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Navigating the U.S.-Mexico border: Understanding the surge in criminal activity

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financial system, and regulators will expect it. The Department of Homeland Security defines human trafficking as using force, fraud, or coercion in exchange for labor, services, or a commercial sex act. -Mexico border and incorporating these considerations into their Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) policy and procedures.

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Human smuggling: New FinCEN alert puts financial institutions on guard

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Although migrants knowingly engage with smugglers wittingly, they can become victims of this crime, as evidenced by the San Antonio, Texas discovery in June 2022 of 53 migrants—including children—who died in a tractor-trailer as they attempted to enter the United States illegally. BSA Rules and Regulation. Fraud Prevention.

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FinCEN Steps up Efforts to Protect Against the Six Biggest Threats to the U.S. Financial System

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Blanco discussed the organization’s active approach toward addressing the top financial threats to our financial system, our national security, and our communities and families. FinCEN is committed to addressing compliance failures that put our financial system and national security at risk. The 12 major U.S.

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