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| August 15, 2005 | The
Newspaper of the NYSSCPA |
Vol.
8, No.15 |
The Anti–Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Committee
By Robert Goecks and Jeffry Haber
The state Society has a new committee to provide technical expertise to CPAs in the area of anti–money laundering and terrorist financing. The charge of the committee is to:
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build strategic relationships with members, academics, prosecutors, law enforcement agencies and other professional organizations that may be involved in this area of practice;
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analyze current trends and prepare topographical studies;
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make significant contributions to the body of professional literature;
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sponsor an annual anti–money laundering and terrorist financing conference;
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provide a continuous forum for addressing members’ issues regarding this topic; and
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serve as a resource to and coordinate with other committees potentially affected by these issues
The Anti–Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Committee meets the third Wednesday of every other month. The meetings run an hour and a half, with the first half-hour devoted to committee business, followed by an hour of topical CPE presented by an invited professional.
The committee recently held its organizational meeting, and there is plenty of opportunity for interested professionals, in and out of the CPA community, to join. The committee is dealing with a major, hot-button topic; it should be an exciting group in which to participate. For more information, go to www.nysscpa.org, click on “Find Committees” on the left-hand side of the page and then scroll down to the head that reads “Consulting Services Division.”
The next meeting will take place Sept. 21 at 8:30 a.m. and will feature Hal Eren, Esq., who will give a presentation on the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department. The meeting will be held at the offices of U.S. Trust Company of New York, 114 W. 47th St., 12th floor. The CPE session begins at 9 a.m.
Robert Goecks is a senior vice president of the U.S. Trust Company of New York in Manhattan and is chair of the NYSSCPA’s Anti–Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Committee. Jeffry Haber is a professor at Iona College in New Rochelle and is a member of the committee.
