Identifying & Reporting Human Trafficking & Related Activity (Compliance Quick Reference Guide)

Human traffickers and their facilitators exploit the innocent and most vulnerable of our society for financial gain, employing an evolving range of money laundering tactics to evade detection, hide their proceeds, and grow their criminal enterprise. One of the most profitable and violent forms of international crime, including throughout the United States, human trafficking occurs in a broad range of seemingly legitimate and illicit industries.

Financial institutions, large and small, play a critical role in identifying and reporting transactions related to the unlawful activity of human trafficking based on their observations when interacting with customers and their monitoring processes. Transactions involving proceeds generated by human trafficking and associated crimes constitute specified unlawful activities (SUAs) for the crime of money laundering. Download this Compliance Quick Reference Guide to have information about compliance requirements at your fingertips.