Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. It works to safeguard the financial system from illicit activity and to counter money laundering. FinCEN also serves as the U.S. financial intelligence unit.
Leadership
Jenna Casanova, Acting Director. Jenna Casanova is the Acting Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
Key facts
- Mission
- to safeguard the financial system from illicit activity, counter money laundering and the financing of terrorismsource
- Established
- April 25, 1990 (Treasury Order 105-08)source
- Designated as an official bureau within the Department of the Treasury
- September 26, 2002source
- Acting director
- Jenna Casanova (Acting) (August 2026 - present)source
WYDE coverage of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
WYDE Newsroom has published 4 articles about Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, from Apr 2, 2026 to Oct 24, 2026. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is the regulator in 3 stories and the subject of 1 story. The most recent is Treasury Identifies $270 Million in Suspicious Activity Potentially Linked to Federal Student Aid Fraud.
Treasury Identifies $270 Million in Suspicious Activity Potentially Linked to Federal Student Aid Fraud
FinCEN identified approximately $270 million in suspicious financial activity potentially linked to fraud against federal student aid programs and referred the findings to federal investigators.
Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiDOJ Seizes Huione Group Cloud Account Tied to Billions in Crypto Laundering
The Justice Department seized backend infrastructure for the Huione Group on June 23, the Cambodia-based marketplace FinCEN named a primary money laundering concern, as on-chain analytics traced billions in crypto fraud proceeds.
Jun 24, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator
WYDE Weekly$EAT just hit #1 on Base. Three states legalized DAOs. The FDIC is implementing stablecoin rules Monday.
$EAT hit #1 on Base at +150%. Three states signed the DUNA Act. Schwab opened crypto to 38.9 million accounts. The FDIC is implementing stablecoin rules Monday. Here's the full week.
Apr 4, 2026 · 8 min read · Regulator
Government & FraudTreasury Proposes Paying Whistleblowers Up to 30% for Reporting Fraud and Sanctions Violations
FinCEN proposed rules to pay whistleblowers 10-30% of sanctions over $1M for reporting fraud, money laundering, and sanctions violations through its new portal.
Apr 2, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator
Reported alongside Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- U.S. Department of the Treasury · in 2 stories with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- Scott Bessent · in 2 stories with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- Anthropic · in 1 story with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- BitMart · in 1 story with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- Chainalysis · in 1 story with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- Charles Schwab · in 1 story with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- Coefficient Bio · in 1 story with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- Coinbase · in 1 story with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Sources
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