The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Department of the Treasury is sponsoring the campaign to inform money services businesses about new anti-money-laundering regulations.

According to Dave Vogt, Executive Associate Director of Regulatory Programs at FinCEN, having money services businesses comply with these new federal regulations "will help the government fight not only money laundering, but also terrorist financing and other financial crimes."

Money services businesses are defined as businesses providing money transfer services in any amount or providing money orders, traveler's checks, check cashing, currency dealing or exchange, or stored-value and conducting more than $l,000 in one of these types of activities with one person in one or more transactions on any one day.

Money services businesses include businesses that provide one or more of these services in addition to their primary line of business---such as grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations, liquor stores and pharmacies.

To obtain free materials and learn more about the role that money services businesses can play in the fight against money laundering and financial crimes, please call 1-800-386-6329.

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