Columbia, MD – May 5, 2010 – ICS Compliance is proud to sponsor The Anti-Money Laundering Association (AMLA) Mid Atlantic Chapter Kick Off Event on Friday, May 14th. The AMLA is a national membership-based organization for professionals involved with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws and other financial crimes.
ICS Compliance President John C. Soffronoff, Jr. states, “I have had the pleasure of working with the AMLA President Mary Meile in the past, and we are excited to see the growth of her valuable organization in our Mid Atlantic region.”
The Kick Off Event features speaker Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Director of the Center for Terrorism Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Mr. Gartenstein-Ross’ session Terrorist Financing, Money laundering and Global War on Terror will contextualize present AML efforts by describing the linkage between terrorist financing and money laundering efforts and the broader global war on terror. The presentation will be broadcast via webinar and live from our co-sponsor NIH Federal Credit Union at 111 Rockville Pike, #500, Rockville, MD 20850 on Friday, May 14, 2010 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. EST. Interested professionals can visit: www.theamla.com for more information. This event earns 2.0 credit hours of BSA/AML training; 1 point ACAMS.
About the Anti-Money Laundering Association (AMLA)
The AMLA is a national membership based organization founded in 2007 for professionals involved with Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA / AML) laws and other financial crimes. AMLA is the high quality, high service, low cost provider of BSA / AML training and resources. It promotes awareness, dialogue, and information sharing to aid in the fight against money laundering and other financial crimes affecting the financial system. AMLA also supports professional development by providing qualified continuing education credits for those members holding specific industry designations.
About ICS Compliance
As compliance specialists, ICS Compliance focuses only on regulatory compliance issues for banks and other financial institutions. Our seasoned professionals, with previous experience as Compliance Officers and/or Federal Regulatory Examiners, provide financial institutions with invaluable expertise and insight. This competency, along with our tailored approach and strong regulatory awareness, provides clients with the confidence that comes from hiring experts in compliance. Serving institutions nationally from 17 offices, we provide customized compliance programs, remediation projects, and consultation.
