SARs
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The Wall Street Journal published an article that extensively cited Dynamic Securities Analytics analysis of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on SARs.
Dynamic Securities Analytics' 2020 SAR Insights focuses on the interplay between COVID-19 and Suspicious Activity Reports filed by Depository Institutions.
Several key threats including Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Tax Evasion do not have SAR category checkboxes. SAR data is only "useful" to government authorities inasmuch as it is discoverable. Structured data is more easily searchable and will lead to improved AML effectiveness.
DSA's SAR analysis was cited by NBC in "Secret documents reveal potential dark side of pre-paid debit cards."
Alison Jimenez, president of Dynamic Securities Analytics, authored “Healthcare Fraud During a Pandemic: Fast Facts […]
The overwhelming majority of laundered funds originate from income tax evasion, yet there is no corresponding SAR category.