HSToday Executive Editor Kristina Tanasichuk discussed with Derek Benner, former Director at the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security & current Managing Director of Thomson Reuters Special Services, Federal Law Enforcement and Commercial team on the topic of human trafficking and financial institutions?
The financial services industry is frequently exploited by trafficking networks as they attempt to leverage legitimate systems to place, layer, and integrate illicit funds. New data from Thomson Reuters found that suspicious activity reports (SARs) filed by financial institutions relating to human trafficking are set to rise by nearly 40% this year
