The main purpose of the US Treasury Department for OFAC's extraterritorial reach is to:
Private investment companies are potentially vulnerable to money laundering because:
The compliance officer for a bank is reviewing on-boarding documents for a new business account for a domestic corporation. The officer is unable to verify the identity of the beneficial owners of the company.
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information on the nominee owners was provided, and none of the listed addresses are local. The purpose of the business and future expected activity were disclosed to include cash letters, money orders and international remittance transfers.
Which red flag identifies a heightened money laundering risk?
Trusts established in certain offshore jurisdictions make good vehicles to lay under money for which ofthe following reasons?
The anti-money laundering specialist of a small bank has identified suspicious activity at a branch located in an area of town where drug dealers are known to operate. An investigation of this activity discloses that the suspicious transactions occurred within the last 3 months and were processed by the same teller (cashier). The teller (cashier) did not file an internal report of unusual activity on these transactions. When checking personnel files, the specialist finds that the teller (cashier) has been a trusted employee for over 15 years, has an impeccable work record, and has participated in several anti-money laundering training sessions. The specialist recently became aware that the employee's daughter has contracted a rare disease and is undergoing a very expensive treatment program. Regarding the teller's (cashier's) failure to report the unusual activity to the institution, the specialist should recommend
