{"id":1550,"date":"2021-03-12T18:20:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T22:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ielrblog.com\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2021-03-13T18:53:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T22:53:16","slug":"fincen-issued-notice-alarming-financial-institution-of-illicit-art-and-antiquates-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ielrblog.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/12\/fincen-issued-notice-alarming-financial-institution-of-illicit-art-and-antiquates-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"FinCen Issued Notice Alarming Financial Institution of Illicit Art and Antiquities Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 9, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network or FinCEN issued a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fincen.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-03\/FinCEN%20Notice%20on%20Antiquities%20and%20Art_508C.pdf\">notice<\/a>\u00a0to financial institutions informing them of (i) the new measures to the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the AML Act) regarding the antiquities and art trade, (ii) potential criminal activity associated with art and antiquities trade (iii) and updates to the SAR filing.<\/p>\n<p><em>New AMLA-2020 Measures <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofo.com\/resources\/insights\/210112-anti-money-laundering-act.html\">AMLA-2020 passed on January 1, \u00a02021<\/a> as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The AMLA is the first major update to the money laundering laws since the U.S. Patriot Act. The AMLA reforms the money laundering laws under the Bank Secrecy Act or BSA passed in 1970. The BSA acts as a guide on detecting and combating money laundering and on finance-related terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The recently issued notice amends the definition of financial institutions in the AMLA, under Section 6110(a), to include art and antiquities traders, thereby holding them to the same reporting standards as financial institutions under the BSA.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, financial institutions file a suspicious activity report or SAR. The notice provided specific instructions for art and antiquities traders. Filers must detail how the suspicious activity ties to antiquities and art. The notice recommends filers to include: specific details on how the objects ties to the financial institution, contact information as well as any IP addresses and other identifying information on the purchasers, sellers, and any intermediaries or agents, as well as the cost of the object.<\/p>\n<p>Filing SARs \u201cin conjunction with effective implementation of their other BSA compliance requirements, is crucial to identifying and stopping money laundering and other crimes related to trader in antiquities and art,\u201d the notice reminded.<\/p>\n<p><em>Illicit activity in the antiquities and arts trade<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Much like the drug or arms trade, art and antiquities, too, can be a source of money laundering. This type of illicit trade can is linked to international terrorism, persecution of cultural groups, and criminal networks. Crimes associated with art and antiquities vary and \u201cmay include looting or theft, the illicit excavation of archaeological items, smuggling, and the sale of stolen or counterfeit objects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/av.sc.com\/corp-en\/others\/Combating-Illegal-Antiquities-Trade_FINAL.pdf\">2018 report<\/a>, the antiquities trade is popular among organized crime groups and terrorist organizations. It is a multibillion-dollar industry; particularly popular in the black market and comes third to drug and arms trade.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/av.sc.com\/corp-en\/others\/Combating-Illegal-Antiquities-Trade_FINAL.pdf\">Unlike other illicit trades<\/a>, art and antiquities are sold in legally structured institutions (e.g. museums or private collectors) through the use of middlemen or dealers. Criminals still use deceptive money laundering practices to successfully obtain the payments.<\/p>\n<p>A factor that contributes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/illicit-antiquities\"><u>antiquities laundering is <\/u><\/a>unidentified and unaccounted for antiquities. Unaccounted for items can easily slip into the hands of dealers as the items in question are not consider \u201cstolen property,\u201d thus, the country in question cannot claim the items as \u201cstolen.\u201d And some criminals illegally excavate and traffic the items making it harder for origin countries to account for their antiquities.<\/p>\n<p>While the illegal antiquities and arts trade has gone unregulated, the AMLA measures are a step in the right direction in combating this illicit market.\u00a0 A major challenge for persons dealing in art and antiquities is that, unlike banks, they have not previously been subject to anti-money laundering and financial regulations.\u00a0 Hence, they will have to undergo education and training on the AML requirements and develop and implement AML due diligence internal controls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 9, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network or FinCEN issued a\u00a0notice\u00a0to financial institutions informing them of (i) the new measures to the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the AML Act) regarding the antiquities and art trade, (ii) potential criminal activity associated with art and antiquities trade (iii) and updates to the SAR filing. 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