The FinCEN Files – Live Aggregated News

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This is The Laundry’s ‘live’ aggregated news page for the FinCEN Files. The page was continuously updated with new links to content when it was published by various outlets.

BBC

• 22 Sep 2020. Why gold in your phone could be funding drug gangs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54238918
• 22 Sep 2020. UK bank may have moved money ‘linked to terror activity’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54235202
• 21 Sep 2020. HSBC’s shares dive to lowest level since 1995: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54230733
• 21 Sep 2020. Roman Abramovich had secret stakes in rival players: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54229269
• 21 Sep 2020. One of the world’s ‘dodgiest addresses’ is in leafy Hertfordshire: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54204053
• 21 Sep 2020. Tory donor linked to $8m Putin ally funding: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54228079
• 20 Sep 2020. HSBC moved Ponzi scheme millions despite warning: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54225572
• 20 Sep 2020. Sanctioned Putin associate ‘laundered millions’ through Barclays: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54225577
• 20 Sep 2020. UAE central bank failed to prevent sanctions evasion: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54176127
• 20 Sep 2020. How UAE firm evaded US sanctions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-middle-east-54227989
• 20 Sep 2020. How British companies use banks to money launder: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-54227988
• 20 Sep 2020. All you need to know about the documents leak: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54226107
• 20 Sep 2020. Your guide to eight years of finance leaks: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41877932
• 20 Sep 2020. What are Suspicious Activity Reports?: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-54227988

Buzzfeed

• 02 Mar 2022. Secret Documents Show It’s Not Going To Be Easy To Seize Russian Oligarchs’ Money: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/anthonycormier/secret-documents-show-its-not-going-to-be-easy-to-seize
• 20 Sep 2021. A Year After The FinCEN Files, The Biggest Change Is Still A Work In Progress: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/scottpham/fincen-files-money-laundering-a-year-later
• 08 Feb 2021. Secret Documents Show How Terrorist Supporters Use Bitcoin – And How The Government Is Scrambling To Stop Them: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/johntemplon/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-terrorist-financing-janet-yellen
• 15 Oct 2020. Banks Flagged Felix Sater For $100 Million In Suspicious Activity: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/anthonycormier/fincen-files-what-banks-said-about-felix-sater-and-100
• 13 Oct 2020. Bank Of America Raised Concerns About Michael Flynn’s Suspicious Transfers — But Not Until Eight Months Later:
• https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/fincen-files-michael-flynn-bank-of-america
• 08 Oct 2020. European Lawmakers Are Looking For New Ways To Fight Money Laundering In The Wake Of The FinCEN Files Investigation: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/richholmes/european-lawmakers-fight-money-laundering
• 05 Oct 2020. Congress Is Close To Ending Anonymous Shell Companies: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/shell-companies-laws-congress-fincen-files
• 25 Sep 2020. 8 Things You Need To Know About The Dark Side Of The World’s Biggest Banks, As Revealed In The FinCEN Files: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/fincen-files-8-big-takeaways
• 24 Sep 2020. The Documents: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/johntemplon/fincen-files-the-documents
• 24 Sep 2020. A Russian Billionaire With Close Ties To Putin Made Suspicious Payments To Nobu: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/johntemplon/nobu-suspicious-payments-agalarov-putin-trump
• 23 Sep 2020. How To Find A Company That Barely Even Exists: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/johntemplon/singapore-shell-company-funneled-millions-banks
• 23 Sep 2020. A Powerful Lawmaker Is Asking The British Government Hard Questions About The FinCEN Files Revelations: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/richholmes/fincen-files-britain-high-risk-parliament-questions
• 22 Sep 2020. The Banker Was A Spy: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/scottpham/veb-russia-bank-spy-ring
• 21 Sep 2020. Elizabeth Warren And Bernie Sanders Want Big Banking Reforms Following The FinCEN Files Investigations: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/elizabeth-warren-bernie-sanders-fincen-files
• 21 Sep 2020. Standard Chartered’s Problems With Suspicious Clients Didn’t Go Away. Just Like These Two Ex-Employees Had Been Saying: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/richholmes/standard-chartered-bank-money-iran-fbi
• 21 Sep 2020. The Untold Story Of What Really Happened After HSBC, El Chapo’s Bank, Promised To Get Clean: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/anthonycormier/hsbc-money-laundering-drug-cartels
• 20 Sep 2020. He Was At The Heart Of Two Of The Biggest Dirty Money Scandals In History. These Are His Secrets: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tomwarren/alexander-perepilichnyy-money-laundering-scandals
• 20 Sep 2020. Billions in dirty money rolled through Deutsche Bank: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tomwarren/deutsche-bank-money-laundering-mirror-trades
• 20 Sep 2020. We Got Our Hands On Thousands Of Secret Documents. Let’s Break Them Down: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jsvine/fincen-files-explainer-data-money-transactions
• 20 Sep 2020. Here Is How Banks Have Responded To The FinCEN Files Investigation: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeednews/bank-responses-fincen-files
• 20 Sep 2020. Dirty Money Pours Into The World’s Most Powerful Banks:https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/fincen-files-financial-scandal-criminal-networks
• 20 Sep 2020. FinCEN Files News: Buzzfeed Updates: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/fincen-files
• 20 Sep 2020. Explore Thousands Of Suspicious Payments Sent Around The World: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/icij/fincen-files-global-transactions-map

Podcast:

• 02 Oct 2020. Listen To The Third Episode Of Our FinCEN Files Podcast — The Notoriously ‘Naughty’ Bank: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeednews/listen-to-the-third-episode-of-our-fincen-files-podcast-the
• 24 Sep 2020. Listen To The Second Episode Of Our FinCEN Files Podcast — How HSBC Never Cleaned Up Its Act: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeednews/fincen-files-podcast-hsbc-episode-2
• 20 Sep 2020. Listen To The First Episode Of Our FinCEN Files Podcast: How Terrorists Use Big Banks To Move Money: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeednews/first-episode-fincen-files-podcast

ICIJ

• 20 Sep 2021. As reforms sparked by FinCEN Files roll out a year on, key source is behind bars: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/as-reforms-sparked-by-fincen-files-roll-out-a-year-on-key-source-is-behind-bars/
• 10 Feb 2021. How signatures in public data helped expose the UK’s dirty money cottage industry: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/how-signatures-in-public-data-helped-expose-the-uks-dirty-money-cottage-industry/
• 12 Jan 2021. How our smallest FinCEN Files stories captured the biggest data lessons: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/how-our-smallest-fincen-files-stories-captured-the-biggest-data-lessons/
• 12 Jan 2021. Deutsche Bank agrees to pay $130 million in latest major US penalty: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/deutsche-bank-agrees-to-pay-130-million-in-latest-major-us-penalty/
• 15 Oct 2020. Jail bankers who allow money laundering, top Democrat in U.S. Senate banking committee says in wake of FinCEN Files: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/jail-bankers-who-allow-money-laundering-top-democrat-in-u-s-senate-banking-committee-says-in-wake-of-fincen-files/
• 13 Oct 2020. The fastest way to send criminal cash: money transmitters: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/the-fastest-way-to-send-criminal-cash-money-transmitters/
• 09 Oct 2020. European lawmakers call for coordinated banking industry reforms in wake of FinCEN Files: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/european-lawmakers-call-for-coordinated-banking-industry-reforms-in-wake-of-fincen-files/
• 07 Oct 2020. FinCEN Files reporting from across Africa: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/fincen-files-reporting-from-across-africa/
• 06 Oct 2020. A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from Europe: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/a-roundup-of-fincen-files-reporting-from-europe/
• 01 Oct 2020. FinCEN Files investigations into the gold trade from around the world: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/fincen-files-investigations-into-the-gold-trade-from-around-the-world/
• 01 Oct 2020. Europe’s anti-money laundering chief defends his record in wake of FinCEN Files: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/europes-anti-money-laundering-chief-defends-his-record-in-wake-of-fincen-files/
• 30 Sep 2020. Dirty money has ‘metastasized’ within global banking system, top regulator says: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/dirty-money-has-metastasized-within-global-banking-system-top-regulator-says/
• 29 Sep 2020. A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from North America: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/a-roundup-of-fincen-files-reporting-from-north-america/
• 25 Sep 2020. European lawmakers and regulators react to FinCEN Files: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/european-lawmakers-and-regulators-react-to-fincen-files/
• 25 Sep 2020. FinCEN Files stories from around the globe: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/fincen-files-stories-from-around-the-globe/
• 25 Sep 2020. A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from Latin America: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/a-roundup-of-fincen-files-reporting-from-latin-america/
• 24 Sep 2020. FinCEN Files investigations from across Asia: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/fincen-files-investigations-from-across-asia/
• 23 Sep 2020. ‘Wired to make money’: Barclays’ private bankers serve ultra-rich, as watchdogs sound alarms: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/wired-to-make-money-barclays-private-bankers-serve-ultra-rich-as-watchdogs-sound-alarms/
• 22 Sep 2020. Mystery company ties accused temple raiders to art world elite: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/mystery-company-ties-accused-temple-raiders-to-art-world-elite/
• 22 Sep 2020. With Deutsche Bank’s help, an oligarch’s buying spree trails ruin across the US heartland: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/with-deutsche-banks-help-an-oligarchs-buying-spree-trails-ruin-across-the-us-heartland/
• 22 Sep 2020. FinCEN Files Show Roman Abramovich Helped Fund Israeli Settlement: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/fincen-files-show-roman-abramovich-helped-fund-israeli-settlement
• 21 Sep 2020. More Snapshots from the FinCEN Files: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/more-snapshots-from-the-fincen-files
• 21 Sep 2020. HSBC moved vast sums of dirty money after paying record laundering fine: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/hsbc-moved-vast-sums-of-dirty-money-after-paying-record-laundering-fine/
• 21 Sep 2020. How banks helped Venezuela’s ‘boligarchs’ extract billions: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/how-banks-helped-venezuelas-boligarchs-extract-billions/
• 21 Sep 2020. Global bank stocks plunge following FinCEN Files revelations:
• 21 Sep 2020. US Treasury Department abandoned major money laundering case against Dubai gold company: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/global-bank-stocks-plunge-following-fincen-files-revelations/https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/us-treasury-department-abandoned-major-money-laundering-case-against-dubai-gold-company
• 21 Sep 2020. Inside scandal-rocked Danske Estonia and the shell-company ‘factories’ that served it: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/inside-scandal-rocked-danske-estonia-and-the-shell-company-factories-that-served-it/
• 20 Sep 2020. Suspicious activity reports, explained: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/suspicious-activity-reports-explained/
• 20 Sep 2020. What is the FinCEN Files investigation?: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/what-is-the-fincen-files-investigation/
• 20 Sep 2020. Watch: FinCEN Files partners share what collaboration means to them: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/watch-fincen-files-partners-share-what-collaboration-means-to-them/
• 20 Sep 2020. From a jumble of secret reports, damning data on big banks and dirty money: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/mining-sars-data/
• 20 Sep 2020. Global banks defy U.S. crackdowns by serving oligarchs, criminals and terrorists: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/global-banks-defy-u-s-crackdowns-by-serving-oligarchs-criminals-and-terrorists/
• 20 Sep 2020. Unchecked by global banks, dirty cash destroys dreams and lives: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/unchecked-by-global-banks-dirty-cash-destroys-dreams-and-lives/
• 20 Sep 2020. Watch: How money is laundered through New York banks: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/watch-how-money-is-laundered-through-new-york-banks/
• 20 Sep 2020. Watch: Behind the scenes of FinCEN Files: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/watch-behind-the-scenes-of-fincen-files/
• 20 Sep 2020. Watch: How banks move dirty money around the world: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/watch-how-banks-move-dirty-money-around-the-world/
• 20 Sep 2020. About the FinCEN Files investigation: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/about-the-fincen-files-investigation/
• 20 Sep 2020. FinCEN Files media partners: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/fincen-files-media-partners/
• 20 Sep 2020. Confidential Clients: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/confidential-clients/
• 20 Sep 2020. Explore the FinCEN Files data: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/explore-the-fincen-files-data/
• 20 Sep 2020. Download FinCEN Files transaction data: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/download-fincen-files-transaction-data/

OCCRP

• 24 Sep 2020. Turkish Opposition Launches Inquiry into Government Bribery: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13168-turkish-opposition-launches-inquiry-into-government-bribery
• 23 Sep 2020. A Small-Scale Con Exposes Deutsche Bank’s Lack of Oversight: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/small-scale-con-exposes-deutsche-banks-lack-of-oversight
• 23 Sep 2020. US Drug Agents Say Diplomacy Trumped Money Laundering Concerns: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/us-drug-agents-say-diplomacy-trumped-money-laundering-concerns
• 22 Sep 2020. With Deutsche Bank’s Help, Ukrainian Oligarchs Leave a Trail of Ruin in U.S: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/with-deutsche-banks-help-ukrainian-oligarchs-leave-a-trail-of-ruin-in-us
• 22 Sep 2020. FinCEN Files Show Roman Abramovich Helped Fund Israeli Settlement: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/fincen-files-show-roman-abramovich-helped-fund-israeli-settlement
• 22 Sep 2020. How Banks Helped Venezuela’s ‘Boligarchs’ Extract Billions: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/how-banks-helped-venezuelas-boligarchs-extract-billions
• 21 Sep 2020. Global Banks Defy U.S. Crackdowns By Serving Oligarchs, Criminals, and Terrorists: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/global-banks-defy-us-crackdowns-by-serving-oligarchs-criminals-and-terrorists
• 21 Sep 2020. Rinse, Profit, Repeat: How a Small Team of Estonians Turned a Danish Bank into a Laundromat: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/rinse-profit-repeat-how-a-small-team-of-estonians-turned-a-danish-bank-into-a-laundromat
• 21 Sep 2020. Something for Nothing: Ukrainian Oligarch Dmytro Firtash Profited From Bailout Loans: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/something-for-nothing-ukrainian-oligarch-dmytro-firtash-profited-from-bailout-loans
• 21 Sep 2020. HSBC Moved Vast Sums of Dirty Money After Paying Record Laundering Fine: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/hsbc-moved-vast-sums-of-dirty-money-after-paying-record-laundering-fine
• 21 Sep 2020. European Regulators Failed to Spot Suspicious Money Flooding Through Latvia’s Banks: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/european-regulators-failed-to-spot-suspicious-money-flooding-through-latvias-banks
• 20 Sep 2020. More Snapshots from the FinCEN Files: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/more-snapshots-from-the-fincen-files
• 20 Sep 2020. The FinCEN Files: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/
• 20 Sep 2020. “The Government Is In on It”: An Insider’s Account of the Reza Zarrab Conspiracy: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/the-government-is-in-on-it-an-insiders-account-of-the-reza-zarrab-conspiracy
• 20 Sep 2020. Reza Zarrab: The Money Launderer Who Wanted To Be Jacques Cousteau: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/reza-zarrab-the-money-launderer-who-wanted-to-be-jacques-cousteau
• 20 Sep 2020. By Suitcase And By Wire: How Reza Zarrab Smuggled Russia’s Money: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/by-suitcase-and-by-wire-how-reza-zarrab-smuggled-russias-money
• 20 Sep 2020. Unchecked By Global Banks, Dirty Cash Destroys Dreams and Lives: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/unchecked-by-global-banks-dirty-cash-destroys-dreams-and-lives
• 20 Sep 2020. More Snapshots from the FinCEN Files: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/more-snapshots-from-the-fincen-files

OTHER MEDIA RELEASES:

• 01 Oct 2020. Thomson Reuters. FinCEN leaks shine a spotlight on the kleptocrats devouring the economy: https://blogs.thomsonreuters.com/answerson/fincen-leaks-combating-kleptocrats/
• 28 Sep 2020. Transparency International. Above the law: How the FinCen files highlight the UK’s outdated corporate liability: https://www.transparency.org.uk/finCEN-files-uk-banks-corporates-liability-law-money-laundering-prosecute
• 26 Sep 2020. The Times. Old school friends in cash ‘laundering web’: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/old-school-friends-in-cash-laundering-web-sdbw8mmz3
• 26 Sep 2020. The Times. The Times view on Britain’s role in money laundering: Dirty Money: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-britains-role-in-money-laundering-dirty-money-bs60mlb5c?shareToken=fb5dd32574fc033b184cd38bef7e3d48
• 26 Sep 2020. This Is Money. As bank giant’s shares sink to new low, HSBC to face class action over money laundering claims: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-8775523/HSBC-face-class-action-money-laundering-claims.html
• 25 Sep 2020. Brookings Institution. What the FinCEN leaks reveal about the ongoing war on dirty money: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/09/25/what-the-fincen-leaks-reveal-about-the-ongoing-war-on-dirty-money/
• 25 Sep 2020. CBC.  Top-secret records show New Brunswick, Alberta companies received millions in suspicious transfers: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fincen-files-icij-nb-1.5734110
• 25 Sep 2020. FinTech Futures. Legacy technology “not up to the challenge” to tackle AML: https://www.fintechfutures.com/2020/09/fincen-files-legacy-technology-not-up-to-the-challenge-to-tackle-aml/
• 25 Sep 2020. Miami Herald. How a Coral Gables lawyer and an ex-Miami cop became cogs in massive alleged Ponzi scheme: https://www.miamiherald.com/article245623470.html
• 25 Sep 2020.  The Irish Times. Dublin-listed fund sent $23m to firm suspected of links to Russian crime boss: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/fincen-files-dublin-listed-fund-sent-23m-to-firm-suspected-of-links-to-russian-crime-boss-1.4363820
• 24 Sep 2020. Australian Strategic Policy Institute. FinCEN Files show banks are not serious enough about beating money laundering: https://www.aspi.org.au/opinion/fincen-files-show-banks-are-not-serious-enough-about-beating-money-laundering
• 24 Sep 2020. Deutsche Welle. The art of evading sanctions: https://www.dw.com/en/fincen-files-the-art-of-evading-sanctions/a-55040214
• 24 Sep 2020. GlobeNewswire. Deutsche Bank (DB) CEO, Chairman Reportedly Knew Of Vulnerability To Money Laundering: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/09/24/2099038/0/en/DEUTSCHE-BANK-DB-CEO-CHAIRMAN-REPORTEDLY-KNEW-OF-VULNERABILITY-TO-MONEY-LAUNDERING-HAGENS-BERMAN-NATIONAL-TRIAL-ATTORNEYS-Investigating-and-Encourages-DB-Investors-with-Significant.html
• 24 Sep 2020. OffshoreAlert – Webinar. ICIJ’s ‘FinCEN Files’: https://www.bigmarker.com/offshorealert/ICIJ-s-FinCEN-Files
• 24 Sep 2020. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. FinCEN Leak Sheds Light On The Hidden Money Flows Of Putin’s Russia: https://www.rferl.org/a/major-questions-fincen-leak-sheds-light-on-the-hidden-money-flows-of-putin-s-russia/30855925.html
• 24 Sep 2020. The Times. City may face flurry of litigation after ‘Fincen’ dirty money revelations: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/city-may-face-flurry-of-litigation-after-fincen-dirty-money-revelations-0v3zm37nl
• 24 Sep 2020. Transparency International. What the FinCEN files tell us about the UK’s role as an enabler of corruption & money laundering – and what needs to change: https://www.transparency.org.uk/finCEN-files-uk-money-laundering-solutions-what-next
• 23 Sep 2020. ABC News. Commonwealth Bank and St George held accounts for Options Rider investor scam, FinCEN files show: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-23/options-rider-scam-named-in-fincen-files/12690472
• 23 Sep 2020. FATF. FATF statement following unauthorised disclosure of confidential FinCEN documents: http://www.fatf-gafi.org//publications/fatfgeneral/documents/fatf-unauthorised-disclosure-statement.html
• 23 Sep 2020. The New Yorker. The FinCEN Files Shed New Light on a Scandalous Episode at Deutsche Bank: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-fincen-files-shed-new-light-on-a-scandalous-episode-at-deutsche-bank
• 23 Sep 2020. Thomson Reuters. FinCEN leaks expose personal risk of AML/CTF compliance enforcement: https://insight.thomsonreuters.com.au/business/posts/fincen-leaks-expose-personal-risk-of-aml-ctf-compliance-enforcement
• 23 Sep 2020. Transparency International. FinCEN Files & Luanda Leaks: Suspicious Eurobic Payments Further Proof Of Anti-Money Laundering Failures In Portugal: https://www.transparency.org/en/press/fincen-files-luanda-leaks-portugal-eurobic-anti-money-laundering-failures
• 22 Sep 2020. Basel Institute on Governance. What the FinCEN leaks reveal about systems to fight financial crime – BBC interview with Gretta Fenner: https://baselgovernance.org/blog/what-fincen-leaks-reveal-about-systems-fight-financial-crime-bbc-interview-gretta-fenner
• 22 Sep 2020. CNBC. Blame the system for FinCen files, not the banks, experts urge: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/22/blame-the-system-for-fincen-files-not-the-banks-experts-urge.html
• 22 Sep 2020. Coda. Oligarchy, Special Edition: Blame politicians, not banks, for the FinCEN mess: https://www.codastory.com/oligarchy/oligarchy-september-22/
• 22 Sep 2020. Decrypt. Crypto Industry Condemns ‘Global Systemic Failure’: https://decrypt.co/42539/fincen-files-crypto-industry-condemns-global-systemic-failure
• 22 Sep 2020. Deutsche Welle. Dubious oil deals with Syria turn fatal: https://www.dw.com/en/fincen-files-dubious-oil-deals-with-syria-turn-fatal/a-54994740
• 22 Sep 2020. Michael West Media. Dirty money leaks shine a spotlight on kleptocrats devouring our economy: https://www.michaelwest.com.au/dirty-money-leaks-shine-a-spotlight-on-kleptocrats-devouring-our-economy/
• 22 Sep 2020. NBC. Secret documents reveal potential dark side of prepaid debit cards: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/secret-documents-reveal-potential-dark-side-prepaid-debit-cards-n1240332
• 22 Sep 2020. Spotlight on Corruption. UK’s failure to prosecute high-end money laundering shows UK banks are above the law: https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/fincen-files-uks-failure-to-prosecute-high-end-money-laundering-shows-uk-banks-are-above-the-law/
• 22 Sep 2020. Thailand Business Review. Four Thai banks Probed Over Anti-Money Laundering Investigations: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/banking/80810-four-thai-banks-probed-over-anti-money-laundering-investigations.html
• 22 Sep 2020. The Indian Express. On US radar: India transactions with Dubai gold major indicted by US anti-drugs task force: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/fincen-files-on-us-radar-india-transactions-with-dubai-gold-major-indicted-by-us-anti-drugs-task-force-6605442/
• 22 Sep 2020. The Indian Express. In alert on shell firms, NY bank flags transfers to Adani from Seychelles: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/fincen-files-in-alert-on-shell-firms-ny-bank-flags-transfers-to-adani-from-seychelles-6605352/
• 22 Sep 2020. Radio New Zealand. New Zealand banks named in FinCEN leak defend process: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/426645/new-zealand-banks-named-in-fincen-leak-defend-process
• 22 Sep 2020. Stuff. BNZ and ASB banks named in international investigation involving ‘dirty money’ transactions: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/122833084/bnz-and-asb-banks-named-in-international-investigation-involving-dirty-money-transactions
• 21 Sep 2020. Global Witness. Global Witness Response To The ‘FinCEN Files’ Leaks: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/global-witness-response-to-the-fincen-files-leaks/
• 21 Sep 2020. ABC News. The accidental money launderer: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-22/money-remitter-superforex-named-in-fincen-files-leak/12686168
• 21 Sep 2020. Bloomberg. Banks Moved $2 Trillion Amid Laundering Orders, ICIJ Says: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-20/banks-moved-2-trillion-defying-money-laundering-orders-icij
• 21 Sep 2020. Bloomberg. Banks Moved $2 Trillion, Defying Orders, ICIJ Report Says: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-09-21/banks-moved-2-trillion-defying-orders-icij-report-video
• 21 Sep 2020. Bloomberg Quint. Global Bank Crackdown Seen as Failing to Curb Suspect Flows: https://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/banks-moved-2-trillion-defying-money-laundering-orders-icij
• 21 Sep 2020. Bristol Law School Blog. Surprised? You shouldn’t be: https://blogs.uwe.ac.uk/bristol-law-school/surprised-you-shouldnt-be/
• 21 Sep 2020. Business Insider. The 10 most important things in the leaked FinCEN files, which exposed $2 trillion in suspicious transactions and are roiling the world of finance: https://www.businessinsider.com/biggest-revelations-that-came-out-of-the-leaked-fincen-reports-2020-9
• 21 Sep 2020. Business Insider. Banks first flagged Paul Manafort’s activity as suspicious in 2012, the FinCEN files show: https://www.businessinsider.com/fincen-files-paul-manafort-activity-trump-adviser-flagged-suspicious-2012-2020-9
• 21 Sep 2020. City A.M. HSBC shares hit lowest since 1990s amid money laundering claims: https://www.cityam.com/hsbc-shares-hit-lowest-since-1990s-amid-money-laundering-claims/
• 21 Sep 2020. CNBC. Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan lead drop in financial shares amid report the banks moved suspicious funds: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/21/deutsche-bank-jpmorgan-lead-drop-in-financial-shares-amid-report-the-banks-moved-suspicious-funds.html
• 21 Sep 2020. CNBC. Deutsche Bank tops list of suspicious transactions among leaked U.S. government files: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/21/leaked-fincen-files-show-deutsche-bank-tops-list-of-suspicious-transactions.html
• 21 Sep Sep 2020. CoinDesk. The FinCEN Files Show Banks Don’t Actually Care About Stopping Money Laundering: https://www.coindesk.com/fincen-files-banks-money-laundering
• 21 Sep 2020. CoinDesk. BNY Mellon Processed $137M for Entities Linked to OneCoin: https://www.coindesk.com/fincen-files-bny-mellon-onecoin
• 21 Sep 2020. Forbes. FinCEN Files Scandal Is Unlikely To Change Anti-Money Laundering Rules Anytime Soon: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mayrarodriguezvalladares/2020/09/21/fincen-files-scandal-is-unlikely-to-change-anti-money-laundering-rules-anytime-soon/#23cbf29751c6
• 21 Sep 2020. MaltaToday. The FinCEN Files: What they say and why it matters: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/104846/the_fincen_files_what_they_say_and_why_it_matters
• 21 Sep 2020. money laundering.com. ‘FinCEN Files’ Highlight Ongoing Risks of SAR Filing Practices: Sources: https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/fincen-files-highlight-ongoing-risks-of-sar-filing-practices-sources/?type=free
• 21 Sep 2020. PCIJ. Philippines money remitters flagged in millions of dollars in ‘suspicious’ transactions: https://pcij.org/article/4297/ph-money-remitters-flagged-in-millions-of-dollars-in-suspicious-transactions
• 21 Sep 2020. Reuters. Germany says FinCEN money laundering revelations are not new: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKCN26C1T8
• 21 Sep 2020. Reuters. Money-laundering fight starts with transparency: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKCN26C1MV
• 21 Sep 2020. Reuters. HSBC, StanChart Hong Kong shares fall after ‘FinCEN’ leak: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL3N2GI0EO
• 21 Sep 2020. Reuters. ‘FinCEN’ documents reportedly show banks moved illicit funds – BuzzFeed, ICIJ: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL2N2GH09C
• 21 Sep 2020. Reuters. Commerzbank says has improved money laundering controls: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-global-banking-fincen-commerzbank/commerzbank-says-has-improved-money-laundering-controls-idUKKCN26C1J6
• 21 Sep 2020. SBS News. ‘FinCEN’ documents reportedly show major banks moved vast sums of illicit money: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/fincen-documents-reportedly-show-major-banks-moved-vast-sums-of-illicit-money
• 21 Sep 2020. Sky News. World’s biggest banks ‘allowed criminals to launder dirty money’, leaked documents allege:https://news.sky.com/story/worlds-biggest-banks-allowed-criminals-to-launder-dirty-money-leaked-documents-allege-12077604
• 21 Sep 2020. The Guardian. Barclays and HSBC shares fall after reports of alleged suspicious transfers: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/21/barclays-hsbc-shares-standard-chartered
• 21 Sep 2020. The Independent. UK banks accused of facilitating fraudsters and criminals after financial documents leaked: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fincen-document-leak-uk-banks-fraud-crime-russian-oligarch-b509133.html
• 21 Sep 2020. The Sydney Morning Herald. Macquarie, CBA face fresh money laundering scrutiny after data leak: https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/macquarie-cba-face-fresh-money-laundering-scrutiny-after-data-leak-20200921-p55xmg.html
• 21 Sep 2020. The Times. HSBC hit by ‘dirty cash’ allegations: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/business/hsbc-hit-by-dirty-cash-allegations-bqclbccql
• 21 Sep 2020. Thomson Reuters. ANALYSIS: FinCEN leaks will shine spotlight on “effectiveness” of global AML/CFT regime: https://insight.thomsonreuters.com.au/business/posts/analysis-fincen-leaks-will-shine-spotlight-on-effectiveness-of-global-aml-cft-regime
• 21 Sep 2020. Transparency International. Overhaul To Global Anti-Money Laundering System Needed: https://www.transparency.org/en/press/fincen-files-overhaul-to-global-anti-money-laundering-system-needed
• 21 Sep 2020. Transparency International. In the wake of the FinCEN Files, the EU must take urgent steps to establish an independent anti-money laundering supervisory body and an EU financial intelligence unit: https://transparency.eu/in-the-wake-of-the-fincen-files/
• 21 Sep 2020. Yle. Minister: Finland to probe Trafigura over money laundering claims: https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/minister_finland_to_probe_trafigura_over_money_laundering_claims/11556280
• 20 Sep 2020. ACFCS. Leak of thousands of FinCEN SARs reveals large international banks still struggling on AML, serving illicit gatekeepers, corrupt powerbrokers, terror groups: ICIJ report: https://www.acfcs.org/leak-of-thousands-of-fincen-sars-reveals-large-international-banks-still-struggling-on-aml-serving-illicit-gatekeepers-corrupt-powerbrokers-terror-groups-icij-report/
• 20 Sep 2020. City A.M. Leaked document trove reveals banking giants enabled money laundering: https://www.cityam.com/leaked-document-trove-reveals-banking-giants-enabled-money-laundering/
• 20 Sep 2020.  ABC News. Dirty little secrets of the world’s banks revealed in mass US government leak: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-21/leaked-fincen-files-reveal-international-banks-dirty-secrets/12673318
• 20 Sep 2020. Deutsche Welle. Tracing the flow of dirty money: https://www.dw.com/en/fincen-files-tracing-the-flow-of-dirty-money/a-54995003
• 20 Sep 2020. Investico. ING Bank Worked For Russian Money Laundering Network: https://www.platform-investico.nl/artikel/ing-bank-worked-for-russian-money-laundering-network/
• 20 Sep 2020. Miami Herald. Money laundering is a dirty, even deadly business. Miami plays a huge role: https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article245744245.html
• 20 Sep 2020. Middle East Monitor. Deutsche Bank: Suspected of facilitating funds to ISIS in Iraq: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200920-deutsche-bank-suspected-of-facilitating-funds-to-isis-in-iraq/
• 20 Sep 2020. NBC News. Secret documents show how North Korea launders money through U.S. banks: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/secret-documents-show-how-north-korea-launders-money-through-u-n1240329
• 20 Sep 2020. re:baltica. Ukraine’s Powerful Who Shuffled Money Through Latvia: https://en.rebaltica.lv/2020/09/ukraines-powerful-who-shuffled-money-through-latvia/
• 20 Sep 2020. The Asahi Shimbun. Money trail ties Tokyo Olympic bid consultant to kin of IOC member: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13746177
• 20 Sep 2020. The Guardian. Leak reveals $2tn of possibly corrupt US financial activity: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/20/leak-reveals-2tn-of-possibly-corrupt-us-financial-activity
• 20 Sep 2020. The Hill. North Korea laundering money through US banks: https://thehill.com/policy/finance/banking-financial-institutions/517322-north-korea-laundering-money-through-us-banks
• 20 Sep 2020. The Indian Express. Bank reported fraud, UK link of an IPL team sponsor: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/fincen-files-wells-fargo-bank-ipl-team-sponsor-dream-cricket-kings-xi-punjab-6603921/
• 20 Sep 2020. The Indian Express. On US radar: Dawood Ibrahim’s financier, his laundering, funding of Lashkar, Jaish: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/fincen-files-on-us-radar-dawood-ibrahims-financier-money-laundering-lashkar-e-taiba-jaish-funding-6603904/
• 20 Sep 2020. The Indian Express. Revealed: how Jindal Steel sent funds abroad, and got them in same period: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/fincen-files-jindal-steel-overseas-funds-deutsche-bank-trust-company-6603938/
• 20 Sep 2020. The Irish Times. Dublin business features in leak of US treasury documents: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/fincen-files-dublin-business-features-in-leak-of-us-treasury-documents-1.4359851
• 20 Sep 2020. The Irish Times. The billion dollar a month money trail: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/the-fincen-files-the-billion-dollar-a-month-money-trail-1.4358331
• 20 Sep 2020. The New York Times. Banks Suspected Illegal Activity, but Processed Big Transactions Anyway: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/business/fincen-banks-suspicious-activity-reports-buzzfeed.html
• 20 Sep 2020. Transparency International UK. Banking Data Leak Is More Stark Evidence Of The UK’s Role In Global Money Laundering And Corruption: https://www.transparency.org.uk/finCEN-files-leak-uk-money-laundering-banks-suspicious-activity-report
• 20 Sep 2020. VOA. ‘FinCEN’ Documents Show Banks Moved Suspect Funds: https://www.voanews.com/usa/reports-fincen-documents-show-banks-moved-suspect-funds

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