Trafficking isn’t always an easy topic to discuss but maintaining awareness is crucial for your AML/CFT program. People don’t like to believe that illegal activity, like drug trafficking, human trafficking, sex trafficking, etc., happens close to home. We train clients all over the country and it’s not uncommon for people to have an attitude of, “not in my backyard”. But, unfortunately, it is happening in your back yard and as financial institutions, you are in a unique position to help. In just a span of four days, we were reminded of this as well as there were two busts made in the Midwest towns of Omaha and Sturgis.
Kevin discussed these during our August AML/CFT Membership Group.