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The DOJ, OFAC, FinCEN and the CFTC settled enforcement actions against Binance, its CEO and former CCO. The coordinated settlements addressed charges against the digital asset exchange for CFTC registration failures and for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and International Emergency Economic Powers Act sanctions programs.

In an annual report, the SEC Division of Examinations identified current risks for investors and registrants and highlighted key areas for examination in 2024.

Commentary by Steven Lofchie

A registered representative reached a settlement with the SEC regarding his failure to report red flags to his firm's AML group in connection with a wire transfer from a customer's account to the account of a relative of that customer.

A broker-dealer settled SEC charges for failing to file Suspicious Activity Reports on "suspicious transactions that were executed on its Alternative Trading System."