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Guidance on Preparing A Complete & Sufficient Suspicious Activity Report Narrative, 2003

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Summary

The purpose of this Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) is to report known or suspected violations of law or suspicious activity observed by financial institutions subject to the regulations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). In many instances, SARs have been instrumental in enabling law enforcement to initiate or supplement major money laundering or terrorist financing investigations and other criminal cases.

Issuer

United States

Year

2003

Region

North America

Issuer (type)

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Government)

Instrument type

Report

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Text analysis

    • Low 0.27%
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    • G focus: money laundering, audit
    • Arts, Finance, Management, Retail trade, Wholesale trade