By ALISHA HOULIHAN for AML Intelligence FinCEN and the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) have issued a joint notice highlighting a new SAR key term (“FIN-2023-GLOBALEXPORT”) for financial institutions (FSIs). FSIs must henceforth reference the key term when reporting suspected efforts by persons or companies trying to evade U.S. export…
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NEW SAR KEY TERM: “The purposeful evasion of U.S. export controls, regardless of where it occurs or the adversary it supports, is a serious national security issue,” said FinCEN Director Andrea Gacki (pictured). “FinCEN is proud to partner with BIS in issuing this Notice and providing financial institutions with a new key term which they can use to file suspicious activity reports when they suspect such activity.”