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Terrorism and Illicit Finance

Terrorism and illicit finance policy focuses on reducing the ability of bad actors to move and use funds through the financial system. Topics in this category include sanctions and related compliance concepts, anti-money laundering frameworks, and cooperation with domestic and international partners.

Topics

Sanctions

What sanctions do, how they are used, and how people typically interact with sanctions lists.

Asset Forfeiture

How forfeiture supports disruption efforts and how oversight and process are described.

311 Actions

Special measures used to address money laundering concerns and protect the financial system.

Terrorist Finance Tracking Program

How financial information supports investigations and network disruption.

Money Laundering

Core concepts, common typologies, and risk-based compliance building blocks.

Financial Action Task Force

International standard setting and how recommendations and evaluations are used.

Protecting Charitable Organizations

Risk-based safeguards that protect legitimate nonprofit activity from diversion or misuse.