How Can Anti-Money Laundering Laws Affect an FCPA Compliance Program? An Interview with Former FinCEN Director James H. Freis, Jr. (Part Two of Two)

Though motivated by different statutes, anti-money laundering compliance programs and FCPA compliance programs deal with related risks.  Anti-money laundering laws are also integrally related to FCPA charges, and prosecutors use them frequently in FCPA enforcement actions across industries and geographies.  The Anti-Corruption Report recently spoke with the nation’s former top anti-money laundering regulator, James H. Freis, Jr., about a range of issues, including the role anti-money laundering laws play in FCPA cases, how financial regulators are working together across the globe to combat corruption and the corruption challenges facing the gaming industry in particular.  In this, the second part of our interview, Freis discussed, among other things: the connection between anti-bribery laws and broader financial reforms around the globe; how financial institutions can integrate their AML and FCPA compliance programs; the similarities and differences between Politically Exposed Persons and foreign officials; and the importance of high-profile FCPA enforcement.  In the first article in this series, Freis discussed, among other things: what companies should focus on when conducting corruption and anti-money laundering risk assessments and audits; how the DOJ and SEC work with FinCEN on corruption cases; and details regarding the formation, operation and future of the Egmont Group, a 130-member organization of international financial intelligence units.  See “Former FinCEN Director James H. Freis, Jr. Discusses the Intersection between Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption Law (Part One of Two)” (Feb. 6, 2013).

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