When is National Financial Crime Fighter Day?

Thursday October 26th

National Financial Crime Fighter Day (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) professionals are recognized on October 26th. Because not all superheroes wear capes, not all superheroes wear capes. They may be wearing business suits, dresses, or jeans and work in financial institutions' back offices. These are the individuals who safeguard the United States' financial sector. They include law enforcement officers and other government employees.

National Financial Crime Fighter Day | October 26

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There has been a tradition of financial crime in the past

The drug wars in the 1960s and 1970s resulted in an increase in illicit and illicit incomes entering the US financial system, which is also funding more criminal activities, including opioid and human trafficking..

The Banking Secrecy Act (BSA) was passed in 1970 by Congress to improve anti-money laundering (AML) efforts and discourage criminal financing of criminal enterprises. Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the BSA was upgraded. The USA PATRIOT Act was introduced in Congress by the Congress. It cemented the vital role of BSA and AML specialists, which was confirmed by Signed on October 26, 2001.