Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

The FinCen is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.¹

Michael Riconosciuto expressed a strong desire to communicate with someone from FinCen, believing they had the necessary expertise to understand his claims about high-level financial illicit activities. He requested that J.H., an FBI agent, connect him with a "technical guy that speaks my language" from FinCen. Riconosciuto claimed he could "unmask the whole operation" of how illicit cash flow was handled daily, including details about the Wackenhut people, the Workers Bank in Colombia, and "virtual dead-drops" used to circumvent ACH reconciliations.¹

Riconosciuto offered to reconstruct his files and provide FinCen with a day-by-day view of alleged Mob and MCA Corporation illegal banking transactions. He specified the need for particular computer systems (VAX 11-730 and VAX 3900) to achieve this, claiming to know PROMIS and FOIMS (Field Office Information Management System) "inside out" and having helped develop their internal tracking audit trail. He also advised on how J.H. could make inquiries into his files without alerting the issuing agencies, suggesting "non-electric" filings on NCIC.¹

Despite Riconosciuto's repeated requests and offers, nothing was forthcoming from J.H. regarding a connection to FinCen or entry into the Witness Protection Program.¹