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Suspicious transaction report (STR)

The anti-money-laundering report of suspected money laundering. The MLRO alone decides whether to file it, with the national financial intelligence unit, not the Central Bank. Telling the client is tipping off, which the law forbids. Binder §7.3 · Chapter 7 · Chapter 8

Explained in Chapter 7, AML and the Travel Rule, of Crypto-Asset Regulation.

How it comes up, in Chapter 7
Telling the client about a suspicion is tipping off. The law forbids it, because a warned launderer moves the money. The MLRO alone decides whether to file a suspicious transaction report. It goes to the national financial intelligence unit, the state office that passes such reports to investigators.
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