Tone from the top, due diligence (aka Know Your Customer) requirements, training, monitoring, risk analysis, all should be leveraged between AML and anti-corruption compliance.

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The drug Mylotarg, generic name Gemtuzumab ozogamicin, was FDA-approved for post-remission treatment of AML in patients over age 60 several years ago.

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Dr. Tony Wicks, director of anti-money laundering (AML) solutions at NICE Actimize, said the Arab Spring made this a very busy year for everyone in AML, which broadly includes transaction monitoring, customer due diligence (Know Your Customer or Customer Due Diligence) and on the sanctions front, Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) as listed by the UN, the UK Treasury or the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

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Financial institutions also are required to develop, implement and maintain effective anti-money laundering programs (AML programs) reasonably designed to prevent the institution from being used to facilitate money laundering.

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Among AML patients over age 60, treatment is often limited by other co-morbid diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, or kidney or cardiovascular disease.

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