June 24, 2026
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Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) for cash

Top 5 Things Law Enforcement Wants in SAR Reports

One might never read about a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) in the news. Instead, you might hear about a successful insurance businessman who turned out to be mis-reporting his company’s financials while funneling money through shell corporations to fund his lifestyle. Reading about Chinese money laundering networks moving Mexican cartel money, you might wonder, along […]

AML Intelligence Lifecycle

The 5 Step AML Intelligence Cycle

Anti-money laundering (AML) professionals are often heard to lament filing piles of Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) that go into a proverbial black hole, never to be seen or heard from again. I may have lent my voice to that chorus over the years as well. A SAR is the result of an AML investigation where […]

Operator vs. Analyst

Top 5 Differences Between Fraud Investigators and Anti-Money Laundering Analysts

In the world of anti-financial crime professions, there are a few major disciplines that stand out and tend to define a career. One of these is anti-fraud. In recent years, fraud has become more well-known to the public. Any type of misrepresentation, lying, scheming, scamming or stealing credentials and identities in order to gain money […]

Los Angeles Fashion District flooded with piles of cash.

What Are the Career Prospects for an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Investigator?

An anti-money laundering (AML) investigator is a person who decides if financial activity is suspicious or not. Typically, AML investigators work in a top-level department at financial institutions like banks, fintech companies, money remitters, and casinos. These individuals must review customer records, open-source information, and transaction activity to make a well-supported analytical decision.  When activity […]