Article(s) published by this organization: 38
 | USCIS' Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) Commences Audit of H-1B Program
Jay Carmichael, Luciana Melo, Mariana R. Ribeiro, Sarah Lea Tobocman; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.; October 30, 2009 The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) reports that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) has commenced an assessment of the H-1B program. Its compliance review methods include review of public records and information,... |
 | FinCEN Announces the Release of Issue 16 of the SAR Activity Review Andres A. Fernandez, Marina Olman, Clemente L. Vazquez-Bello; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.; October 28, 2009, previously published on October 19, 2009 Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") announced the release of Issue 16 of the Suspicious Activity Report ("SAR") Activity Review, Trends, Tips and Issues ("Report"). The Report discusses, among others, the following: (i) new information on... |
| FinCEN Announces New Outreach Program to Depository Institutions with Assets under $5 billion Andres A. Fernandez, Marina Olman, Clemente L. Vazquez-Bello; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.; October 28, 2009, previously published on October 19, 2009 In 2008, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") initiated an outreach effort to better understand how different financial institutions comply with FinCEN regulations ("Program"). During the first stage of the Program, FinCEN met with many of the nation's largest... |
| Deadline to Comply with the Requirements of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcing Act is Approaching Andres A. Fernandez, Marina Olman, Clemente L. Vazquez-Bello; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.; October 28, 2009, previously published on October 19, 2009 In November 2008, the United States Department of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System released a joint final rule ("Final Rule") to implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 ("Act"). |
| Not So Model Behavior How Fashion Modeling Agencies Can Protect Themselves from Violating U.S. Immigration Laws Mariana R. Ribeiro; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.; October 6, 2009, previously published on October 6, 2009 The United States' economic downturn has tainted the world of glamour - the fashion modeling world. Due to fears of a long deepening recession, advertisers have seen their revenues plummet as retailers throughout the world have slashed their marketing budgets. As a result, many modeling agencies... |
| FinCEN Solicits Public Comment to Application of Anti-Money Laundering Program and Suspicious Activity Report Regulations to non-Bank Residential Mortgage Lenders and Originators Clemente L. Vázquez-Bello, Andres A. Fernandez, Marina Olman; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.; August 11, 2009, previously published on July 2009 On July 15, 2009, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("Notice") to solicit public comment on the possible application of anti-money laundering ("AML") program and suspicious activity report... |
| Enforcement of FACT Act "Red Flags" is delayed until November 1, 2009 Clemente L. Vázquez-Bello, Andres A. Fernandez, Marina Olman; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.; August 11, 2009, previously published on July 2009 Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that it will delay enforcement of the Red Flags Rule ("Red Flags Rule") requirements of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 ("FACTA") until November 1, 2009, to give creditors and financial... |
| FinCEN Announces SAR Acknowledgments for BSA E-Filing Submissions Clemente L. Vázquez-Bello, Andres A. Fernandez, Marina Olman; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.; August 11, 2009, previously published on July 2009 Yesterday, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") announced that it will implement Suspicious Activity Report ("SAR") acknowledgements ("Acknowledgements") for Bank Secrecy Act electronic filing ("BSA E-Filing") submissions in September 2009... |
| FinCEN Withdraws Advisory FIN-2008-A003 Regarding Northern Cyprus Clemente L. Vázquez-Bello, Andres A. Fernandez, Marina Olman; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.; August 11, 2009, previously published on July 2009 Yesterday, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") issued an advisory ("Advisory") to inform financial institutions that FinCEN's Advisory FIN-2008-A003, issued on March 20, 2003 ("2003 Advisory"), regarding the area of Cyprus administered by Turkish... |
| FTC delays compliance with FACT Act "Red Flags Rule" until August 1, 2009 Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.; June 11, 2009, previously published on May 2009 Following the FTC's recent broadening of their interpretation of the term "creditor" to include (essentially) EVERY business which sells goods or services on account for personal, family or household purposes OR other accounts for which there is a reasonably foreseeable risk of identity... |
