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   Update Software ServicesGovernmental regulation information for company 
owners, officials and association leaders.
Financial Crimes and Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
 
mission statement. 
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) 
mission statement. 
  |  | The 
  National Money Laundering Strategy continues to expand the 
  framework for identifying, disrupting, and dismantling global terrorist 
  financing and money laundering operations.  Appendix H covers interesting 
  'Prevention, Investigation, and Prosecution' scenarios. |  
  |  | The U.S. Treasury is now publicizing USA Patriot Act and Sanction Law 
  offenders to help companies who are not complying avoid large 
  fines and negative publicity.  While individuals are prosecuted for 
  violations, they are grouped together with other like violators for publication 
  and individual names are not used.  Of course the individuals still 
  suffer the impact of the fines and jail terms.  Companies however, are 
  internationally and permanently displayed by Name, Address, Offense, and Fine 
  amount.  The U.S. Treasury is telling us in no uncertain terms that 
  when you violate the law, you will be punished publicly. |  
  |  | Newly 
  designated business classes had until October, 2003  to 
  establish operational procedures  that include checking customer names 
  against the U.S. Treasury's listing of terrorists, narcotics traffickers, and 
  others as maintained by the
  
   Office of
  
   Foreign
  
   Assets
  
   Control.  Businesses 
  should be guarding against money laundering and the financing of terrorism by 
  taking basic steps to identify customers through adequate customer 
  identification procedures (CIP).  Checking your 'customer' name against 
  the current OFAC Specially Designated Nationals listing is one of the first 
  steps in identifying your customer. |  
  |  | USA Patriot Act  See 
  page 119 lines 8-24. Section C refers to the SDN listing. |  |