Fact-check · Oct 30, 2026 · Scott Bessent
“FinCEN identified over $8,000,000,000 in potentially suspicious”
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What the record shows
FinCEN identified over $8 billion in potentially suspicious foreign agent-directed wire payments through U.S. money services businesses from 2021 to 2025, announced October 30, 2026.
Official Treasury/FinCEN announcement confirms $8B figure for potentially suspicious cross-border payments via MSBs. Designation as 'potentially suspicious' does not confirm criminal activity.
Sources
- FinCEN flags $8B in suspicious foreign wire payments in Minnesota
- Treasury flags $8B in suspicious foreign-directed transfers through US money services firms
- New fraud crackdown measures set in Minnesota
- Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on New Fraud Prevention Measures in Minnesota
- Treasury Flags $8 Billion in Suspicious Wire Transfers, Tightens Nonprofit Scrutiny
- Secretary Bessent, Senior U.S. Officials Announce New Fraud Prevention Measures in Minnesota
From: Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent Holds a Fraud Task Force Press Conference in St. Cloud, MN
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