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Bank Secrecy Act

A law requiring banks to report suspicious transactions, cited as a reason for closing accounts.

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Jan 21, 2026
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How have money-service businesses been implicated in migration of alleged fraud proceeds from Minnesota to Somalia?

(MSBs) have emerged at the center of federal probes into whether cash from large frauds in was routed overseas to , with saying they are examining transfers made “through money service businesses oper...

Jan 28, 2026

Why do banks close accounts of conservative activists?

Banks say they close customer accounts primarily for risk, compliance and business reasons — not political litmus tests — but conservatives have documented and publicized cases they view as ideologica...

Jan 27, 2026

How do Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) differ from CTRs and who sees them?

Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) are distinct pillars of reporting: CTRs are mandatory, threshold‑based reports of large cash movements while SARs are narrati...

Jan 24, 2026

What enforcement actions have U.S. and state regulators taken against dinar promoters since 2010?

Since 2010 federal prosecutors and law enforcement have pursued multiple criminal cases against dinar promoters, secured high‑profile convictions in at least two major schemes, and continued investiga...

Jan 19, 2026

How do law enforcement and forensic labs detect and trace illicit fentanyl production networks?

Law enforcement detects and traces illicit fentanyl production networks through a layered approach that combines frontline interdiction (canines, X‑ray and non‑intrusive inspection), rapid chemical an...

Jan 19, 2026

Are there public records tying specific investment vehicles linked to Epstein to major financial institutions?

Public records and leaked documents show Jeffrey Epstein used a web of offshore entities and investment vehicles that interacted with major financial institutions, and regulatory filings and congressi...

Jan 13, 2026

How do Treasury SAR confidentiality rules limit congressional access, and what would the Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act change?

The Treasury’s Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) regime has, in practice, kept detailed bank-filed intelligence largely out of public view and limited what congressional investigators have been able to...