It was "Dubya's" fault:
On September 26, 2002, after
Title III of the PATRIOT Act was passed, Treasury Order 180-01
[4] made it (FinCen) an official bureau in the Department of the Treasury.
They've been using an AI system for computer searches forever now renamed "FAIS". Because AI is now mainstream and much more powerful starting in 2024 EVERY business, with the exception of large businesses, has to file a report YEARLY.
FAIS:
FinCEN Artificial Intelligence System: Identifying Potential Money Laundering From Reports of Large Cash Transactions (From Counterdrug Law Enforcement: Applied Technology for Improved Operational Effectiveness International Technology Symposium, Part 1, P 1-33 - 1-47, 1995
How many US government agencies have access to the database portal? Unknown - but it is tied at the hip with the DOJ...
FinCen is a member of "The Egmont Group" named such for the Egmont Castle in Brussels,
"The Egmont Group was formed in 1995 as an informal network of 24 national FIUs, taking its name from the
Egmont Palace in
Brussels where the group's founding meeting took place. The Egmont Group
Secretariat established its permanent headquarters in
Ottawa on 15 February 2008.
The Group now has 174 member FIUs (Financial Intelligence Units) countries. Headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada.
The USA as I knew it is now officially FUBAR! And people still wonder why they want our guns!!