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US DOJ Charges 14 With $28M In PPP Fraud

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District Court for the Southern District of Florida with wire and bank fraud and conspiracy for seeking $24 million in forgivable PPP loans. Mckenzie, 38, of Miami Gardens, Florida; Andre M. losses from COVID-19 fraud and ID theft have reached nearly $100 million since the pandemic emerged in March.

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Avoiding AML compliance penalties – Tips from a former regulator

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A few years ago, a small credit union in Miami Gardens, FL, shut its doors due to a $300,000 civil money penalty assessed for their anti-money laundering (AML) failures. These MSBs were located in high-risk jurisdictions outside the Miami credit union’s field of membership and outside the United States.

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How US Mobile Leverages Digital Identity To Protect Against SIM Swap Fraud

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Such security methods can be critical to preventing fraud that targets mobile users, of which one of the most prevalent types is SIM swap fraud. Preventing SIM swap fraud requires vigilance and ironclad authentication methods to ensure that users who are asking to transfer their phone numbers are legitimate rather than scammers.

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Flight Attendants Charged With Money Laundering In Miami

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Four flight attendants for American Airlines were arrested and charged with money laundering after police seized $22,671 between them at Miami International Airport on Monday (Oct. 21), according to a report by CNN. The attendants were going through customary customs checks when the money was discovered.

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Four Flight Attendants Charged With Money Laundering In Miami

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Four flight attendants for American Airlines were arrested and charged with money laundering after police seized $22,671 between them at Miami International Airport on Monday (Oct. 21), according to a report by CNN. The attendants were going through customary customs checks when the money was discovered.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

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Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. New York City and Miami were the original targets under the first order in 2016. In the GTO, FinCEN began requiring U.S.

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Kachkar Charged With $140 Million Fraud

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But the party is over for Kachkar, as Bloomberg reported that the swindler has now been arrested and charged with a $100 million fraud. million Miami Beach home. Kachkar has been charged with eight counts of wire fraud in an indictment unsealed on Friday (Sept. Kachkar used his pharmaceutical company, Inyx Inc.,