Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act

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The Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act is a 1992 U.S. federal law that strengthened anti-money laundering controls, expanded reporting requirements, and enhanced enforcement powers against financial crimes.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
anti-money laundering law ⓘ
aimsTo detect money laundering activities ⓘ
deter money laundering activities ⓘ
facilitate prosecution of financial crimes ⓘ
appliesTo certain international financial transactions involving U.S. institutions ⓘ
domestic financial transactions ⓘ
areaOfLaw anti-money laundering ⓘ
banking regulation ⓘ
financial crime enforcement ⓘ
financial regulation ⓘ
belongsToCategory United States banking legislation ⓘ
United States federal criminal law ⓘ
United States financial regulation law ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enactedInDecade 1990s ⓘ
enactedInYear 1992 ⓘ
enhancesPowersOf federal banking regulators ⓘ
law enforcement agencies ⓘ
focusesOn internal controls within financial institutions ⓘ
regulatory enforcement mechanisms ⓘ
reporting of suspicious financial activities ⓘ
hasShortDescription 1992 U.S. federal law strengthening anti-money laundering controls and enforcement ⓘ
historicalContext enacted amid growing concern over money laundering and drug trafficking proceeds ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
partOf United States anti-money laundering legal framework ⓘ
purpose to enhance enforcement powers against financial crimes ⓘ
to expand reporting requirements for financial institutions ⓘ
to strengthen anti-money laundering controls in the United States ⓘ
regulates banks ⓘ
credit unions ⓘ
financial institutions ⓘ
other depository institutions ⓘ
requires enhanced suspicious activity reporting by financial institutions ⓘ
maintenance of certain records related to possible money laundering ⓘ
signedBy George H. W. Bush ⓘ
strengthens Bank Secrecy Act enforcement ⓘ
subjectMatter financial crime ⓘ
money laundering ⓘ
regulatory compliance ⓘ
targets financial institutions that facilitate illicit funds ⓘ
money laundering schemes ⓘ
typeOfRegulation compliance and reporting regulation ⓘ

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Bank Secrecy Act → amendedBy → Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act ⓘ
subject linked to: BSA
Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act → hasShortDescription → 1992 U.S. federal law strengthening anti-money laundering controls and enforcement ⓘ
linked to: Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act
Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994 → relatedTo → Annunzio–Wylie Anti–Money Laundering Act ⓘ
linked to: Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act
United States anti–money laundering regulations → legalBasis → Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act ⓘ