The Bush administration wants U.S. money transfer businesses to take steps to make sure their overseas agents aren’t vulnerable to terrorist financiers and money launderers. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, known as FinCen, issued guidance Wednesday aimed at addressing this potential weak spot. The agency made clear that money transfer businesses, such as Western Union, must put procedures in place to detect abuses by foreign agents. Since April 2002, money service businesses have been required to set up anti-money laundering programs to guard against money launderers and terrorist financiers. Full Story
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