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Special Alert

BSA/AML, OFAC and Fraud
October 20, 1997

TO: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SUBJECT: Entities That May Be Conducting Banking Operations in the United States Without Authorization

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has advised us that the following entity may be conducting banking business in the United States illegally or without authorization. Proposed transactions involving this entity should be viewed with extreme caution.

Chase Bank of Las Vegas, Nevada
C. I. A. of Las Vegas
7624 San Mateo Way, Suite H206
Las Vegas, Nevada

Please forward any information concerning this entity to the FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F- 6012, Washington, D.C. 20429.


Nicholas J. Ketcha Jr.
Director

Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)

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Congress created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1933 to maintain public confidence in the nation's banking system. The FDIC insures deposits at the nation's 12,000 banks and savings associations and it promotes the safety and soundness of these institutions by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to which they are exposed.

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FDIC Press Releases, Financial Institution Letters, the Quarterly Banking Profile and other important information is available on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation World Wide Web home page at .

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Paper copies of press releases and other documents may be obtained through the FDIC's Public Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20429 ((703) 562-2200).


FIL-109-97

Last Updated: October 20, 1997