How Human Traffickers Exploit the Financial System for Child Sexual Abuse
Human traffickers have found an unfortunate and illicit opportunity in child predators. As crimes involving child sexual abuse have reached worldwide endemic levels, crimes like...
Operationalizing the Intersection of Money Laundering and HT
In July 2008, the contentious case of United States v Jeffrey Epstein laid bare some systemic challenges in prosecuting human trafficking (HT) cases. Epstein's financial...
Banks, Human Trafficking and P2P Payments
Emerging payment methods, including peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, have been widely adopted by American consumers. Unfortunately, perpetrators of human trafficking (HT) have also adopted P2P payments....
Trade Surveillance in 2025
From JPMorgan’s $450 million data governance fines to the high-profile manipulation and fraud conviction of Archego’s Bill Hwang, trade surveillance and abuse were center stage...
SARs That Count: Words Matter
When the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in September 2020, titled “Anti-Money Laundering Program Effectiveness,” it marked a significant...
ACAMS Stars Lead the Way in 2024
The achievements of five anti-financial crime professionals as well as one ACAMS chapter were recognized during an awards presentation that took place at The Assembly...