AML Conversations

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.

In the beginning of a special new series of interviews with IRSCI on financial crime challenges with COVID-19 and beyond, Mike Batdorf, Executive Director of Refund and CyberCrime, explains key issues facing law enforcement and recent fraud themes for the private sector.

With the recent upgrade to the US evaluation by FATF because of the 2018 CDD rule, there has been a debate on the appropriateness of the rating given other areas of concern. Former FATF lead from the US, Chip Poncy, discusses this criticism and offers insight into FATF, their processes, and where the US stacks up with their counterparts.

Rick Small, Executive Vice President and Director of Financial Crimes for Truist, covers the many challenges of having staff adjust to remote work, staying current with COVID-19 frauds, assisting customers with the elements of the newly passed congressional stimulus package, as well as working with the regulators on exams and audits.

Dennis Lormel COVID - 19 Stimulus Fraud Schemes by AML RightSource