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• U.S. Secret Service: Further Actions Needed to Fully Address Protective Mission Panel Recommendations, GAO-19-415, May 22, 2019
• Bank Secrecy Act: Further Actions Needed to Address Domestic and International Derisking Concerns, Statement of Michael Clements, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, GAO-18-642T, June 26, 2018
• Remittances to Fragile Countries: Treasury Should Assess Risks from Shifts to Non-Banking Channels, GAO-18-313, March 8, 2018
• Bank Secrecy Act: Derisking along the Southwest Border Highlights Need for Regulators to Enhance Retrospective Reviews, GAO-18-263, February 26, 2018
• Anti-Money Laundering: U.S. Efforts to Combat Narcotics-Related Money Laundering in the Western Hemisphere, GAO-17-684, August 22, 2017
• International Remittances: Money Laundering Risks and Views on Enhanced Customer Verification and Recordkeeping Requirements, GAO-16-65, January 15, 2016
• International Remittances: Actions Needed to Address Unreliable Official U.S. Estimate, GAO-16-60, February 16, 2016
• Moving Illegal Proceeds: Opportunities Exist for Strengthening the Federal Government's Efforts to Stem Cross-Border Currency Smuggling, GAO-11-407T, Mar 9, 2011
• Moving Illegal Proceeds: Challenges Exist in the Federal Government's Effort to Stem Cross-Border Currency Smuggling, GAO-11-73, Oct 25, 2010
• Anti-Money Laundering: Better Communication Could Enhance the Support FinCEN Provides to Law Enforcement, GAO-10-622T, Apr 28, 2010
• Bank Secrecy Act: FinCEN Needs to Further Develop Its Form Revision Process for Suspicious Activity Reports, GAO-10-609T, Apr 28, 2010
• Anti-Money Laundering: Improved Communication Could Enhance the Support FinCEN Provides to Law Enforcement, GAO-10-141, Dec 14, 2009
• Combating Illicit Financing: Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Could Manage More Effectively to Achieve Its Mission, GAO-09-794, Sep 24, 2009
• Bank Secrecy Act: Suspicious Activity Report Use Is Increasing, but FinCEN Needs to Further Develop and Document Its Form Revision Process, GAO-09-226, Feb 27, 2009
• USA Patriot Act: Better Interagency Coordination and Implementing Guidance for Section 311 Could Improve U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Efforts, GAO-08-1058, Sep 30, 2008
• Department of Homeland Security: Challenges in Implementing the Improper Payments Information Act and Recovering Improper Payments GAO-07-913 September 19,2007
• Money Laundering: Issues Concerning Depository Institution Regulatory Oversight, by David M. D'Agostino, director, federal markets and community investment, before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. GAO-04-833T, June 3, 2004.
• Investigations of Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering, and Other Financial Crimes. (GAO-04-464R), February 20, 2004 [PDF 118 KB]
• Terrorist Financing: U.S. Agencies Should More Systematically Assess the Use of Alternative Financing Mechanisms (GAO-04-163) November 14, 2003 [PDF 931 Kb]
• Security: Counterfeit Identification Raises Homeland Security Concerns, by Ronald D. Malfi, assistant director, Office of Special Investigations, before the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, (GAO-04-133T), October 1, 2003 [PDF 120 Kb]
• Combating Money Laundering: Opportunities Exist to Improve the National Strategy, (GAO-03-813), September 26, 2003 [PDF 1.98 Mb]
• Security: Counterfeit Identification and Identification Fraud Raise Security Concerns, by Robert J. Cramer, managing director, Office of Special Investigations, before the Senate Committee on Finance, (GAO-03-1147T), September 9, 2003 [PDF 112 Kb]
• MONEY LAUNDERING: Oversight of Suspicious Activity Reporting at Bank-Affiliated Broker-Dealers, March 2001 (GAO-01-474) [PDF 352 Kb]
• Private Banking: Raul Salinas, Citibank, and Alleged Money Laundering [T-OSI-00-3] 11/09/1999
• Money Laundering: Observations on Private Banking and Related Oversight of Selected Offshore Jurisdictions [T-GGD-00-032] 11/09/1999
• Private Banking: Raul Salinas, Citibank, and Alleged Money Laundering (Letter Report, 10/30/98, GAO/OSI-99-1). [PDF Version]
• Money Laundering: Regulatory Oversight of Offshore Private Banking Activities GGD-98-154. 23 pp. plus 5 appendices (9 pp.) June 29, 1998. [PDF Version]
• Money Laundering: FinCEN Needs to Better Manage Bank Secrecy Act Civil Penalty Cases. GGD-98-108. 17 pp. plus 5 appendices (16 pp.) June 15, 1998. [PDF Version]
• Money Laundering: FinCEN's Law Enforcement Support, Regulatory, and International Roles, by Norman J. Rabkin, Director of Administration of Justice Issues, before the Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Banking and Financial Services. GAO/T-GGD-98-83, Apr. 1. [PDF Version]
• Money Laundering: FinCEN Needs to Better Communicate Regulatory Priorities and Time Lines. GGD-98-18. 21 pp. plus 7 appendices (33 pp.) February 6, 1998. [PDF Version]
• U.S. Currency: Printing of Flawed Redesigned $50 Notes. T-GGD-98-8. 14 pp. October 1, 1997.
• U.S. Treasury: Observations on Plans to Study Genuine and Counterfeit U.S. Money Abroad, by JayEtta Z. Hecker, Associate Director for International Relations and Trade Issues, before the Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Banking and Financial Services. GAO/T-NSIAD-97-201, July 10, 1997.
• U.S. Currency: Treasury's Plans to Study Genuine and Counterfeit U.S. Currency Abroad NSIAD-97-104 - April 11, 1997.
• Money Laundering: U.S. Efforts to Combat Money Laundering Overseas (Testimony, 02/28/96, GAO/T-GGD-96-84).
• Counterfeit U.S. Currency Abroad: Observations on Counterfeiting and U.S. Deterrence Efforts (Testimony, GAO/T-GGD-96-82, 02/27/96)
• Counterfeit U.S. Currency Abroad: Issues and U.S. Deterrence Efforts (Letter Report, GAO/GGD-96-11, 02/26/96). [PDF Version]
• Money Laundering: Needed Improvements for Reporting Suspicious Transactions Are Planned (Chapter Report, GAO/GGD-95-156, 05/30/95). [PDF Version]
• Money Laundering: U.S. Efforts To Fight It Are Threatened By Currency Smuggling (Chapter Report, GAO/GGD-94-73, 03/09/94). [PDF Version 3.82 Mb]
• Money Laundering: The Volume of Currency Transaction Reports Filed Can and Should Be Reduced (Testimony, GAO/T-GGD-94-113, 03/15/94)
• Money Laundering: Progress Report on Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Letter Report, GAO/GGD-94-30, 11/08/93)