A bank receives an anonymous tip from an employee about another employee through its confidential...

The activity of a teller distributing bank brochures to customers who regularly conduct cash transactions below reporting limits warrants further review. This is because the teller may be facilitating or encouraging structuring, which is a form of money laundering that involves breaking down large amounts of cash into smaller transactions to avoid detection or reporting requirements. Structuring is illegal and can expose the institution and the employee to civil or criminal penalties. The teller may also be acting as an agent or a recruiter for money launderers who use the bank’s services to launder their illicit funds12.

1: CAMS Certification Package - 6th Edition | ACAMS, Chapter 2: Money Laundering Risks and Methods, p. 28-29 2: FATF Report: Money Laundering through the Physical Transportation of Cash, October 2015, p. 23-24, http://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/reports/money-laundering-through-transportation-cash.pdf