Upcoming Events

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ACAMS CONNECTICUT CHAPTER
2013 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Seminar
(This Event Qualifies For Six ACAMS Credits)

June 3 - Stamford Hilton – One First Stamford Pl, Stamford, CT 06902
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Event Sponsors:



Speakers:

• Marty McBride – FBI Supervisory Special Agent Cyber Squad
• Craig Carpenito – Attorney Co-leader of the Alston + Bird Government & Internal Investigations Group
• Krishna R. Patel – Deputy Chief, National Security & Major Crimes, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut
• Alicia R. Kinsman – Director of Victim Services at International Institute of Connecticut
• James Finnerty – Senior Vice President and Associate Deputy Global Anti-Money Laundering Officer-United States at TD Bank Group
• Mike Laskowski – IRS Special Agent
• Michael Renehan – IRS Special Agent

At-A-Glance:

8:00am - 8:40 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast- Grove 2
8:40 am - 8:50 am	Opening remarks by CT Co-Chairs- Grove 1
8:50 am - 9:00 am	CT Chapter Update!
9:00 am - 1030 am	AUSA Krishna R. Patel - Combatting Human Trafficking & Child Exploitation; and, Director Alicia R. Kinsman - Working with Survivors of Trafficking
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am - 12:15 pm	SA Mike Laskowski and SA Michael Renehan- Fight Against Financial Crime Worldwide And Notable Red Flags To Combat Money Laundering And Mitigate Risk
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm	Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm	James Finnerty TD Bank & Craig Carpenito,Esq.
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm	Break
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	SSA Marty McBride Cybercrime, Corporate Account Takeovers, DDoS Attacks Against Banks & Financial Institutions, SAR Reporting
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm	Closing Remarks

Pricing:

CT Chapter Members $50.00
Non-Chapter Members $100.00
Breakfast and Lunch are included in the price of registration.

 

Registration: 

Register HERE on or before May 31, 2013.

Other:

Conference materials will be available at registration and will be posted to the Chapter webpage and will be available to be downloaded.

If you have any questions concerning the conference, please contact us at the ACAMS Connecticut Chapter email address: ACAMS.CT@Gmail.com.

Maps and directions are found at the Stamford Hilton web site:
http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/connecticut/hilton-stamford-hotel-and-executive-meeting-center-BDRSTHF/index.html

Register Now!

Previous Events

ACAMS Connecticut Chapter Event
October 22, 2012

Connecticut Chapter Learning and Networking Event
June 14th, 2012

Connecticut Chapter Launch
March 1st, 2012

News

Leading Anti-Money Laundering Association Launches New Chapter in Connecticut
February 27, 2012

Richard is the Assistant Vice President of AML and Risk Management and AML Compliance Officer for Phoenix Life Insurance Company based in Hartford, CT. Prior to joining Phoenix in 2008 he was a Special Agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), New York Office. During his service with the FBI, Richard was responsible for conducting and managing national security investigations in furtherance of the protection of United States, through domestic law enforcement and intelligence efforts. Richard holds both a bachelor's and master's degree in Criminal Justice, is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). He currently serves on the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group (BSAAG) Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Subcommittee and the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) AML/CI Committee.

Email: richard.elomaa@phoenixwm.com

Brian Pattyson, CAMS, AMLP
Co-Chair
Citizen's Financial Group

Brian works in AML Operations with Citizen's Financial Group.  Prior to joining Citizen's, he worked on several AML consulting assignments and served as the BSA/AML/OFAC Officer for People United Bank.    He has held a variety of management roles in retail branches, credit card call center, loss prevention and deposit operations. He has his CAMS and AMLP designations. Brian graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a BBA and received his MBA from Sacred Heart University.

Email: bdpattyson@yahoo.com

Michael A. Ifill, CAMS
Treasurer
UBS

Michael has served in financial institutions for more than 14 years in various capacities ranging from retail sales & back-office operations to compliance. Michael has been an AML professional, with UBS, since 2005 and brings a deep understanding of regulatory requirements and international standards through his collaborative efforts involving global AML-related projects. He has specialized in Customer Due Diligence (CDD), identifying inherent money laundering vulnerabilities, assigning higher risk customer rankings, Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) monitoring, and conducting live and post-transaction monitoring and surveillance.

Michael received his MBA in a dual concentration of Financial Management and International Business from Pace University's Lubin School of Business. He has been an active member of ACAMS since 2010.

Email: Michael.Ifill@ubs.com

Anita L. Pisani, CAMS, CRCM
Secretary
Webster Bank, N.A.

Anita L. Pisani is a Vice President with the Financial Intelligence Unit at Webster Bank, N.A., an $18 billion commercial bank with 181 branches.  Anita has been in the banking profession for 24 years with extensive BSA/AML program experience.  Anita has held positions within key areas of the bank supporting BSA/AML compliance; Retail Branch network, BSA/AML Operations units and within the Internal Audit department. Positions on both the operational process and Internal Audit side have contributed to Anita gaining a unique perspective and wider knowledge base of what is required to support and sustain an effective corporate BSA/AML program.  In her role as Vice President of the Financial Intelligence Unit, Anita is responsible for the monitoring of high risk customers and managing the Enhanced Due Diligence monitoring group.  Anita earned a bachelor's degree in business and economics from Albertus Magnus College.  She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM).

Email: apisani@websterbank.com

Spencer Schulten, CAMS
Co- Secretary
PwC

Spencer Schulten is a CAMS-certified attorney in the Advisory Services practice of PwC, where he advises his clients in areas of regulatory compliance and risk management. Spencer has over six years experience in financial services, including positions with FINRA, the SEC, Ernst & Young and Apollo Global Management, LLC, a leading alternative asset manager. Spencer is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center and holds a Certified Regulatory Compliance Professional (CRCP) designation from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. He lives in Darien, CT, with his wife, son and daughter.

Email: john.s.schulten@us.pwc.com

Tom Stuurop, CAMS
Membership Director
Webster Bank

Tom Stuurop, CAMS is an Analyst with the Enhanced Due Diligence & Monitoring Group of Webster Bank, NA's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Mr. Stuurop's responsibilities include conducting Enhanced Due Diligence customer reviews to identify and document patterns of potential suspicious activity relative to Bank Secrecy Act and USA Patriot Act regulations, as well as customer base searches and data mining to identify High Risk customers and completion of Suspicious Transaction Memorandum referrals for further investigation. Mr. Stuurop played a lead role in the creation and implementation of the FIU's controls for both the Commercial and Small Business Remote Deposit Capture products. Prior to joining Webster Bank, NA, he held a BSA Analyst position with Connecticut Community Bank, NA as well as retail management positions with Washington Mutual and JP Morgan Chase. Mr. Stuurop is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and has been a member of ACAMS since 2007. Mr. Stuurop received his B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University.

Email: tstuurop@websterbank.com

Andrew Muro, CAMS
Co- Membership Director
Webster Bank, N.A.

Andrew is a Vice President and Investigations Manager of the Financial Intelligence Unit for Webster Bank, N.A., based in Waterbury, Ct., where he supervises a team of experienced investigators who are responsible for conducting AML and Terrorist Financing investigations applicable to Bank Secrecy Act and USA Patriot Act regulations.  Andrew is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and holds a bachelor's degree in Business Finance.  Prior to joining Webster Bank, Mr. Muro acquired over twenty years of investigatory and supervisory experience having been employed as a police officer in a large, urban law enforcement agency in Connecticut.  During his service in law enforcement, Andrew held various positions including Detective Division Commander and Task Force Agent, where he was a deputized Federal Agent assigned to a Task Force comprised of the FBI, IRS, U.S. Marshals and DEA focusing their law enforcement efforts on complex investigations into various types of financial, narcotic and violent crimes. 

Michael Morency, CAMS
Programming Director
Foxwoods Resort Casino

Michael is the Special Investigator of the Compliance Department at Foxwoods Resort Casino where he is responsible for the prevention of organized crime infiltration, money laundering, and currency transaction violations. In addition, he oversees and conducts investigations in an effort to ensure the integrity of the gaming enterprise's operations processes, as well as assists in development of controls for fraud prevention and monitoring casino operations for irregular activities.

Prior to Foxwoods, Michael was a private investigator, a Special Agent with IRS-Criminal Investigations, and worked at Bank of New York Mellon and JP Morgan Chase as an Anti-Money Laundering Analyst.

Michael earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Bentley College, majoring in Finance.

Email: mmorency@foxwoods.com

Patrick Bartiromo, CPA, CFE, CAMS
Special Events Coordinator
Citigroup

Pat is an audit manager with Citigroup, Inc. responsible for the overall AML compliance program, fraud and regulatory investigations, financial and operational audit functions, corporate tax reviews and the organization's adherence to the US Basel II Final Rules.  Prior to joining Citi, Pat was the Director of Internal Audit and Corporate Compliance Officer for Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC. He has served on numerous advisory committees in the areas of risk management, third party vendor contract negotiations, internal revenue service disputes and media relations. 

Email: patrick.c.bartiromo@citi.com

Roger Cyr, CAMS
Communications Director
GE Capital

Roger currently is the Sr. Manager with GE Capital Real Estate in Norwalk, Connecticut responsible for rolling out an enhanced BSA / AML Program globally. Prior to GE Capital he held senior AML Compliance positions in New York with TD Securities as Region Head for AML / OFAC Compliance, with the Deutsche Bank Correspondent Bank as Global Risk Manager, and for seventeen years with Citigroup in various Compliance and other management positions. Roger is a commensurate leader with demonstrated abilities in managing large-scale projects utilizing cross-functional teams.
Roger has a fondness for AML training and offers webinars and in-person speaking engagements through ACAMS and has published in the ACAM Magazine. Roger also taught full-time for seven years at Providence College in the graduate and undergraduate faculty and in several universities in Connecticut as an adjunct faculty member. He serves on the Advisory Board for the undergraduate Finance Program at Post University in Connecticut and is a member of the ACAMS Connecticut Chapter Board of Directors.

Email: RogerAlanCyr@gmail.com

Howard Fields
Board Member
GE Capital

Email: howard.fields@ge.com