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🚨 FinCEN Drops the Hammer on 3 Major Banks
Illicit Edge - Edition for June 27, 2025
🔥 PODCAST DROP!
The latest episode of FinCrime Unfiltered with Sarah Beth Felix is live…
🎙️ The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued its most aggressive Patriot Act–style orders yet — cutting off three major Mexican financial institutions suspected of enabling fentanyl trafficking. Compliance teams can’t afford to miss this.
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🚨 Inside the Episode:
👉 Why these are more than just “special measures” — and how the phrase “any transmittal of funds” signals a seismic shift.
👉 How drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) are pouring billions through payment processors and regulatory loopholes.
👉 What banks, MSBs, fintechs, casinos, and securities firms need to do immediately during the 21-day compliance window.
👉 Strategic red flags hidden in the orders — and where to find them in your own wire and card data.
FinCEN Press Release: Treasury Issues Unprecedented Orders under Powerful New Authority to Counter Fentanyl
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