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Launch of the Edmonton ACAMS
Sub-Chapter (part of the ACAMS Canada Chapter)
A
nti-money laundering (AML) specialists from the Edmonton area and
one member from the Calgary
ACAMS regional working group ventured
out on probably one of the coldest days this
year to attend the first ACAMS Sub-Chapter
event held at the Amber’s Brewing Company.
Despite one of the heaters not working,
everyone enjoyed networking with other
AML specialists.
Insight” tool, the brew master’s stories about
money laundering in the bar industry and
corruption in government, as well as the
opportunity to taste different kinds of beer.
We have received favorable feedback about
the event and we are planning our next event
for February/March 2011.
The evening involved a short presentation
by our event sponsor, Brad Chafer, account
executive western region, from Lexis Nexis.
The presentation focused on the Bridger
Insight XG client identity management solution which is designed to assist with meeting
AML compliance. Lexis Nexis was very
generous in their promotional sponsorship
which included giving away three copies of
A Guide to Canadian Money Laundering
Legislation, authored by Terence D. Hall.
Following the presentation by Lexis Nexis
there was a tour of the brewery and a beer
tasting. The event went very well, everyone
seemed to enjoy learning about the “Bridger
Carolinas Chapter
T
he Carolinas Chapter returned to the
Queen City for its first meeting of
2011. Bank of America in Charlotte
was the site this time as chapter chair, Bill
Fox welcomed executive associate director
of Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, James
Dinkins. Dinkins, who leads the second
largest criminal investigative agency in the
United States, spoke to the group about
ICE’s mission and more specifically the
growing problem of human smuggling and
human trafficking and the role AML initiatives play in detecting and deterring this
tragic crime. Dinkins shared statistics and
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case studies of traffickers victimizing
illegal aliens, women and young children
and the public/private partnerships that in
many cases are responsible for bringing
these people to justice. Over 100 chapter
members were in attendance to hear the
presentation and provide their insight into
AML trends in this field. “Human trafficking
and its financial and societal costs cannot
be ignored by financial institutions and
ACAMS is providing a valuable resource
in educating AML professionals in helping
combat this crime,” said newly appointed
chapter co-chair Rob Goldfinger.
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We look forward to more great events coming
from the Carolinas Chapter in the coming
months as we bring more quality training and
networking events to the region.
For more information on the ACAMS Carolinas Chapter, please contact Rob Goldfinger
at [email protected]. Or, to find
out how to get involved with this or any
other chapter please contact Kata Martinez,
ACAMS’ chapter development manager, at
[email protected]
Please visit the Carolina Chapter’s webpage
at http://www.acams.org/Chapters/Carolinas.
aspx.