AML Conversations

In this episode of This Week in AML, Vice Chairman John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss a recent press release from the IRS about the need for people to remain vigilant in protecting themselves against the many scams being triggered by the pandemic environment.

This week, Vice Chairman John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss a recent letter from the Acting Comptroller of the Currency to the president and the executive director of the National Conference of Mayors, about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on National Banks. The letter seeks to make the mayors “aware of a certain set of risks to the nation’s banking system created by continued state and local lockdown orders".

This week, Vice Chairman John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss a recent FinCEN release about renewing the current suspicious activity report (SAR) form. The notice focuses on proposed changes on how to assess the burden of preparing a SAR and provides participants in the financial crimes compliance community an opportunity to provide public comments on their view of the burden.

In this week's episode, Creative Director Elliot Berman and Vice Chairman John Byrne of the AML RightSource staff discuss a recent FinCEN release about law enforcement cases that were significantly impacted by BSA filings. Among the seven published cases in the release, Elliot and John discuss how the information flowing from the FIs and among law enforcement agencies supports interdiction of money laundering activity.

This week, Vice Chairman John Byrne, and Vice President, Director of Sanctions, Tim White of the AML RightSource staff discuss a recent Op Ed article in the Washington Post on the proposed use of sanctions against global white supremacist groups. They both present the quick overview of the concept, the tactical response proposed by the United States Secretary of the Treasury, Stephen Mnuchin, and how Financial Crimes Compliance professionals can monitor and combat similar examples of hate speech and terrorism.

In this edition of AML Conversations, AML RightSource Vice Chairman John Byrne sits down with terrorist financing career expert Dennis Lormel to discuss the impact of the events of 9/11 on financial crimes compliance and on everyday life around the world.

Chuck Taylor and Tim White - The Maintenance Of AML Monitoring Systems by AML RightSource

In this episode of AML Conversations, Elliot Berman sits down with Bill Murray, head of IT and Risk Management at AML RightSource to discuss the importance of the human factors in cybersecurity today, and what threats we may face tomorrow.

In this episode of AML Conversations, AML RightSource Vice Chairman John Byrne sits down with Tara Sullivan, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) for the IRS in Las Vegas. John and Tara discuss financial crime prevention and oversight in the gaming industry from the vantage point of the IRS. Tara offers insight into AML/Financial Crime gaming community and the importance of private-public partnership in 2020.

In this edition, John Byrne sits down with Gary Shiffman, Founder and CEO of Giant Oak and professor at Georgetown University, to discuss his recent publication, “The Economics of Violence.” Shiffman explains how social science can be used to improve national security strategies and gives his views on how to address true AML reform.