AML on the Big Screen
In this extremely popular TV show, Saul Goodman and Jesse have a conversation about the importance of money laundering for criminals while inside a laundromat.
What is Breaking Bad?
KYC
What is Know Your Customer?
Nature of business applies to any of these 3 entity types (only need to name one)
What is a foundation, endowment, or non-profit?
This ultra-famous pop star whose hips tell no untruths has written 4 World Cup songs, including 2010's Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) and 2026's Dai Dai (featuring Burna Boy)
Who is Shakira?
These are the two nations hosting this year's World Cup alongside the US. One is known for its politeness and love of hockey, the other is known for its spicy food and love of Goku from Dragonball Z.
What are Mexico and Canada?
In this Netflix show about the life of Pablo Escobar, money is laundered through the Black Market Peso Exchange, cash smuggling, and a massive network of legitimate front companies.
EI
Proof of a valid ticker symbol is needed for this entity type
What is a Publicly Traded Company?
Jacob Black is a character and 'Team' in this wildly popular book series that features vampires, werewolves, and baseball
What is Twilight?
This South American country played in the first World Cup game held in Philly this year, and is the only country in the world named after a geological feature.
What is Ecuador?
This iconic 2002 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks sees the main character, Frank Abagnale, Jr., participate in an abundance of financial crime, including check forgery.
What is Catch Me If You Can?
RFI
What is Regulated Financial Institution?
A form 5500 on file means an investor is one of these.
What is an ERISA plan?
One of Mike's favorite authors, this satirist and writer of works like Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five once penned, "We are here on Earth to fart around, don't let anybody tell you any different."
Who is Kurt Vonnegut?
This island nation, typically known for its superstars in a different sport, has the most AFC Asian Cup titles with 4 and often sticks around after games to fully clean their locker room.
What is Japan?
Netflix's 2019 film The Laundromat shined a spotlight on this scandal where a series of leaked documents named after a certain country exposed mass corruption and fraud in the international financial system.
What are the Panama Papers?
CTR (used when a deposit of $10,000 or more is made into the bank)
What is currency transaction report?
What is a Protector?
This US President was the youngest ever to hold the office (not the youngest to be elected to it) and was known for his 'Big Stick' foreign policy, among many other things.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This country is currently considered a HRJ by PIMCO, but not the rest of the clients (maybe MS but I'm not checking that). They also happen to be the country with the most World Cup victories of all time.
What is Brazil?
In this popular Netflix series, the Byrde family stays alive by laundering money for a Mexican cartel in a number of different ways, including buying a casino and fabricating renovation expenses at their other businesses.
What is Ozark?
BMPE
A self-directed pension is typically funded or endorsed by this rarely used position/term
What is a Sponsoring Entity?
This mammal, which can weigh up to 2,000 pounds, is the largest land mammal in North America.
What are bison?
This country is the only one in the World Cup currently on the FATF black list. Due to recent political events, their team is being forced to leave the United States on the same day their matches are played.
What is Iran?