I thought people might find interesting the following conference that I located at http://www.oceanlaw.com/20/conf/ml.htm. Know thine enemy, and all that. It has a section on Digital Cash (note the title includes "Cyberpayments"). -Allen [IMAGE] _OCEANA PUBLICATIONS, INC._ _in cooperation with the_ _Centre for International Financial Crimes Studies_ _Centre for Government Responsibility, College of Law, University of Florida_ [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Money Laundering, Cyberpayments, Forfeiture, The Global Mafias, Offshore Investments, Securities, Corporate Security and International Financial Crimes [IMAGE] _A Unique Opportunity For_ Bankers * Compliance Officers Investors * Public Officials Accountants * Money Transmitters International Bankers * Attorneys Law Enforcement Officials * Securities Brokers _CLE/CPE Credit_ An Invitation from Fletcher N. Baldwin, Jr., Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for International Financial Crimes Studies, and Robert J. Munro, Program Coordinator and Co-Director of the Centre for International Financial Crimes Studies. _It's not enough to BE clean -- You must also LOOK clean._ Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture are critical consequences for the banks, attorneys, securities dealers and corporations, both domestic and international, who may be inadvertently in non-compliance. _Our program will give you:_ A clear understanding_ _of the _existing, new and pending initiatives_ against Money Laundering. The necessary skills to _build or objectively trouble-shoot your own compliance program_ by enhancing your knowledge of your customers. _The latest Money Laundering schemes and how they are created_ to circumvent regulatory and compliance initiatives -- which may put you and/or your clients at risk. The skills to _develop strategies which identify and secure your assets _ and presence in the global banking community. An understanding of the _complex and subtle variances which exist in different countries and regions_. __Full Access to the Experts!__ Our program has been designed to afford you interaction with our international faculty of experts, and to ensure you a full-range perspective on the latest issues surrounding Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture and White Collar Crime. _Ask questions and probe the speakers further_ -- each panel will open up into a question and answer discussion -- learn from the leading decision makers! _Make sure that specific interests are addressed!_ Submit questions in advance to ensure coverage, your confidentiality is guaranteed. Join our _Open Forum_ discussions for a dynamic _exchange of ideas. _ Make sure your position is heard! MONEY LAUNDERING, CYBERPAYMENTS, FORFEITURE, THE GLOBAL MAFIAS, OFFSHORE INVESTMENTS, SECURITIES, CORPORATE SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CRIMES WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1996 6:00-8:00 PM _PRE-CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, MARRIOTT MARQUIS IN NEW YORK CITY, NY_ THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1996 7:30 AM _REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST_ 8:15 _WELCOMING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION_ Professor Fletcher N. Baldwin Robert M. Morgenthau The Hon. Jack B. Weinstein 8:35 _CYBERPAYMENTS, SMART CARDS, DIGITAL CASH, CYBERBANKING AND ECONOMIC CRIME_ _* The Electronic/Criminal Threat to Bankers, Business, and Securities Firms_ * INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES AND "STING" OPERATIONS * EMERGING PATTERNS OF MONEY LAUNDERING SPEAKERS: Dan Soto, Moderator Thomas Firnhaber Bob Kaimin Ezra C. Levine 9:30 _COFFEE BREAK_ 9:45 _THE GLOBAL MAFIAS, MONEY LAUNDERING AND POLITICAL CORRUPTION_ * STRATEGIC ALLIANCES BETWEEN THE MAFIAS * THE EASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIAN MAFIAS * ASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME: THE TRIADS AND THE YAKUSA _*The Drug Cartels and Narco-States in Central and South America and Russia_ * THE DECLINE OF NATION-STATES * POLITICAL INTEGRITY _Speakers_: Dr. Barry A. K. Rider, Moderator Ronald K. Noble Professor Fletcher N. Baldwin, Jr. 10:45 _OFFSHORE DOMICILES AND TAX PLANNING_ * INTERNATIONAL AND ESTATE TAX PLANNING * ASSET PROTECTION PLANNING * COMPARISON OF OFFSHORE DOMICILES _ __Speaker:_ Walter H. Diamond David Neufeld 12:00 _LUNCHEON_ 1:30 _KEYNOTE SPEAKER: RAYMOND W. KELLY; FORMER NEW YORK CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER, AND PRESIDENT, INVESTIGATIVE GROUP INTERNATIONAL, NY (INVITED) _ 2:15 _WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A BSA AUDIT AND FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS: OPERATIONAL DEFENSES FOR BANKERS, TRANSMITTERS, AND BUSINESSES_ * KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER * THE NEW CURRENCY TRANSACTION REPORT * SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORT * EXEMPTIONS REQUIREMENTS: MANDATORY OR DISCRETIONARY * BSA EXAMINATION MANUAL * CMP DELEGATED AUTHORITY * BSA EXAMINATIONS: TEST DRIVEN; PROCEDURES REVIEW * UPDATE ON WIRE TRANSFERS REGULATIONS * STATE OF NEW YORK REVIEW _ __Speakers:_ Susan Galli_, _Moderator Richard A. Small John Shockey 3:30 _COFFEE BREAK_ 3:45 _CORPORATE AND BANK SECURITY, INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE _ _ __Speakers:_ Dr. Barry A. K. Rider, Moderator Michael F. Zeldin 4:30 _OPEN FORUM AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS _ 5:15 _COCKTAIL RECEPTION (CASH BAR)_ FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1996 7:30 AM _CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST_ 8:00 _WORKSHOP FOR BANKERS AND MONEY TRANSMITTERS: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, CTR FORM, CMIR FORM, FORM 8300, SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORT, WIRE TRANSFERS_ SPEAKERS: Amy G. Rudnick Ezra C. Levine 8:45 _A REGULATOR'S ROLE IN SUPERVISION OF BANKS AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING _ SPEAKER: William A. Ryback 9:30 _NEW YORK - ORGANIZED AND ECONOMIC CRIME_ SPEAKERS: Mary Jo White John Moscow James D. Herbert 10:30 _COFFEE BREAK_ 10:45 _SECURITIES FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING, INSIDER DEALING AND MARKET MANIPULATION_ _ __Speakers:_ William McLucas G. Philip Rutledge Dr. Barry A. K. Rider 10:45_ OPEN FORUM AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS_ 12:00 _LUNCHEON_ 1:15 _KEYNOTE SPEAKER: STANLEY E. MORRIS, DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK, U. S. TREASURY, WASHINGTON, DC_ 2:00_ STRATEGIES TO FIND AND RECOVER ASSETS WITH FOCUS ON INSURANCE AND BUSINESS FRAUD_ _ __Speaker:_ Dr. Barry A. K. Rider 2:45_ COFFEE BREAK_ 3:00_ BANK SECRECY ACT: 1996 UPDATE_ * 1995-1996 STATUTORY AND REGULATORY CHANGES * PROPOSED CHANGES IN 1996 _ __Speakers:_ Peter Djinis Dan Soto 3:30 _UPDATE ON FOREIGN BANKING ISSUES_ SPEAKER: William A. Ryback 4:00 _THE FAIRNESS OF CIVIL FORFEITURE AND DOUBLE JEOPARDY ISSUES: A REVIEW OF RECENT AND UPCOMING U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ON FORFEITURE AND MONEY LAUNDERING_ * DEGEN V. UNITED STATES, 95-173 (CERT. GRANTED, JAN. 12, 1996) * UNITED STATES V. URSERY, 95-345 (CERT. GRANTED, JAN. 12, 1996) _* United States v. $405,089.23/100, 95-346 (Cert. granted, Jan. 12, 1996)_ * BENNIS V. MICHIGAN, ARGUED NOVEMBER 29, 1995 * LIBRETTI V. UNITED STATES, 64 U.S.L.W. 4005 (NOV. 7, 1995) _ __Speaker:_ Professor Fletcher N. Baldwin, Jr. 4:30 _OPEN FORUM AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS_ CLOSING REMARKS: PROFESSOR FLETCHER N. BALDWIN, JR. 5:15 _ADJOURNMENT_ DISTINGUISHED FACULTY _Professor Fletcher N. Baldwin, Jr._, Conference Chairperson, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for International Financial Crimes Studies, College of Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Co-Author, Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture and International Financial Crimes _Walter H. Diamond_, United Nations Tax Treaty and Free Trade Zone Advisor, Senior Vice- President, Offshore Institute, Editor, Economist, Author, International Tax Treaties of All Nations _Peter Djinis_, Director, Office of Regulatory and Enforcement, Law Enforcement, Under Secretary for Enforcement, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC _Thomas Firnhaber_, Policy Advisor, Office of Financial Institutions Policy, FinCEN, U.S. Treasury, Washington, DC _Susan Galli_, Vice President, Citibank, N.A., New York, NY _James D. Herbert_, Chief, Organized Crime Strike Force Unit, U.S. Attorney's Office,Boston, MA _Bob Kaimin_, Senior Advisor, Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC _Raymond W. Kelly_, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for Enforcement Nominee, Former New York City Police Commissioner, and President, Investigative Group International, New York, NY _Ezra C. Levine_, Attorney at Law, Howrey & Simon, Ad hoc Industry Group of Nonbank Money Transmitters, Washington, DC _William McLucas_, Director of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC _Robert M. Morgenthau_, District Attorney, New York, NY _Stanley Morris_, Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, U.S. Treasury, Washington, DC _John Moscow_, Assistant District Attorney, County of New York, NY _Dr. Robert J. Munro_, Conference Co-Chairman and Program Coordinator, Co-Director of the Centre for International Financial Crimes Studies, College of Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Co-Author, Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture and International Financial Crimes _David Neufeld_, Attorney at Law, Hill Wallach, Princeton, NJ _Dr. Barry A. K. Rider_, Director, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge University, England _Amy G. Rudnick_, Of Counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, DC _G. Philip Rutledge_, Deputy Chief Counsel, Pennsylvania Securities Commission, Philadelphia, PA _William A. Ryback_, Associate Director for International Supervision, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Washington, DC _John Shockey_, Special Assistant, Enforcement and Compliance Division, U.S. Office of the Comptroller of Currency, Washington, DC _Richard A. Small_, Special Counsel, Division of Banking, Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC _Dan Soto_, Senior Special Examiner, Division of Banking, Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC _The Hon. Jack B. Weinstein_, Senior Federal Judge of the Southern District of New York, NY _Mary Jo White_, U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York, NY _Michael F. Zeldin_, Managing Director and General Counsel, Decision Strategies, Washington, DC and Former Chief, Money Laundering Section, Department of Justice, Washington, DC CONFERENCE DETAILS _Marriott Marquis, New York, New York_ - A block of rooms has been reserved at a discounted nightly rate of $189. To register at the hotel please contact the reservations department at1-800-843-4898 (local number is 212-398-1900) or fax to 212-704-8969, and mention the group name: "Money Laundering/Oceana.". 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