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FinCEN and BIS Issue Joint Notice Emphasizing That Financial Institutions Should Monitor for Possible Export Control Violations

by Jessica S. CareyJohn P. Carlin, Roberto J. Gonzalez, Brad S. KarpRichard S. ElliottDavid Fein, David KesslerNathan Mitchell, and Jacobus J. Schutte

photos of the authors

Top left to right: Jessica S. Carey, John P. Carlin, Roberto J. Gonzalez, Brad S. Karp, and Richard S. Elliott.              Bottom left to right: David Fein, David Kessler, Nathan Mitchell, and Jacobus J. Schutte. (Photos courtesy of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP)

On November 6, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) jointly issued a notice (the “Notice”) announcing a new Suspicious Activity Report (“SAR”) key term, “FIN-2023-GLOBALEXPORT,” that financial institutions should reference when reporting potential efforts by individuals or entities seeking to evade U.S. export controls.[1]

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CFTC and FinCEN Impose $100 Million Penalty on BitMEX

by H. Christopher BoehningWalter BrownJessica S. CareyManuel S. FreyMichael E. GertzmanMark F. MendelsohnRachel FiorillJacobus J. Schutte, and Bailey K. Williams

On August 10, 2021 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced $100 million in civil money penalties against BitMEX, a convertible virtual currency (CVC) derivatives exchange, for violations of the Currency Exchange Act (CEA) and the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).[i]  This was FinCEN’s first enforcement action against a futures commission merchant (FCM), and the latest in a series of regulatory enforcement actions in the cryptocurrency space.  Continue reading