‘FinCEN Files’ fallout: Where do banks go from here?
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Aaron Nicodemus2020-09-24T19:40:00
The “FinCEN Files” report raises the question: What should banks be doing to address the trillions of dollars’ worth of banking transactions that are facilitating criminal activity every year?
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