Bank Secrecy Act School
Thursday, October 8, 2020
NEW HYBRID CLASS STRUCTURE!
Registration is $375 for CBAO members and $565 for non-members.
Our BSA school will get behind the minds of the criminals using the financial system to launder money, commit fraud, evade taxes, fund terrorism and finance unspeakable crimes.
Guest Speakers
At this year’s school, we will be hosting a panel of three of the brightest minds in blockchain, cryptocurrency and cybercrime! We will be joined by: Todd Maher, President of BitSource AML Solutions; Joe Ciccolo, Founder and President of BitAML; and, John Jefferies, CFA of CipherTrace. Not only will our panel delve into how law enforcement looks at blockchain and cryptocurrencies, they will relate the risks associated with these technologies to how they can impact your bank. You’ll learn how to take on smart risk, how to manage elevated risk and how to avoid the risks not worth taking. It’s not often that we are joined by a group of this caliber and you don’t want to miss it!
BSA Topics Include:
- BSA Updates and Highlights
- SAR and CTR Trends and Issues
- Online Account Opening Protocol
- CDD and EDD: Knowing and Rating Your Customers
- BSA Lending Impact
- Human Trafficking in Community Banks
- Cannabis Banking Update
- CBD IS Cannabis
- Leveraging Artificial Intelligence
Personal Safety and the Hybrid Class Structure
If you are joining in person, CBAO has implemented the following for your safety:
- Transition to a larger classroom space that allows 6ft. social distancing
- Provision of face masks, hand sanitizer, & individually-boxed breakfast/lunch
- Full sanitization of the environment prior to class
If you are joining us online, you can expect the same interaction and engagement with the facilitators and fellow participants through:
- Live video and audio interaction with camera, microphone, and speaker placement throughout the classroom
- Full materials provided prior to class as well as live screensharing with the facilitators
Meet the BSA School Facilitators:
Angela Lucas
Advisor, Corporate Strategy for Sterling Compliance and Chief Risk Officer of Integrated Compliance Solutions
Angela Lucas is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Sterling Compliance, LLC, an independent compliance and risk management consulting firm based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Prior to launching Sterling Compliance, Angela was an examiner with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, specializing in consumer compliance and commercial credit. Several years and examinations later, Angela expanded her skill set within the Investment Advisory Monitoring and Testing Group at Federated Investors, Inc., focusing on compliance testing and advisory services as a critical link between trading floor portfolio managers and the compliance function.
Rebecca Lingenfelter
BSA Specialist, Sterling Compliance
Rebecca joined the Sterling Compliance team in 2019 after spending a decade in community banking, specializing in Bank Secrecy Act Compliance and fraud prevention. Being part of a community bank allowed Rebecca to develop depth of knowledge as she successfully achieved Certified AML and Fraud Professional credentials. Rebecca has quickly solidified her reputation within the firm as a go-to resource for BSA compliance interpretations, training and consultation.
Guest Panel:
Todd Maher
President, BitSource AML Solutions
Todd E. Maher has worked in banking and financial services over the past 18 years in internal controls, AML Investigations and as a compliance officer for companies such as Equity Trust Company (Compliance Analyst), PNC Bank (Senior AML Investigator), Halo Platform Development, LLC (Compliance Officer) and BitSource AML Solutions, LLC (President).
Mr. Maher graduated from Kent State University and became CAMS certified in 2012 and co-founded the Northern Ohio ACAMS Chapter in 2014, and currently serves on their board. Mr. Maher is also a Certified Bitcoin Professional issued by the Crytpocurrency Certification Consortium since 2017. Mr. Maher is also a CipherTrace Certified Blockchain Examiner.
Mr. Maher currently focuses on assisting cryptocurrency businesses with AML advisory services, independent audits, dedicated compliance officer services and assisting with overflow work for large bitcoin ATM operators in the US.
Joe Ciccolo
Founder & President BitAML
Joe is the Founder & President of BitAML, a compliance advisory firm exclusively serving the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market. Founded in 2015, BitAML has served hundreds of innovative clients including bitcoin kiosk operators, cryptocurrency exchanges, traders and trading platforms, cryptocurrency hedge funds and lenders. Joe is a frequent guest speaker at both cryptocurrency and compliance industry events, and conducts formal training for bank executives, compliance officers, and members of law enforcement. He also advises a growing number of traditional institutions that offer banking services to cryptocurrency customers. Prior to launching BitAML, Joe was a founding member and architect of the BSA/AML compliance program of a top 100 US-based online financial institution. He also served as a project manager for a top 20 global bank, where he led several regulatory and AML audit remediation projects. Before entering the field of AML, Joe held leadership positions within various risk management disciplines, including vendor due diligence, fraud prevention, and corporate investigations.
John Jefferies
CFA CipherTrace
John Jefferies, JJ, is CipherTrace’s Chief Financial Analyst and the Chairman of the Travel Rule Information Sharing Alliance. JJ has held leadership positions in for a variety of cyber security companies over twenty years. He is a frequent speaker on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and cybercrime. Mr. Jefferies joined CipherTrace from Samsung’s Strategy Innovation Center where he led blockchain initiatives. Previously JJ served as the GM of Abaca, the email filter that used machine learning to process six billion messages daily for Yahoo, AT&T, and Apple. Prior to Abaca JJ served as Vice President Marketing at IronKey, the world’s most secure flash drive which was originally funded by DHS Science and Technology. Before IronKey, JJ held senior marketing positions. Mr. Jefferies obtained his MBA from the Ivy School of Business in London, Ontario and his BA in Business from Michigan State University.
Registration Options:
If you are having issues with registering online, please contact CBAO's Education & Training Coordinator, Patti Webb , (614) 610-1877.