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The Cornerstone Report

Safeguarding America Through Financial Investigations

Volume VI: No. 1 • January 2009

Recent Outreach Events

Director Marcy M. Forman with IAFCI International President Werner R. Raes.

June 2008 ICE co-hosted the Mid-Atlantic Anti-Money Laundering Conference in Crystal City, Va. More than 500 people attended this event, including representatives from private industry and law enforcement.

August 2008 Director Marcy M. Forman spoke at the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI) annual training conference in Hollywood, Calif. Members of the Financial Programs/ Cornerstone Unit (FPCU) unveiled their new Cornerstone booth to more than 1,200 members of the IAFCI.

August 2008 FPCU Program Manager Jason Gialanella attended the National Retail Federation Regional Conference in San Francisco to learn more about organized retail crime, and to explain to the retail industry how ICE can assist in combating this growing problem.

September 2008 FPCU Program Manager Kevin Tyrrell spoke at the California Department of Financial Institutions annual conference in Monterrey, Calif. to explain what ICE is doing to prevent the illegal movement of money across our nation’s borders.

October 2008 FPCU Acting Unit Chief John Tobon presented at the 3rd annual forum on Anti-Money Laundering & Counter-Terrorist Financing regarding how ICE uses BSA filings when conducting investigations.

October 2008 Director Marcy M. Forman spoke at the American Banker’s Association/ American Bar Association Money Laundering Enforcement Conference in Washington, D.C. The FPCU, as part of Cornerstone’s outreach initiative, worked alongside other exhibitors to talk with conference attendees about ICE and its various financial investigative programs.