By Carlton Greene, Tom Hanusik, Cari Stinebower and Sarah Bartle, Crowell & Moring LLP (May 11, 2017, 12:57 PM EDT) -- MoneyGram International Inc.'s ex-chief compliance officer, Thomas Haider, on May 3 settled alleged anti-money laundering (AML) compliance violations with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network for $250,000, according to announcements by FinCEN and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. It appears to be the largest penalty FinCEN has ever imposed on an individual. The settlement resolves an action that FinCEN brought in federal district court to enforce its penalty against Haider, and also Haider's counterclaim that the government violated the Privacy Act by leaking details of its investigation to the media. This appears to be the first time that FinCEN has sought penalties against an individual for mismanagement of an AML compliance program, and only the second time FinCEN has sued to enforce a civil penalty. Haider also agreed to be enjoined from performing compliance functions for a money transmitter for a period of three years....