A conversation with Senior Financial Crime Professional Holger Pauco-Dirscherl, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-Risk Management. Holger provides key insights into how and why some personnel, compliance programs, and/or financial institutions go down that dark road of questionable morals. Where actions can leave an institution, the individual, and all of us at risk of the repercussion of a failure to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. Kevin Sullivan, CAMS, CCI provides his law enforcement perspective to the conversation when going down that dark road of questionable morals crosses over into unlawful and prosecutable actions.

Kevin and Holger discuss ways to bolster a healthy culture of compliance as well as potential safeguards that can be implemented throughout the financial industry to deter individuals or institutions who go down that dark path of non-compliance.

About the Participants: - Kevin Sullivan, CAMS, CCI, retired New York State Police and Federal Agent held the position of New York State Money Laundering Investigations Coordinator with one of the worlds largest financial crime task forces. He continues his work preventing and combating financial crime through his company The Anti Money Laundering (AML) Training Academy which provides global AML training and advisory solutions.

- Holger Pauco-Dirscherl, CAMS, CGSS, is a passionate Senior Financial Crime Professional who has worked in various Anti-Financial Crime and Compliance roles, starting as an analyst and working his way up to a global position with one of Germany’s biggest banks before moving into a consulting role.

Our Website: https://AMLtrainer.com

Training and Advisory Services: https://AMLtrainer.com/training/

More Articles: https://AMLtrainer.com/resources/

Kevin's Book, ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING IN A NUTSHELL – AWARENESS AND COMPLIANCE FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESS MANAGERS available at: https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Sullivan/e/B00PELT5PG/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anti-money-laundering-in-a-nutshell-kevin-sullivan/1121601989 and https://www.apress.com/us/book/9781430261605

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7PH7LmQ0KJl5dDDJPhJ5yw?sub_confirmation=1

Have a seat at the table with three retired law enforcement officers who each followed the money. Learn how they moved up the ranks to specialize in combating financial crime during the onset of so many of todays anti money laundering (AML) regulations. Regulations that came to shape some of todays most important aspects of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Hear the harrowing descriptions of their early undercover and investigative days all told with the levity of humor that officers who have faced the ultimate danger often share with one another. Learn from their experience as they share their opinions on how AML programs both in law enforcement and in the private sector could be improved and what they project for the world of AML. Join:
- Kevin Sullivan, CAMS, CCI, retired New York State Police and Federal Agent who held the position of New York State Money Laundering Investigations Coordinator with one of the worlds largest financial crime task forces
- Don Temple, retired Special Agent with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) who helped form and led the Financial Investigative Task Force (FITF)
- Garry Clement, retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who held the position as the National Director of the Proceeds of Crime Program

Don't miss this entertaining and informative episode of C Notes! This episode will leave you wanting another "choir practice".

Website: https://AMLtrainer.com

Training and Advisory Services: https://AMLtrainer.com/training/

Articles: https://AMLtrainer.com/resources/

Kevin's Book, ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING IN A NUTSHELL – AWARENESS AND COMPLIANCE FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESS MANAGERS available at:
https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Sullivan/e/B00PELT5PG/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anti-money-laundering-in-a-nutshell-kevin-sullivan/1121601989
and https://www.apress.com/us/book/9781430261605

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7PH7LmQ0KJl5dDDJPhJ5yw?sub_confirmation=1

Tips on building a culture of compliance.  As it seems, every time we turn around there's another example of a financial institution getting jammed up due to it's lack of appropriate compliance. Kevin Sullivan, CAMS, President of The Anti Money Laundering Training Academy dives into the refinement and cultivation of a compliance mindset with the founder and chair of the ACAMS Cyprus chapter, Gregory Dellas. Gregory shares his experience as a risk management team leader in the International Banking Services Division at the Bank of Cyprus as well as the Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer at ECCOMMBX. Receive his well balanced perspectives on building and implementing a culture of compliance for both the compliance and customer facing sides of the financial industry through his more than 22 years combined experience in AML & Regulatory Compliance as well as Private Banking/Wealth Management.

Our website: AMLtrainer.com

View this episodes video podcast on The AML Training Academy YouTube Channel