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MTRA 2003
October 19 - 22, 2003

MONEY TRANSMITTER REGULATORS ASSOCIATION

2003 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AGENDA
Disney World Resort, Florida

A Cooperative Effort Can Transmit the Common Good

 SUNDAY, October 19
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Apple Cove (3rd floor)		 Board of Directors Meeting
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Kiwi Cove (14th floor)
Coconut Cove (12th floor)
Pineapple Cove (16th floor)
 Committee Meetings (as scheduled by Committee Chairs)


Anti-Money Laundering Committee
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Harrington Foyer

Registration
(Registration Desk will be open throughout all days/hours of the meeting)
 MONDAY, October 20
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Harrington II 		Morning Hospitality
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Jasmine Bay 		MTRA Business Meeting (Members Only)
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Jasmine Bay 		Roundtable Discussion (Members Only)
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Jasmine Foyer 		Morning Break
10:45 a.m. - 12 noon
Jasmine Bay 		Roundtable Discussion, Continued (Members Only)
12 noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch on Your Own
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Jasmine Bay

Regulators School
The “Nuts and Bolts” of Money Transmitter Licensing & Examinations

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Harrington I 		Industry Only Meetings
Moderators
    Jorge Guerrero, Esq., Chief Compliance Officer -
        Vigo Remittance - Sunrise, FL
    Ezra J. Levine, Partner - Howrey Simon Arnold & White -
        Washington, DC
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Castle Harbour 		Opening Reception – All Attendees
 TUESDAY, October 21
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Castle Harbour 		Morning Hospitality
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Harrington I & II
All conference sessions will be held here 		Welcome and Opening Remarks
Victor Seesholtz
MTRA President
Chief, Compliance Division
Pennsylvania Department of Banking
Harrisburg, PA		 Richard White
Deputy Director
Florida Office of Financial Regulation
Tallahassee, FL
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Keynote Presentation
Juan C. Sanchez
Community Affairs Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Shifting from Regulation to Liquidation:
What happens when a claim is filed on the Bond
Marsha Massey, Moderator
Examiner
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
Denver, CO 		William B. San Soucie
Manager
Surety Watch/Scott Insurance
Lynchburg VA
Russell Reese
Director of Special Audits
Texas Department of Banking
Austin, TX		 Susie A. Sidney
Financial Credit Examiner
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
Denver, CO
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Harrington Foyer 		Morning Break

10:45 a.m.-12 Noon

 Agent Oversight – An Industry Perspective
Paul J. Fazio, Moderator
Deputy Superintendent of Banks
New York State Banking Dept.
New York, NY		 Jorge Guerrero, Esq.
Chief Compliance Officer
Vigo Remittance Corp.
Sunrise, FL
Joseph Cachey, III
Vice President - Compliance
Western Union
Greenwood Village, CO		 Rodger Zepka
President and CEO
Envios R. D. / Pronto Envios
Westfield, NJ
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Castle Harbour

Luncheon Presentation: “Identity Theft: But That’s not Me”
Ralph M. Fatigate
Director of Criminal Investigations
New York State Banking Department
New York, NY

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Where Are We in 2003? - Federal and Industry Perspectives on Reporting Issues and Industry’s View
J. Philip Goddard, Moderator
Chief Legal Counsel
Deputy Director of Non-Depository Division
Indiana Dept of Financial Institutions
Indianapolis, IN		 Thomas Haider
Vice President - Government Affairs & Associate Corporate Counsel
Travelers Express Company, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
Ross Crumlish
Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Department of the Treasury
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Vienna, VA

Maureen Sanders
National Program Manager, SB/SE Compliance
Internal Revenue Service
Philadelphia, PA

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. State/Federal Coordination and Cooperation:
Update on the Exchange of Information
G. Clayton “Gurvais” Grigg
Supervisory Special Agent
Federal Bureau of Investigation/Counter-Terrorism Terrorist Financing
Washington, DC
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Harrington Foyer		 Afternoon Break
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Relationships Between Money Transmitters & Financial Institutions
Susan M. Toth, Moderator
Administrator
R.E. Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Banking & Insurance
Trenton, NJ		 Jorge Guerrero, Esq.
Chief Compliance Officer
Vigo Remittance Corporation
Sunrise, FL
Maureen Busch
Senior Vice President/ Manager, Risk Management
PCB Bancorp, Inc.
Clearwater, FL		 Roger Zepka
President & CEO
Envios R. D./ Pronto Envios
Westfield, NJ
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

State and Federal Legislative Developments
Ezra C. Levine, Esq.
Partner
Howrey Simon Arnold & White
Washington, DC

 WEDNESDAY, October 22
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Castle Harbour		 Morning Hospitality
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Harrington I & II
All conference sessions
will be held here 		What’s in Your Wallet? - Update on Stored Value Cards
Patrice Motz, Esq.
Special Counsel
Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman
Washington, DC 		Carol R. Van Cleef, Esq.
Partner
Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman
Washington, DC
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. The MTRA CORE Report & Cooperative Exams
Nanette Smith, Moderator
Assistant Director of Special Audits
Texas Department of Banking
Austin, TX 		Julio Prada
Financial Institutions Manager
California Dept of Financial Institutions
San Francisco, CA
Paul Fazio
Deputy Superintendent of Banks
New York State Banking Department
New York, NY		 Ronald Schwartzman, Esq.
Director of Legal Affairs
Servicio Uniteller, Inc.
Rochelle Park, NJ
Humberto “Bert” R. Gonzalez, III
Examiner, Special Audits Div.
Texas Department of Banking
Austin, TX 
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Harrington Foyer		 Morning Break

10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Working Together for Everyone’s Benefit
Gerard “Jerry” W. LiVigni
Compliance Officer
US Department of the Treasury,
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Washington, DC
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

All Attendee Roundtable Discussion and Closing Remarks

Victor Seesholtz
MTRA President (outgoing)
Chief, Compliance Division
Pennsylvania Department of Banking
Harrisburg, PA

MTRA Incoming President