Anti-Money Laundering · glossary

Failure to report

The crime of not reporting laundering that you know of or suspect, or should have suspected, from your work. The longest sentence is 5 years. Telling the MLRO as soon as you can meets your duty. Matter Opening Checklist, paragraph 2 · Chapter 1 · see MLRO, Suspicion

Explained in Chapter 1, What Anti-Money Laundering Means in a Law Firm, of Anti-Money Laundering.

How it comes up, in Chapter 1
Julian is the firm’s money laundering reporting officer (MLRO). The firm’s checklist turns the duty to report into one rule for every member of staff.
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