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Financial Crimes

Protecting Reputation, Preventing Risk and Responding with Precision

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Keeping you of ahead regulatory threats

SolomonEdwards partners with banks, fintechs, digital platforms and payment providers to mitigate financial crime risks before they escalate.

Our senior experts deliver fast, compliant and practical support that helps you detect, respond to and prevent illicit activity while navigating regulatory scrutiny with confidence.

2028 BSA/AML Requirements for RIAs

Starting January 1, 2028, Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) must comply with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations.

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Our Financial Crimes Expertise

We bring decades of experience helping organizations fortify financial crimes compliance programs, mitigate risk and navigate complex enforcement matters across the banking and financial services sector. 

Our expertise spans the full financial crime risk lifecycle—from monitoring for potentially suspicious activity to highly complex money laundering investigations.   

Sanctions, Enhanced Due Diligence and AML Investigations

A strong financial crimes compliance program is critical in detecting, reporting and preventing illicit activity. We design and implement transaction monitoring systems, investigations, sanction programs and enhanced due diligence processes. Our experts strengthen risk-based AML frameworks, ensuring compliance with the latest regulatory requirements by utilizing industry best practices and regulatory expectations.

High-Risk Customer Management

Managing high-risk customers requires a tailored, preventive approach. We help institutions identify, monitor and mitigate risks associated with customers who have a higher potential for engaging in illegal activities such as money laundering, fraud or other financial crimes.

Regulatory Response and Remediation

We help financial organizations swiftly respond to audits and manage enforcement actions to meet regulatory expectations while minimizing penalties and reputational damage.

High-Profile and Complex Investigations

Our team has extensive experience conducting sensitive, high-stakes investigations involving money laundering, corruption and sanctions violations. We help institutions navigate regulatory scrutiny, congressional and media exposure, and legal complexities to protect their operations and reputation.

Fraud Investigations

Preventing financial loss requires a deep understanding of fraud patterns and vulnerabilities. We help organizations enhance their fraud prevention systems, strengthen fraud detection frameworks and investigate complex fraud cases. Using root cause analysis, we uncover control weaknesses and pinpoint gaps in fraud prevention strategies—enabling institutions to proactively mitigate risk and respond effectively.

Program Evaluation and M&A Assessment

Mergers and acquisitions come with regulatory complexities. We assess and integrate AML frameworks to facilitate smooth regulatory approvals and ensure compliance across acquired entities. Our approach builds sustainable, scalable compliance programs designed for long-term success.

Crypto Governance

The 2025 GENIUS Act is reshaping how digital assets are regulated in the U.S. We build and implement crypto governance frameworks that hold up to regulatory scrutiny and reflect your institution’s risk appetite, infrastructure and growth goals.

Start with our Cryptocurrency Readiness Questionnaire to ensure your firm is prepared.

Proactive Compliance

A Smarter Investment

Regulatory scrutiny of financial crimes compliance isn’t slowing down. Enforcement actions for Bank Secrecy Act and sanctions violations can result in crippling fines, operational disruptions and lasting reputational harm.

Since 2005, our Financial Crimes practice—formerly The Dominion Advisory Group—has helped financial institutions navigate hundreds of high-stakes compliance matters, including:

Enforcement

Formal and informal enforcement actions​

Investigations

Complex money laundering and corruption investigations

Compliance

Sanctions compliance

Identification

The identification and monitoring of clients who pose a higher-than-normal risk for compliance with the BSA.

Assessment

BSA/AML risk assessments

Monitoring

Implementation, tuning and/or model validation of transaction monitoring systems

What we've learned?

Investing in prevention is always more cost-effective than dealing with enforcement consequences.

What Sets Us Apart

The financial crime landscape is shifting—don’t wait for enforcement action to take proactive measures. Let’s build a compliance framework that safeguards your organization’s future. 

Regulators Know Our Work

We’ve successfully resolved formal actions from the FDIC, OCC, FRB and FinCEN

Trusted by Tier 1 Institutions

We’ve supported top 25 U.S. banks, payment processors and fintech leaders

Embedded and Scalable

We bring proven methodologies tailored to fit your unique needs.

Low Overheard & High Impact

Our agile delivery model means you get speed, value and high-touch attention from day one.

Senior-Level Project Leaders

We only deploy seasoned experts—not junior staff—so you get experience instead of on-the-job training.

Results in Action

We’ve been there, solved that. See how we’ve protected our clients from reputational damage, regulatory action and financial loss.

Transforming Regulatory Operations & Strengthening Compliance

Delivering a Roadmap to Strengthen Crypto Compliance for Financial Institution

BSA/AML Risk Assessment & Compliance Training

Are you struggling to increase liquidity and free cash flow? Contact us to learn more about how we can help you realize significant cash flow improvements in as little as 8 weeks.

Insights

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The GENIUS Act is now law, setting a new standard for crypto compliance in the U.S. Banks and stablecoin issuers must act fast to meet strict anti-money laundering (AML) requirements,

Contact Us for a Consultation

Get started with a program assessment today to identify gaps in your financial crime program.
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