🧨 War, Sanctions & Consent Orders — The Risks Just Got Real

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New episode of FinCrime Unfiltered lands at a critical moment.

🎙️ As war breaks out between Israel and Iran, sanctions and compliance risks are evolving fast — and financial institutions need to stay sharp.

In this episode (recorded just before the conflict), Sarah Beth Felix breaks down FinCEN’s June 6 advisory on Iranian illicit oil smuggling and the FDIC’s consent order against Cheyenne State Bank, revealing urgent lessons for AML teams:

👉 How Iran masks its networks through global front companies
👉 Why the FDIC barred Cheyenne from launching new products
👉 The risk of relying on account-level risk ratings
👉 What ineffective model validation really costs

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🚨 Inside the Episode:

👉 Why internal controls — not just policies — are breaking programs
👉 How account-level risk ratings dilute customer risk
👉 Why small banks are not immune from Iranian-linked activity
👉 What FinCEN’s advisory signals about future enforcement

🎧 Don’t miss it! Watch on YouTube // Listen on Spotify / Apple

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FinCrime Unfiltered is built for compliance pros who want real insight, not recycled talking points. If you care about what’s hiding in your blind spots — this one’s for you.

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