's role in the sanctions landscape. They also examine the U.S. decision to remove Syria from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list, a move that could pave the way for reintegration into the global financial system and future engagement with FATF standards. Additional topics include Singapore's new Social Media Code of Practice aimed at reducing financial scams on major platforms, Europol's warning about increasingly violent museum heists, updates from OCCRP on corruption and money laundering investigations, and the FDIC's efforts to streamline the deposit insurance application process for new banks. Plus, a look at recent anti-corruption research from the Basel Institute on Governance and upcoming AML-focused educational events.
- Aug 21, 202624 min
Corporate Transparency Rollback, Ireland's First AML Strategy, and Trump's Bank Charter
In this episode of This Week In AML, Joe McNamara fills in for Elliot Berman and joins John Byrne for a packed week of AML news on both sides of the Atlantic. The conversation opens with the fallout from Treasury and FinCEN's final rule eliminating domestic beneficial ownership reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act, then moves to Transparency International's guidance for EU member states that have not yet published a national anti-corruption strategy. Ireland, one of the six late adopters named in that report, has now released its first national AML/CFT/CPF strategy, and John walks through its five strategic goals and three pillars ahead of AMLA supervision and FATF evaluation. The hosts also cover the UN Security Council's 38th Monitoring Team report on ISIL, AMLA's warning that money laundering in the EU property sector could deepen the housing crisis, and the OCC's conditional approval of a national trust bank charter for World Liberty Trust Company, along with the sharp objections raised by Senator Elizabeth Warren and others over conflicts of interest. Stateside, they close on Treasury: an unreleased internal report on the risks of an AI bubble, and the department's public request for comment on GENIUS Act implementation. John rounds out the episode with a $165 million crypto Ponzi indictment reported by OCCRP. Links Referenced Transparency International, Good Practices for National Anti-Corruption Strategies in EU Member States: https://knowledgehub.transparency.org/helpdesk/good-practices-for-national-anti-corruption-strategie... Ireland Department of Finance, Ireland's First National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-finance/press-releases/t%C3%A1naiste-and-minister-for-finance-si... UN Security Council, 38th Report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (S/2026/651): https://docs.un.org/en/S/2026/651 AML Intelligence, AMLA Urges Crackdown on Money Laundering in EU Property Sector: https://www.amlintelligence.com/2026/08/news-amla-urges-crackdown-on-money-laundering-in-eu-property... OCC, Conditional Approval for World Liberty Trust Company (CD 1385): https://www.occ.gov/topics/charters-and-licensing/interpretations-and-decisions/2026/cd1385.pdf NOTUS, Treasury Internal Report Warns of the Dangers of an AI Bubble: https://www.notus.org/economy/treasury-internal-report-warning-dangers-ai-bubble?utm_source=content_... U.S. Treasury, Request for Public Comment on GENIUS Act Implementation: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0605
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