The agent network
The 2017 agreed facts describe retail-chain agents, independent businesses and overseas master agents with their own subagents. The case concerned repeated failures to respond to fraud and suspicious activity within that network.
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Western Union
Also known as The Western Union Company
Western Union operates a money-transfer network connecting senders and recipients through agents and other channels.
The Western Union Company was the corporate defendant in the 2017 federal anti-money-laundering and wire-fraud resolution. Its agents are separate businesses or locations authorized to provide transfers through the network.
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Resolution and recovery
The company agreed to forfeit $586 million in 2017. Its 2020 quarterly filing reports dismissal of the criminal case in March 2020; the separately administered remission process continued distributing money to eligible victims.
Profile sources:Western Union deferred prosecution agreement and admitted statement of facts, January 19, 2017 (SEC-filed HTML)Justice Department: Western Union admits AML and consumer-fraud violations, January 19, 2017Western Union Form 10-Q, quarter ended June 30, 2020: DPA dismissal and auditor reportDOJ-designated Western Union phase-three administrator: expanded eligibility and August 5, 2026 deadline extension; checked October 5, 2026
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Related permanent research
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