Alison K. Jimenez is President of Dynamic Securities Analytics, Inc. where she utilizes her extensive background in the financial services industry to consult and provide expert witness testimony on complex matters involving financial crime, fraud, and Anti-Money Laundering (‘AML’). Ms. Jimenez’s expertise in illicit finance has been sought out by multiple federal agencies including DOJ, DOD, GAO, and DHS.
Ms. Jimenez has been retained as a testifying expert in federal and state courts, domestic and international arbitration, and criminal and regulatory enforcement actions on a variety of financial crime issues including corruption, cybercrime, cryptocurrency scams, and Ponzi schemes. In addition, Ms. Jimenez has experience providing damages and other quantitative witness testimony in securities litigation matters.
Ms. Jimenez has testified at legal proceedings on AML issues including Know Your Customer requirements, risk assessment, correspondent banking, identification of red flags, transaction monitoring, AML Policies & Procedures, and investigation of suspicious activity.
Alison has applied her data analysis and technical skills in developing AML and anti-financial crime software applications. Ms. Jimenez has also served as an independent auditor to plan and conduct AML audits of financial institutions, verify compliance with PATRIOT Act, Suspicious Activity Report filing requirements and other rules/laws.
Alison has published original research on a variety of financial crime topics including cryptocurrency crime, sextortion, human smuggling, and Suspicious Activity Reports. The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, American Banker, and government agencies have cited Alison’s research. Ms. Jimenez frequently presents on AML and fraud issues at national and international conferences. For example, Alison testified before the House Financial Services subcommittee on Digital Assets on the use of cryptocurrency in illicit activity, and at the United Nations in Vienna on AML & Counter Terror Finance.
Ms. Jimenez served on the Education and Examination Task Forces for the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) and as a member of the Department of Defense- Working Group on Counter Threat Finance. Alison attended the Countering Transnational Organized Crime program at the George Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany.
Prior to this role, Alison worked at a large financial services firm and was a securities regulator. Ms. Jimenez holds a master’s degree in economics, is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and a Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner.
University of South Carolina at Columbia, Honors College, B.A. in Economics and B.A. in International Studies
George C. Marshall Center for European Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany, Countering Transnational Organized Crime Program
Certified Cryptocurrency Tracing Examiner, CTCE
U.S. Department of Defense Counter Threat Finance Working Group, member 2016 – 2018
NASD Series 7 & 24 (inactive)
“The Intersection of AML/CTF and Gender”, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, November 2024.
“Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking Down Illicit Activity in Digital Assets”, U.S. House of Representatives- Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion, November 2023.
“Crypto & SARs – Best Practices for Reporting and Collaboration with Law Enforcement”, ACFCS Crypto Compliance Symposium, July 2022.
“Suspicious Activity Reports & Cryptocurrency: What do we know?”, TCAE webinar, April 2022.
“Securing Securities Firms: Mitigating Financial Crime and Regulatory Risks”, ACAMS AML & Financial Crime Virtual Conference, April 2021.
“The Impact of Covid-19 on Money Laundering”, George C. Marshall Center, CTOC Virtual Alumni Program, April 2021.
“The FINCEN Files: What Do They Mean for Your Institution?”, Abrigo webinar, October 2020.
“EB-5 Pathway to US Citizenship or Fraud Quagmire?”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners- Tampa, January 2020.
“Unraveling the Potential for Coded Bias in Algorithmic Regulatory and Judicial Decision Making”, The World Bank Group- Law, Justice and Development Conference, November 2019.
“Strengthening Your Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policies and Oversight”, ACAMS webinar, September 2019.
“Regulatory Technology Innovation”, 36th Annual Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, September 2018.
“Combating Common Fraud, Insider and Manipulative Trading Schemes”, ACAMS webinar, October 2017.
“Investment Fraud Schemes”, 9th Annual Caribbean AML/CTF, Anti-Fraud and Financial Crimes Conference, July 2017.
“Cannabis Banking: Managing AML Risk during Uncertainty”, FinTech2017 Vancouver Conference, May 2017.
“Adopting Compliance Policies for Banking Hedge Funds and other Alternative Investments”, ACAMS AML & Financial Crime Conference, April 2016.
“Securities Fraud”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners- Tampa, February 2016.
“Securities Spotlight: Effective Transaction Monitoring and CIP for Broker-Dealers”, ACAMS webinar, October 2015.
“Managing KYC/AML Compliance Risk Rather Than Avoiding It”, American Banker webinar, May 2015.
“Dissecting the Inner Workings of Recent Ponzi Schemes”, ACAMS webinar, November 2014.
“Migrant Smuggling: What Financial Institutions Need to Know”, Legal Executive Institute, November 2019.
“EB-5: Pathway to US Citizenship or Money Laundering Concern”, ACAMS Today, September 2019.
“AI Use Carries Bias Risk for Financial Regulators”, American Banker- BankThink, August 2019.
“Unmasking Bias in AML Algorithms”, ACAMS Today, September 2016.
“Banks Weighing Pot Business Find Haze of Misinformation”, American Banker- BankThink, December 2015.
Retained by counsel representing a leading broker-dealer in a FINRA enforcement action as to whether the firm violated AML rules/laws relating to transaction monitoring of high frequency trading accounts for market manipulation.
Retained by counsel on behalf of a major broker-dealer in a FINRA arbitration regarding customer allegations that the firm failed to properly investigate and escalate suspicious transactions per AML rules/laws relating to elder abuse and check fraud.
Retained by counsel representing a bankruptcy receiver to review a federal financial institution’s compliance with AML regulations relating to check-kiting and fraud.
Retained by counsel on behalf of the individual defendant in a state court action in Florida regarding allegations of market manipulation of small-cap stocks.