Bloomberg Law
Nov. 9, 2017, 4:01 PM UTC

Treasury Taps Justice Lawyer to Lead Financial Crimes Office

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By Jeff Bater, Bloomberg BNA

A longtime criminal prosecutor at the Justice Department (DOJ) has been tapped to lead a Treasury Department unit that fights money laundering and other financial crimes.

Kenneth Blanco was named director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau in Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI), the department announced Nov. 8.

Blanco is expected to move into his new position in the next month from his current role as acting assistant attorney general of the DOJ’s Criminal Division. He replaces Jamal El-Hindi, who has served as acting FinCEN director since 2016.

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