Contract Postal Unit Anti–Money Laundering/Anti-Terrorist Compliance Training
All contract postal unit (CPU) personnel that sell U.S. Postal Service® money orders must comply with all federal laws and regulations and with Postal Service™ policies related to anti–money laundering and anti-terrorist initiatives.
Federal anti–money laundering and anti-terrorist laws and regulations (commonly referred to as the Bank Secrecy Act and the USA PATRIOT Act) mandate that the Postal Service implement a comprehensive Anti–Money Laundering/Anti-Terrorist Program (AML/ATP). As part of this program, all personnel who sell postal money orders must receive training on a regular basis. To satisfy its legal mandate, the Postal Service has developed a training packet that consists of a Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) interactive training CD. The training packets began shipping on September 15, 2010. All training should be completed and reported no later than December 31, 2010.
All managers of CPUs must ensure the following:
1. All CPU personnel who sell postal money orders and the CPU managers who supervise them must view the BSA interactive training CD.
2. All CPUs that sell postal money orders maintain a supply of PS Forms 8105-A, Funds Transaction Report (FTR), and PS Forms 8105-B, Suspicious Transaction Report (STR), and that the forms are readily available to personnel who sell postal money orders.
3. CPU personnel send completed PS Forms 8105-A and PS Forms 8105-B to the address on the bottom of the form on the day the forms are completed.
We have requested that once all applicable personnel in the CPU have completed the training, each CPU notify the BSA Compliance Office by sending an e-mail to polly.a.rowe@usps.gov or by calling Polly at 202-268-2876.
For additional packets, or if you have questions, send an e-mail to BSA@usps.gov.
Note: CPUs that do not sell postal money orders do not need to take the training. Offices that do not sell postal money orders should inform Polly Rowe by e-mail.
— Bank Secrecy Act Compliance,
Corporate Treasury, 9-23-10
