About Dominion
Dominion’s impact shaped AML compliance
Modern AML Compliance traces back to 2004 when a team of Riggs Bank investigators uncovered the consequential corruption, fraud, and money laundering of Equatorial Guinea, its president, his family, and a corrupt banker.
The fallout from this investigation, including a U.S. Senate investigation, DOJ prosecution, OCC, Federal Reserve, and FinCEN fines, pushed U.S. federal bank regulators to make AML compliance a top priority. It has stayed there ever since. The regulatory and enforcement changes Riggs Bank triggered 20 years ago significantly impact every financial institution and organization today. Three of those Riggs Bank investigators founded Dominion in 2005 after PNC Bank bought Riggs, and have been helping financial institutions and organizations solve AML and Financial Crime Compliance challenges ever since.
The Dominion Difference
Focus & Expertise
20+ years. Hundreds of thousands of investigations. Tens of thousands of SARs. Building and strengthening monitoring, investigations, due diligence, and reporting programs. Our deep understanding of all risk identification and suspicious activity operations means we assess, diagnose, and correct issues fast, like a trusted mechanic or skilled engineer. We see risks others don’t. There are things only experience teaches. And Dominion has that experience.
Independent
Owned by our founders since 2005 and managed by the same core team for over a decade, Dominion is not a tiny part of a large accounting, audit, tax, strategy consulting, or offshore business process operation. Nor are we owned or funded by private equity investors pushing growth above all else. We answer only to our clients and ourselves. We’ve built a company whose incentives align entirely with our clients.
Our Staff and Investigators
Our key management and staff stick with Dominion and our clients. Our senior employees have been with Dominion for an average of [ ] years and many since we started in 2005. This means we ramp up fast, have little to no turnover on our client engagements, and deliver superior and uninterrupted work product, all of which makes Dominion the most cost-effective investigations provider in the market. Work done right the first time.
Our Track Record
No firm compares to our two-decade record of helping clients build and strengthen AML, Sanctions, and Fraud investigation programs, complete alerts and cases, and prepare SARs. We train our client’s investigators, implement QC programs, and assist AML officers in working with auditors, regulators, and boards of directors. Our clients pay us the highest compliment – their referrals remain our top source of new business.
Big & Small Cases
Since 2005, Dominion has been called to investigate some of the most noteworthy (and newsworthy) corruption, Politically Exposed Persons, sanctions, and money laundering cases of the past 20 years. We work with outside counsel and executive management on matters of extreme interest to regulatory agencies, the Department of Justice, and Congress. Alongside these complex investigations, our team has investigated more than 200,000 cases, 25,000 High-Risk Reviews and prepared 50,000+ SARs.
Fast and Easy
With two decades of achievement, we know how to run highly effective and efficient operations. As a specialized, independent firm, we work smoothly and quickly through vendor management and contracting. We ramp up fast, know what’s around the corner, what issues can become problems, and adjust before increasing risks and costs. Experienced staff and management know that doing the right work the right way the first time saves money, reduces risk, and protects our clients and their staff.
People
Management
Team
Meet the driving force behind Dominion’s success — our esteemed Management Team. Comprising seasoned professionals with diverse expertise, our leaders embody a commitment to excellence and innovation.
