| AML | Anti-Money Laundering |
| APG | Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering |
| ARS | Alternative Remittance System |
| CFATF | Caribbean Financial Action Task Force |
| CTF | Counter-Terrorist Financing |
| CTR | Currency Transaction Report |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DOS | Department of State |
| EAG | Eurasian Group to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing |
| ESAAMLG | Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group |
| EU | European Union |
| FATF | Financial Action Task Force |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FinCEN | Financial Crimes Enforcement Network |
| FIU | Financial Intelligence Unit |
| GAFISUD | Financial Action Task Force Against Money Laundering In South America |
| GIABA | Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering |
| IBC | International Business Company |
| IFI | International Financial Institution |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INCSR | International Narcotics Control Strategy Report |
| INL | Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| IRS-CID | Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigative Division |
| MENAFATF | Middle Eastern and Northern African Financial Action Task Force |
| MLAT | Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NCCT | Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories |
| OAS | Organization of American States |
| OAS/CICAD | OAS Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission |
| OFC | Offshore Financial Center |
| SAR | Suspicious Activity Report |
| STR | Suspicious Transaction Report |
| UN Drug Convention | 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances |
| UNGPML | United Nations Global Program against Money Laundering |
| UNODC | United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention |
| UNSCR | United Nations Security Council Resolution |
| USAID | Agency for International Development |
| USG | United States Government |
