Oct 29, 2020
‘Enough is enough’: How FinCEN Files exposes a broken system that keeps dirty cash flowing
Three ICIJ reporters take us behind the scenes of the FinCEN Files investigation in this special edition of our Meet the Investigators series.
FinCEN Files
Oct 28, 2020
FinCEN wants to clamp down on small payments fueling crime
Concerned that money transfers worth just a few hundred dollars are helping terrorists and fentanyl traffickers, the U.S. Treasury is pushing a new rule for banks, money transmitters and others.
Oct 27, 2020
Company ownership secrecy prevails in Southeast Asia, UN report says
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime recommends strengthening reporting of beneficial ownership information across the region to stop dirty money flows.
Oct 26, 2020
FinCEN official accused of leaking secret bank records requests time served
Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards says she leaked “suspicious activity reports” after official complaints were ignored.
Oct 22, 2020
FinCEN Files sparks fresh UK inquiry into laundering of dirty billions
The Treasury Committee says it will examine the effectiveness of anti-money laundering systems and sanctions, listing areas of concerns investigated by ICIJ.
Oct 20, 2020
Controversial shell-company ‘factories’ seek a role cleaning up UK’s reputation
It would ‘put the fox in charge of the henhouse’, anti-money-laundering experts warn, after FinCEN Files identified thousands of U.K. shell companies linked to suspicious transactions.
Oct 19, 2020
6 money laundering reforms that experts say need to happen right now
Failures exposed by the FinCEN Files investigation require urgent intervention, regulators, experts and politicians say.
Oct 16, 2020
German prosecutors drop probe into Deutsche Bank ties to Estonian dirty money scandal
Prosecutors fined the bank $15.8 million for its failure, on more than 600 occasions, to promptly submit reports that would have alerted criminal investigators to suspicious transactions.
Oct 15, 2020
Jail bankers who allow money laundering, top Democrat in U.S. Senate banking committee says in wake of FinCEN Files
Sen. Sherrod Brown calls for criminally prosecuting executives who profit from moving money for criminals and corrupt regimes.
Oct 13, 2020
The fastest way to send criminal cash: money transmitters
How companies like Western Union and MoneyGram play a hidden role in laundering cash from around the globe.
Oct 12, 2020
Notorious tax haven British Virgin Islands to introduce public register of company owners
The territory’s secrecy rules have long attracted criminals and secretive companies created there have featured in several ICIJ investigations on offshore finance.
Oct 09, 2020
European lawmakers call for coordinated banking industry reforms in wake of FinCEN Files
A session of European Parliament focused on the need for stronger oversight of money flows across the European Union to fight money laundering.
Oct 07, 2020
FinCEN Files reporting from across Africa
ICIJ partners investigated suspicious transactions linked to prominent politicians, arms companies, the ivory, gold and diamond trades, and more.
Oct 06, 2020
A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from Europe
European banks and shell companies play a key role in global money laundering.
Oct 01, 2020
FinCEN Files investigations into the gold trade from around the world
From Benin to Bolivia to Britain, see stories on precious metals companies by ICIJ’s media partners.
Oct 01, 2020
Europe’s anti-money laundering chief defends his record in wake of FinCEN Files
Latvia was viewed as a hub for criminals to launder billions while Valdis Dombrovskis was the country's prime minister.
Sep 30, 2020
Dirty money has ‘metastasized’ within global banking system, top regulator says
New York’s financial regulator acknowledged that the financial system is “awash with trillions of dollars in dirty money,” and has called on banks to help fix it.
Sep 29, 2020
A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from North America
ICIJ partners investigated 'ghost' companies in Canada, Russian mirror trades, North Korean money moving through major U.S. banks, Miami’s role in global money laundering, and more.
Sep 25, 2020
European lawmakers and regulators react to FinCEN Files
The investigation on global banking has prompted action in the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Portugal.
Sep 25, 2020
FinCEN Files stories from around the globe
Find FinCEN Files stories from your country, and in your language.
Sep 25, 2020
Global tax abuses, money laundering and corruption take heaviest toll on the world’s poor, UN report says
The FACTI panel cited ICIJ investigations for bringing financial crimes and tax justice to the world’s attention, but says reform has been slow to come when wrongdoing is exposed.
Sep 25, 2020
A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from Latin America
ICIJ’s partners in the region investigated suspicious transactions linked to corruption in soccer, schemes involving food and housing programs for the poor, the Odebrecht bribery scandal, the dark side of the gold industry, and more.
Sep 24, 2020
FinCEN Files investigations from across Asia
From suspicious transactions linked to Olympic bids, fugitive financiers and terrorist organizations, see key stories by ICIJ’s media partners in Asia.
Sep 23, 2020
‘Wired to make money’: Barclays’ private bankers serve ultra-rich, as watchdogs sound alarms
The FinCEN Files investigation exposes tensions between British bank’s New York and London operations.
Sep 22, 2020
FinCEN Files: Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren join watchdog groups in calling for banking reforms
The senators want tougher consequences for banks and their executives who move money linked to crime and corruption.
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