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U.S. Government | The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and... | 1990 | Vienna, Virginia |
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.1
Michael Riconosciuto expressed a strong desire to communicate with someone from Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, believing they had the necessary expertise to understand his claims about high-level financial illicit activities. He requested that J.H., an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, connect him with a "technical guy that speaks my language" from Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Riconosciuto claimed he could "unmask the whole operation" of how illicit cash flow was handled daily, including details about the Wackenhut Corporation people, the Workers Bank in Colombia, and "virtual dead-drops" used to circumvent ACH reconciliations.1
Riconosciuto offered to reconstruct his files and provide Financial Crimes Enforcement Network with a day-by-day view of alleged Mob and Music Corporation of America Corporation illegal banking transactions. He specified the need for particular computer systems (VAX 11-730 and VAX 3900) to achieve this, claiming to know PROMIS and FOIMS (Field Office Information Management System) "inside out" and having helped develop their internal tracking audit trail. He also advised on how J.H. could make inquiries into his files without alerting the issuing agencies, suggesting "non-electric" filings on NCIC.1
Despite Riconosciuto's repeated requests and offers, nothing was forthcoming from J.H. regarding a connection to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network or entry into the Witness Protection Program.1
Footnotes
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Seymour, Cheri. The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. ↩︎