The Anti-Money Laundering Tool That Permits ID Verification in Seconds

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Vincent McCartney* Phase 2 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act (AML/CFT Act) is now live for accountants in practice and lawyers. These professionals are now required to perform ‘customer due diligence’ on their clients to verify their identity and ‘know your customer’ (KYC). The traditional method of identifying a client is

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The Russell McVeagh Departed: Who Are They & Where Did They Go?

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Michael Stephens* The firm’s pre-eminent position as one of the country’s leading firms has continued, albeit tarnished badly by recent events involving sexual harassment and bullying issues, leading to Dame Margaret Bazley’s report in July, the recommendations of which have all been accepted by the firm. >> See LawFuel’s Jobs Site For In-House, Litigation and

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Brutal Sex Trafficker “King Casino” Convicted

Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a federal jury today found LAVELLOUS PURCELL, a/k/a “King Casino,” a/k/a “Mike Hill,” guilty of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and related offenses.  PURCELL was convicted following a one-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Denise L.

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OC Man Sentenced to 6½ Years in Federal Prison for Running Three Investment Schemes that Cost Victims $7.4 Million

            SANTA ANA, California – A Laguna Beach man was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for his conviction in a wire fraud case for stealing $7.4 million from the victims of three separate investment fraud schemes. Peter Heinrich Conrad Reinert, 63, was sentenced by United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton, who also ordered

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10 Steps To Identify Red Flags in Your Email Inbox

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Hinshaw & Culbertson – Risk Management Question: October is cyber security awareness month. What steps are you taking to avoid common Internet scams? The Issue: Hackers and their exploits are growing more sophisticated by the day. Avoiding their scams is becoming even more difficult. In 2017, 1.4 billion user names and passwords were accessed on the dark

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Former Federal Prosecutor and Cook County First Assistant State’s Attorney Eric Sussman Joins Reed Smith

Sussman brings extensive trial and white collar defense experience. CHICAGO, October 18, 2018 – Global law firm Reed Smith today announced the arrival of Eric Sussman, who joins the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Global Regulatory Enforcement practice. Eric has extensive private practice and government experience in the white collar area. He

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STOCK BROKER PLEADS GUILTY TO $3 MILLION INSIDER TRADING SCHEME BASED ON CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION MISAPPROPRIATED FROM AN INVESTMENT BANK

Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL SIVA pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and fraud in connection with his role in an insider trading scheme based on material, nonpublic information misappropriated from an investment bank by Daniel Rivas,

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