District Circular Letters
September 19, 2001
BANKING SUPERVISION AND REGULATION:
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)
REQUEST TO SEARCH RECORDS FOR
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
To State Member Banks, Bank
Holding Companies, U.S. Branches
and Agencies of Foreign Banks,
and Others Concerned,
in the Twelfth Federal Reserve District
FBI Request for Records Search by Banking Organizations (SR 01-22
[SUP])
The FBI has given the Board and the other federal financial institutions
supervisory agencies a public list of the names of alleged subjects under
investigation by the FBI in connection with the World Trade Center and
Pentagon attacks, and has asked all domestic and foreign banking organizations
operating in the United States to check their records for any relationships
or transactions with the named individuals.
The FBI's September 17, 2001 letter, which includes the list of individuals,
is enclosed. Additional information regarding the subjects of the investigation
can be found on the FBI website at http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel01/091401hj.htm.
A banking organization identifying a relationship, such as a bank account,
or transaction, such as a wire transfer, with any of the named individuals
should follow the Board's suspicious activity reporting rules.
If a banking organization has any pertinent information, the FBI asks
that the bank contact FBI Special Agents Charles Sciarini or Lisa Miller
by facsimile at (202) 278-2598, pursuant to the Board's reporting
rules. The banking organization should also file a Suspicious Activity
Report.
If you have any questions concerning the Board's suspicious activity
reporting requirements, please contact Herbert A. Biern, Senior Associate
Director at the Board of Governors, at (202) 452-2620. You may
obtain a copy of the Suspicious Activity Report form online at http://www.treas.gov/fincen/f9022-47-1.pdf.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO
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