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Indicting A Dictator: How Narco‑Terrorism Charges Reshape US National Security Enforcement

On May 20, 2026, the Justice Department unsealed a superseding indictment against Cuba’s Raúl Castro and five co-defendants for the 1996 shoot-down of two unarmed civilian aircraft over international waters...

Worldwide Government

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Bracewell

Weekly Sanctions Update: June 1, 2026

The Sanctions Update is compiled by Steptoe’s International Trade and Regulatory Compliance team and Steptoe’s Strategic Risk team.

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Evaluating US Sanctions And Counterterrorism Policy With Anna Morris

Former Treasury official Anna Morris discusses the evolution of US counterterrorism and sanctions policy, examining what strategies have succeeded and failed in the war on terror. The conversation explores how sanctions continue to shape American foreign policy objectives and the changing landscape of terrorist financing enforcement.

United States Government

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Thad McBride And Jamie Parkinson Address FinCEN Whistleblower Proposal

Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Thad McBride and Jamie Parkinson co-authored an article for National Law Review highlighting recent proposed rulemaking from a busy Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

United States International

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Bass, Berry & Sims

U.S. Designates Brazil’s Comando Vermelho And Primeiro Comando Da Capital As Terrorist Organizations

United States Government

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

FinCEN Proposes Fundamental Reform Of AML/CFT Program Requirements

United States Finance

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Latin America In Focus: Trump Administration Bolsters Regional Focus By Designating Brazilian Organized Crime Groups As SDGTs And FTOs

United States Criminal

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K&L Gates LLP

New U.S. Terrorism Designations Of Brazilian Criminal Organizations Raise Compliance Risks For Companies

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FinCEN Issues Notice On Threats Of Human Trafficking During The 2026 FIFA World Cup

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

New Executive Order Targets AML/KYC Compliance For Banks And Customers With Unverified Work Authorization

United States Finance

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Butler Snow LLP

US Counterterrorism And Sanctions Policy: What’s Worked, What Hasn’t And What’s Next? (Podcast)

United States Government

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

The Securities Compliance Podcast: S6:E10 | Building Compliance In An AI World | Compliance In Context

United States Finance

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

FinCEN’s Revisions To AML/CFT Program: Considerations For Financial Institutions

United States Government

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K2 Integrity

AML Enforcement Intensifies: Global Trends In Financial Institution Accountability

United States Government

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World Law Group

Foreign Sovereign Immunity In International Construction

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The Hidden Ingredient Problem: PFAS Litigation And Regulation Are Reshaping The Beauty Industry

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

When The Microphone Lives On Your Face: Smart Glasses In The Workplace And The Clinic

United States Employment

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

We Were Both Wrong About Legal AI. Here’s What Changed Our Minds.

United States Technology

Axiom

Orders Enforcing Agreements To Arbitrate—Final Or Not?

United States Litigation

DW

Dickinson Wright PLLC

FinCEN Issues Updated FAQs Following Vacatur of Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule

A federal court in Texas has vacated FinCEN's Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule, suspending enforcement and eliminating current reporting obligations for title companies and closing agents. FinCEN has issued updated guidance confirming no liability for non-filing during the vacatur period, though the agency has appealed the decision and the rule may be reinstated pending Fifth Circuit review.

United States Government

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Crypto Brief - May 28, 2026

Major regulatory developments reshape the cryptocurrency landscape as the FDIC proposes bank-grade AML standards for stablecoin issuers, New Hampshire advances blockchain rights legislation, and international players from Georgia to Italy roll out sovereign-aligned tokens and MiCA-compliant banking services.

Worldwide Finance

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Lowenstein Sandler

White House Issues Executive Order To "Restore Integrity” To America’s Financial System

On May 19, the White House issued an Executive Order (and accompanying Fact Sheet) directing the Secretary of the Treasury and federal financial regulators...

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

FDIC Proposes AML And Sanctions Standards For Stablecoin Issuers

On May 22, the FDIC approved a proposed rule establishing Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and sanctions compliance standards for certain FDIC-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) under the GENIUS Act.

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Executive Order Signals Major Shift In Federal Expectations For AML, Customer Identification, And Credit Underwriting

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN and OFAC Propose AML/CFT Sanctions Framework for Payment Stablecoin Issuers Under GENIUS Act

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

10 Months Later: Updates On U.S. Stablecoin Law

United States Finance

AP

Arnold & Porter

Executive Order Signals Federal Shift On Fintech Regulation

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

President Trump Signs Executive Order Directing Federal Financial Regulators To Address Risks To US Financial System Presented By Customer Immigration Status

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Podcast - Supply Chain Compliance In Mexico's Food And Beverage Sector

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

Southern District Of Florida Sees Rare FARA Conviction

Worldwide Criminal

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

One Door Closes, Another Opens: U.S. FCPA Pullback Meets The EU Anti-Corruption Directive

United States Government

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A&O Shearman

FinCEN Alert Spotlights Risk Of Evasive IRGC Tactics

Worldwide Government

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Bracewell

IRS Reporting Requirements For Foreign Exchange Bureaus: Your Complete BSA Compliance Guide For Currency Exchange Businesses

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Southern District Of Florida Sees Rare FARA Conviction

Last Friday a jury in the Southern District of Florida found former Florida congressman David Rivera guilty of failing to register after a foreign agent in connection with a $50 million deal with a Venezuelan...

Worldwide Criminal

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

One Door Closes, Another Opens: U.S. FCPA Pullback Meets The EU Anti-Corruption Directive

U.S. enforcement priorities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) have shifted following a June 2025 directive from the DOJ instructing the FCPA unit to refocus on conduct involving...

United States Government

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A&O Shearman

FinCEN Alert Spotlights Risk Of Evasive IRGC Tactics

On May 11, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Alert warning financial institutions about the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC)...

Worldwide Government

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Bracewell

IRS Reporting Requirements For Foreign Exchange Bureaus: Your Complete BSA Compliance Guide For Currency Exchange Businesses

Foreign exchange bureaus operating in the United States face rigorous IRS and FinCEN oversight due to their classification as Money Services Businesses (MSBs) under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 8 May 2026

Worldwide Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Mortgage Banking Update - April 30, 2026

Read the newsletter below for the latest Mortgage Banking and Consumer Finance industry news, written by Ballard Spahr attorneys. In this issue, our lawyers examine OFAC’s advisory warning...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN Notice And Request For Comment On MSB Registration Form

On April 30, 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published a notice and request for comment (the “Notice”) in connection with its renewal of Form 107, which Money Services Businesses utilize...

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN Proposes Reforms To AML/CFT Program Requirements

On April 10, 2026, FinCEN published the Proposed Rule to implement provisions of the AML Act and amend FinCEN regulations prescribing the minimum requirements for AML/CFT programs for a broad range...

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Trade-Based Money Laundering Red Flags: What CBP’s New CTPAT AML Guidance Means For Importers

As global supply chains grow more complex, regulators are increasingly focused on how legitimate trade can be exploited to move illicit funds.

United States International

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Diaz Trade Law

Weekly Sanctions Update: April 27, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Sanctions Update: April 27, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

How Casinos Should Prepare For FinCEN’s 2026 AML/CFT Overhaul

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Treasury And Banking Regulators Propose Rules To Overhaul AML/CFT Supervision And Enforcement

United States Finance

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Treasury Proposes Anti-Money Laundering And Sanctions Compliance Rules For Permitted Stable Coin Issuers Under The GENIUS Act

United States Finance

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

FinCEN’s April 1, 2026 NPRM (Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking): Treasury Whistleblower Rules Under The Bank Secrecy Act And The Future Of AML Enforcement

United States Employment

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Friling Law

SDNY, CFTC Announce Parallel Enforcement Actions Against U.S. Army Soldier For Insider Trading On Prediction Market

United States Criminal

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

FinCEN Proposes Rule To Increase Whistleblower Incentives

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

OCC Proposes Comprehensive Federal Framework For Stablecoin Issuers Under The GENIUS Act

United States Government

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Weekly Sanctions Update: April 20, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Sanctions Update: April 20, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Enforcement Edge Welcomes Eric Snyder To Arnold & Porter

United States Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

Mortgage Banking Update - April 16, 2026

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Daily Journal Features Article By Gay On Money Laundering Fundamentals, Detection, And Regulation

United States Government

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

FinCEN Proposes Reform Of AML/CFT Regulations, With Bank Regulators Making Coordinated Proposals

United States Government

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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Note Bene Episode 175: The 10 Keys To Successful Investigations: A Crossover Edition Of The Fraud Eats Strategy (Scott Moriz) And Nota Bene (Scott Maberry) Podcasts

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Minutes On The Matter With Mike Beckwith: Federal Anti-Money Laundering Trends (Video)

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Law Of Probability: Real-Money Games And Gambling (Video)

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Gamma Law

Key Considerations For Financial Institutions Subject To The New AML Whistleblower Law (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

Current Developments And Looking Ahead In AML And Sanctions (Video)

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A&O Shearman

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