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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury, established April 25, 1990 by Treasury Order 105-08, that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes. It operates under the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and serves as the United States' financial intelligence unit (FIU), the body responsible for receiving and analyzing reports of suspicious financial activity from banks and other regulated institutions.

Facts
Founding YearSourced to the subject's own account
1990 1
Founding DateSourced to the subject's own account
1990-04-25 1
HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own account
Vienna, Virginia 1
Geography
Country or Jurisdiction Served
United States 2
Wikidata Q5449587, property P17 (country).
Classification
Institution SubtypeSourced to the subject's own account
Government Treasury or Finance Ministry 1
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • History section, establishment sentence
    FinCEN was established by Treasury Order 105-08 on April 25, 1990.
  • Infobox, headquarters field
    Vienna, Virginia
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2. Wikidata
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