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OTHER LISTSBank Secrecy Act/ USA Patriot Act (FinCEN) – In combination with the USA PATRIOT Act, the Bank Secrecy Act gives the U.S. Treasury Department the power to require hundreds of thousands of financial institutions to submit records and reports that will assist in investigations by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.Blocked Officials File – a list of the government officials of a designated country under OFAC’s country-based sanctions program. Canadian Consolidated List (OSFI) – Coming from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions in Canada, this government office designates individuals and entities that Canada has found to be financing terrorism. Control List/314(a) Lists – developed by law enforcement in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, it is a highly sensitive and confidential list of persons and entities suspected of having ties to terrorist activities. It is distributed only to a select group of financial institutions and requests that they notify FinCEN if the institutions have accounts in the names of persons or entities on the list. FBI Most Wanted List (FBI/DOJ) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation publicizes lists of the 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Most Warranted Terrorists, Featured Fugitives, Parental Kidnappings, and people whom the Bureau is seeking information about. Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories – a list, created by the Financial Action Task Force on Money, of countries and territories that are not cooperating in the global fight against money laundering. There are currently no countries on the list. Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) – usually foreign senior political figures, their close associates and family members, who the U.S. Treasury Department has determined have tried to use banks around the world to further their illegal activities such as corruption, bribery and money laundering. Ships arriving in U.S. Ports – in support of its International Port Security Program, the U.S. Coast Guard assesses the effectiveness of anti-terrorism measures foreign ports are taking and identifies locations where effective anti-terrorism measures are not in place. Travel Ban – The United Nations has placed a travel ban on designated individuals fueling conflict and human rights abuses, and violating UN arms embargoes in several nations including, but not limited to, the Taliban, al Qaeda, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Liberia, North Korea, Sierra Leone, and Sudan. World Bank Debarred Parties - individuals and entities that have violated the World Bank fraud and corruption provisions are barred from securing business in conjunction with the World Bank. | |