Human smuggling is rising globally, but its connections to money laundering and terrorist financing often go unexplored. Many countries don’t track the ML/TF risks they face from the smuggling of migrants. Unsurprisingly, they often can’t follow the smuggling proceeds through the informal networks used to launder it. This session will explore the collaboration that can support efforts to prevent human smuggling, their connections to the drug cartels that control cross-border traffic, and the role financial institutions can play through their reporting of suspicious transactions.

This session will help you:

• Learn the scope of financial crime and money laundering through human smuggling
• Know the players in government, the private sector and law enforcement who can provide assistance
• Identify the agencies spearheading the anti-financial-crime efforts related to immigration

Moderator:
Colby Adams, Managing Editor, ACAMS moneylaundering.com

Presenters:
Matt Baechtle, Attache, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Embassy – Mexico City

Marcy Forman, CAMS, CGSS, Vice President, Head of U.S. Investigations, TD Bank Group