Human Trafficking Awareness Series
A six part webinar series for Human Trafficking Awareness Month
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A Virtual Series
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January 7, 2025
January 14, 2025
January 21, 2025
January 28, 2025
ABOUT THE EVENT
January 14, 2025:
- Partnering to Combat Human Trafficking
- Combating Labor Trafficking
January 21, 2025:
- The Role of Crypto in Online Child Exploitation
- Investigations for Illicit Massage Businesses
January 28, 2025:
- Pig Butchering and Brooklyn
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January 7, 2025!
The Crime in Plain Sight - How to Spot Human Trafficking Transactions Inside your Firm
WHY ATTEND
Attending the Anti-Human Trafficking Investigations series will provide officers with valuable insights into the evolving methods traffickers use to finance and conceal their operations, equipping them with the knowledge necessary to recognize suspicious activity linked to human trafficking.
The series, which includes weekly webinars focused on law enforcement, NGO, and federal investigations, will offer in-depth exposure to both domestic and global trends in human trafficking cases. This holistic understanding will enhance the officer's ability to spot red flags within financial institutions and contribute meaningfully to efforts aimed at combating human trafficking.
Additionally, the series will provide practical tips and strategies tailored specifically to compliance officers, enabling them to apply investigative techniques, strengthen transaction monitoring, and support law enforcement in disrupting these criminal networks. By attending, compliance officers can bolster their ability to protect their institution and society from the financial mechanisms that fuel human trafficking
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The January Anti-Human Trafficking Investigations series is designed for those with mid-level and advanced experience in compliance, investigations and enforcement, though almost anyone with responsibility for financial crime prevention and detection will find value. For roles with a responsibility for a wide range of financial crime risk, this is a can’t-miss event. Some examples include:
- Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) officers, managers, and analysts
- AML officers, managers, directors, analysts
- Directors, analysts and other roles in financial intelligence units
- Chief Compliance Officers
- Internal and external auditors
- Fraud managers, investigators and analysts
- Professionals in threat intelligence roles
- Law enforcement
- Regulators
- Investigators or analysts in intelligence agencies or military with a nexus to financial crime
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AGENDA
Every Tuesday in January
January 7, 2025 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
The Crime in Plain Sight - How to Spot Human Trafficking Transactions Inside your Firm
The Crime in Plain Sight: Insights from the U.S.’s DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking
In recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month this January, ACFCS is presenting a stellar month-long webinar series featuring leading experts in anti-human trafficking efforts. These sessions will provide our community with the latest strategies and insights to help combat this horrific crime.
This opening session will highlight the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) to explore the critical role financial crimes compliance professionals, law enforcement, and financial regulators play to combat human trafficking. This session will provide expert insights into identifying and disrupting the illicit financial networks that enable trafficking operations.
Participants will learn what human trafficking is, how to recognize the indicators, and best practices for collaboration between the financial sector and law enforcement. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of how financial tools can be leveraged to dismantle these criminal enterprises and protect vulnerable populations.
January 14, 2025 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Partnering to Combat Human Trafficking: How NGOs and Financial Institutions Can Support U.S. Investigations
In this webinar, Rochelle Keyhan of Collective Liberty, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) dedicated to supporting law enforcement in human trafficking investigations, and Cassie Strandlie of Wells Fargo’s Financial Crimes Intelligence Unit will share their ongoing efforts to fight trafficking across the United States. Learn about the critical role NGOs play in identifying trafficking networks, providing victim support, and assisting law enforcement in building cases against traffickers. The session will also highlight how financial institutions can actively contribute by recognizing suspicious transactions, sharing intelligence, and collaborating with NGOs to bring traffickers to justice. Discover how your organization can be part of a unified effort to combat human trafficking.
January 14, 2025 - 2:00 PM -3:00 PM ET
Combating Labor Trafficking: A Financial Crimes Compliance Approach for Banks, Law Enforcement, and Regulators
Labor trafficking remains a significant global issue. Financial institutions, law enforcement, and regulatory bodies play a crucial role in identifying and disrupting the financial flows that enable trafficking networks. This session will provide an in-depth look at how financial crimes compliance frameworks can be leveraged to detect, report, and prevent labor trafficking. Attendees will gain insight into the financial behaviors associated with trafficking operations and learn how to enhance collaboration between financial institutions, law enforcement, and regulators to disrupt these illicit activities.
Key Takeaways:
1. Identifying Red Flags: Understand the financial patterns and transaction red flags commonly associated with labor trafficking and how to incorporate these indicators into your institution's compliance and monitoring programs.
2. Strengthening Partnerships: Explore best practices for fostering stronger collaboration between financial institutions, law enforcement agencies, and regulators to share information and coordinate efforts in combating labor trafficking.
3. Regulatory Compliance & Reporting: Learn how to align your financial institution's anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) programs with regulatory requirements to effectively report suspicious activity related to labor trafficking.
January 21, 2025 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
The Role of Cryptocurrency in Online Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking
Join a representative from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for an in-depth look at how the U.S. government is combating child and adult trafficking, as well as labor slavery, both domestically and internationally. This webinar will outline FinCEN’s strategies to disrupt trafficking operations by tracking illicit financial flows, collaborating with global partners, and enforcing anti-trafficking laws. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how financial institutions can play a crucial role in these efforts, from detecting suspicious financial activity to strengthening reporting and compliance measures that aid law enforcement in prosecuting traffickers.
January 21, 2025 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Financial Investigations for Illicit Massage Businesses and Human Trafficking
This session from the Texas Attorney General’s Office, is aimed at law enforcement, financial investigators, and prosecutors, will explore financial investigative techniques that are pivotal in sex and labor trafficking investigations. Using real-life case studies of Illicit Massage Businesses (IMBs), the session will delve into modern money laundering trends that traffickers use to hide their profits and operations.
Key Learning Points:
1. Financial Investigation Techniques for Trafficking: Learn how financial records, including bank statements, can provide critical leads in trafficking cases. Discover which specific bank records to subpoena, how to spot red flags in financial transactions, and the best practices for analyzing these records for use in legal proceedings.
2. Money Laundering Trends in IMBs: Panelists will review current trends in money laundering that are specifically used in IMBs. You will learn how traffickers hide illegal proceeds, structure transactions, and exploit gaps in the financial system to evade detection.
3. Civil Prosecution Options for Human Trafficking Cases: When pursuing criminal charges isn’t the most effective route, there are powerful civil remedies available. The session will cover alternative legal actions such as civil racketeering suits, nuisance abatement, and actions under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), providing prosecutors with versatile tools to combat trafficking without relying solely on criminal prosecution.
January 28, 2025 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET
Pig Butchering and Brooklyn: How NY is fighting human trafficking online
The saying, “We don’t know what we don’t know”, couldn’t ring truer for Compliance professionals. Criminals are becoming smarter by the hour in detection evasion and the average customer is left paying the bill for these actors. This session will address how compliance professionals can better detect and understand what they may be missing within their alert rules.
This webinar will explore the growing threat of human trafficking schemes facilitated through online platforms, with a focus on "pig butchering" scams—a form of investment fraud used by traffickers to exploit victims. The session will delve into how these schemes operate, their intersection with human trafficking networks, and how New York City, specifically Brooklyn, has become a focal point in combating these crimes.
Our subject matter experts from the Virtual Currency Unit in Brooklyn's Distract Attorney's Office as well as a member of the private sector (can fill this in later), will discuss innovative strategies being employed by New York’s task forces, cyber units, and legal frameworks to track, disrupt, and prosecute traffickers using online spaces - as well as those employed by other countries.
Participants will gain insight into the critical role of financial intelligence, victim identification, and digital forensics in dismantling trafficking networks that use scam operations to exploit and recruit vulnerable individuals.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the mechanisms and tactics of "pig butchering" scams and how they relate to human trafficking operations.
2. Identify key digital and financial indicators used by law enforcement to track and combat online human trafficking schemes.
3. Explore New York City’s collaborative approach between law enforcement, financial institutions, and tech companies to disrupt trafficking networks.
4. Analyze case studies from Brooklyn’s human trafficking task force to understand real-world applications of intelligence collection and legal strategies.
5. Learn about resources and best practices for identifying and assisting victims of online human trafficking.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Alona Katz
Chief of the Virtual Currency Unit
Brooklyn District Attorney's Office
Rochelle Keyhan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Collective Liberty
Brandi Bynum
Unit Chief, DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking
Department of
Homeland Security
Kevin Metcalf
Director, Human Trafficking Response Unit
Oklahoma Attorney General
Terri Luttrell
Compliance and Engagement Director
Abrigo
Adrian Cheek
Founder and Chief Researcher
Coeus
John Hunt
Deputy Division Chief
Texas Attorney General
Alicia Crowley
Assistant Attorney General
Texas Attorney General
Meet Your Hosts
Erin O'Loughlin
Senior Director of Training
ACFCS
Cheyenne Vyska
Training Manager
ACFCS