An Award-Winning Tradi� onThe award-winning ACAMS Today is the leading publica� on forcareer-minded professionals in the fi nancial crime detec� on andpreven� on fi eld. ACAMS Today is dedicated to keeping members up-to-date on benefi ts, educa� on programs, special events, and the latest legisla� ve, regulatory and interna� onal developments.In 2014-2018 ACAMS Today won several awards for content and design. Award highlights:

2018 Charlie Award (Florida Magazine Associa� on)Charlie Award: ACAMS Today September-November 2017 (Category: Design Excellence/Best Design: Cover-Associa� on)Charlie Award: ACAMS Today Seventh Law Enforcement Edi� on (Category: General Excellence/Best Special Theme or Show Issue-Associa� on)Silver Award: ACAMS Today September-November 2017 (Category: Design Excellence/Best Tradi� onal Illustra� on-Associa� on)Silver Award: “Fool’s Gold” (Category: Wri� ng Excellence/Best Wri� ng: Editorial/Commentary/Opinion-Associa� on)Bronze Award: ACAMS Today Seventh Law Enforcement Edi� on (Category: Design Excellence/Best Design: Cover-Associa� on)

2018 Tabbies Award (Trade Associa� on Business Publica� ons Interna� onal)Honorable Men� on: ACAMS Today September-November 2017 (Category: Front Cover-Illustra� on)

2018 APEX Award (Communica� on Concepts)Grand Award: ACAMS Today March-May 2017 (Category: Magazines, Journals & Tabloids-Print + 1-2 Person Produced)

2018 Communicator Awards (Academy of Interac� ve & Visual Arts)Award of Excellence: “Engulfed by a Masterpiece” (Category: Wri� ng Column)Award of Excellence: “You Got Hacked” (Category: Wri� ng Column)Award of Dis� nc� on: “Chasing the Money: Celebrati ng 25 Years of HSI EDTF” (Category: Wri� ng-Other)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today September-November 2017 (Category: Design Features-Cover Design)

2018 Hermes Crea� ve Awards (Associa� on of Marke� ng and Communica� on Professionals)Pla� num Award: ACAMS Today Seventh Law Enforcement Edi� on (Category: Magazine)Pla� num Award: “Chasing the Money: Celebrati ng 25 Years of HSI EDTF” (Category: Interview)Gold Award: ACAMS Today September-November 2017 (Category: Magazine)Gold Award: ACAMS Today September-November 2017 (Category: Publica� on Cover)Honorable Men� on: “The Blocktrain has Left the Stati on” (Category: Publica� on Ar� cle)Honorable Men� on: “Happy 15 ACAMS Today” (Category: Infographic)Honorable Men� on: ACAMS Today March-May 2017 (Category: Publica� on Cover)Honorable Men� on: “Engulfed by a Masterpiece” (Category: Publica� on Column)

2017 MarCom Awards (Associa� on of Marke� ng and Communica� on Professionals)Pla� num Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2017 (Category: Magazine)Pla� num Award: “It’s Draft Night” (Category: Editorial)Gold Award: ACAMS Today September-November 2017 (Category: Magazine Cover)

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A publication of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists® (ACAMS®), Miami, FL, USA

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Gold Award: ACAMS Today March-May 2017 (Category: Magazine Cover)Gold Award: ACAMS Today March-May 2017 (Category: Magazine)Gold Award: ACAMS Today March-May 2017 (Category: Magazine-Associa� on)Honorable Men� on: “Engulfed by a Masterpiece” (Category: Editorial)Honorable Men� on: “Chasing the Money: Celebrati ng 25 Years of HSI EDTF” (Category: Interview)

2017 Ozzies Honorable Men� on (Folio)ACAMS Today March-May 2016 (Category: Associa� on/Non-Profi t-Cover Design)

2017 Charlie Award (Florida Magazine Associa� on)Charlie Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2016 (Category: Best Overall Wri� ng-Associa� on)Silver Award: “A Message from the Executi ve Vice President” (Category: Wri� ng Excellence Column-Associa� on)Silver Award: “It’s Draft Night” (Category: Wri� ng Excellence Editorial-Associa� on)Silver Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2016 (Category: General Excellence Best Special Theme-Associa� on)

2017 APEX Award (Communica� on Concepts)Award of Excellence: ACAMS Today June-August 2016 (Category: Magazines, Journals & Tabloids-Print + 1-2 Person Produced )

2017 Tabbies Award (Trade Associa� on Business Publica� ons Interna� onal)Gold Award: ACAMS Today March-May 2016 (Category: Front Cover-Illustra� on)

2017 Communicator Awards (Academy of Interac� ve & Visual Arts)Award of Dis� nc� on: “Jim Cox: Law Enforcement and Beyond” (Category: Podcast-Host)Award of Dis� nc� on: “Jim Cox: Law Enforcement and Beyond” (Category: Podcast-General)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today June-August 2016 (Category: Magazine-Copy/Wri� ng)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today June-August 2016 (Category: Special Edi� on Magazine) Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today September-November 2016 (Category: Associa� on Magazine)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today March-May 2016 (Category: Magazine-Cover Design)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today June-August 2016 (Category: Magazine-Overall Design) Award of Dis� nc� on: “Fantasy Sports or Money Laundering?” (Category: Wri� ng-Featured Ar� cle)

2017 AZBEES Award (American Society of Business Press Editors)Silver Regional Award: ACAMS Today March-May 2016 (Category: Front Cover-Illustra� on)

2017 Hermes Crea� ve Award (Associa� on of Marke� ng and Communica� on Professionals)Pla� num Award: “The True Walking Dead” (Category: Publica� on Column)Gold Award: “It’s Draft Night” (Category: Publica� on Column)Gold Award: AML and Fraud Blog by John J. Byrne (Category: Blog Wri� ng)Gold Award: “AML in Today’s Environment” (Category: Publica� on Column)Gold Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2016 (Category: Magazine)Honorable Men� on: ACAMS Today March-May 2016 (Category: Publica� on Cover) Honorable Men� on: “What Happens in Vegas...Stays in Vegas” (Category: Publica� on Column)Honorable Men� on: “Raising Awareness About Human Traffi cking” (Category: Interview)

2017 Treasure Coast Addys Award (American Adver� sing Federa� on) Gold Addy Award: ACAMS Today March-May 2016 (Category: Cover-Illustra� on, Single)Silver Addy Award: “Human Traffi cking: Combati ng this Complex Crime” (Category: Copywri� ng)Silver Addy Award: “The True Walking Dead” (Category: Copywri� ng)Silver Addy Award: ACAMS Today September-November 2016 (Category: Publica� on Design, Cover Design)Silver Addy Award: “How Terrorist Trends Evolve” (Category: Publica� on Design, Editorial Spreador Feature)Silver Addy Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2016 and September-November 2016 (Category: Publica� on Design, Editorial Spread or Feature Series)Silver Addy Award: ACAMS Today March-May 2016 (Category: Publica� on Design, Magazine Design)

2016 MarCom Awards (Associa� on of Marke� ng and Communica� on Professionals)Gold Award: “For the Love of the Game” (Category: Magazine-Editorial)

June-August 2016 and September-November 2016 (Category: Publica� on

(Category: Wri� ng Excellence Column-Associa� on)

Gold Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2015 (Category: Magazine Cover)Gold Award: “How Terrorist Trends Evolve and How FIs Should Respond” (Category: Feature Ar� cle)Gold Award: ACAMS Today March-May 2016 (Category: Magazine-Associa� on)Gold Award: ACAMS Today September-November 2015 (Category: Magazine-Associa� on)Pla� num Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2015 (Category: Magazine-Special Edi� on)Pla� num Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2016 (Category: Magazine-Special Edi� on)

2016 Charlie Award (Florida Magazine Associa� on)Charlie Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2015 (Category: Design Excellence-Best Illustra� on)Charlie Award: ACAMS Today September-November 2015 (Category: Design Excellence-Best Cover)Charlie Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2015, September-November 2015 and March-May 2016 (Category: Wri� ng Excellence-Best Feature Headlines)Silver Award: “For the Love of the Game” (Category: Wri� ng Excellence-Best Editorial)Silver Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2015 (Category: Design Excellence-Best Cover)Silver Award: “From Columbo to Holmes” (Category: Design Excellence-Best Feature Design)

2016 Treasure Coast Addys Award (American Adver� sing Federa� on) Gold Addy Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2015 (Category: Magazine Cover)Gold Addy Award: ACAMS Today September-November 2015 (Category: Magazine Cover)Gold Addy Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2015 (Category: En� re Magazine)Silver Addy Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2015 (Category: Magazine Cover-Illustra� on)Silver Addy Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2015, September-November 2015 and December ‘15-February ’16 (Category: Table of Contents)

2016 Communicator Awards (Academy of Interac� ve & Visual Arts)Award of Excellence: ACAMS Today June-August 2015 (Category: Magazine-Associa� on)Award of Excellence: ACAMS Today June-August 2015 (Category: Magazine-Cover Design)Award of Excellence: “Confronti ng Threat of Terrorism” (Category: Wri� ng-Feature Ar� cle)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today June-August 2015 (Category: Magazine-Special Edi� on)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today September-November 2015 (Category: Magazine-Associa� on)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today September-November 2015 (Category: Magazine-Special Edi� on)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today September-November 2015 (Category: Magazine-Overall Design)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today September-November 2015 (Category: Magazine-Cover Design)Award of Dis� nc� on: “For the Love of the Game” (Category: Wri� ng-Column)Award of Dis� nc� on: “From Columbo to Holmes” (Category: Wri� ng-Feature Ar� cle)

2016 AZBEES Award (American Society of Business Press Editors)Bronze Regional Award: ACAMS Today September-November 2015 (Category: Front Cover-Special Issue)Bronze Regional Award: “The T-MEN: A Giant Killer Legacy” (Category: Feature Ar� cle Design)Bronze Regional Award: “Makings of a Great Investi gator” and “For the Love of the Game” (Category: Print-Editorial/Editor’s Le� er)

2016 APEX Award (Communica� on Concepts)Award of Excellence: ACAMS Today September-November 2015 (Category: Magazines, Journals & Tabloids-Print + 1-2 Person Produced)

2016 Tabbies Honorable Men� on (Trade Associa� on Business Publica� ons Interna� onal)ACAMS Today June-August 2015 (Category: Front Cover-Special Issue)

2015 Communicator Awards (Academy of Interac� ve & Visual Arts)Award of Excellence: ACAMS Today June-August 2014 (Category: Magazine-Associa� on)Award of Excellence: ACAMS Today June-August 2014 (Category: Magazine-Cover Design)Award of Excellence: ACAMS Today September-November 2014 (Category: Magazine-Associa� on)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today June-August 2014 (Category: Magazine-Special Edi� on)Award of Dis� nc� on: “Afghanistan: A Detecti ve’s Story” (Category: Wri� ng-Feature Ar� cle)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today September-November 2014 (Category: Magazine-Copy/Wri� ng)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today September-November 2014 (Category: Magazine-Cover Design)Award of Dis� nc� on: “Life of a Compliance Offi cer” (Category: Wri� ng-Feature Ar� cle)

2015 APEX Award (Communica� on Concepts)Award of Excellence: ACAMS Today June-August 2014 (Category: Magazines, Journals & Tabloids-Print + 32 pages)

2015 AZBEES Award (American Society of Business Press Editors)Silver Regional Award: “Life of a Compliance Offi cer” (Category: Design Excellence-Feature Ar� cle Design)

2015 Davey Awards (Academy of Interac� ve & Visual Arts)Silver Award: ACAMS Today September-November 2014 (Category: Individual Achievement-Copywri� ng)Silver Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2015 (Category: Editorial-Magazine Cover)

2015 Tabbies Honorable Men� on (Trade Associa� on Business Publica� ons Interna� onal)ACAMS Today “It’s About Time” (Category: Editor’s Column)ACAMS Today “Afghanistan: A Detecti ve’s Story” (Category: Focus/Profi le Ar� cle)ACAMS Today June-August 2014 (Category: Front Cover-Special Issue)

2015 Treasure Coast Addys Award (American Adver� sing Federa� on) Gold Addy Award: ACAMS Today June-August 2014 (Category: Overall Magazine Design)Silver Addy Award: ACAMS Today September-November 2014 (Category: Overall Magazine Design)

2015 Charlie Award (Florida Magazine Associa� on)Silver Award: ACAMS Today December ‘14-February ’15 and March-May 2015 (Category: Best Table of Contents-Associa� on)

2014 Communicator Awards (Academy of Interac� ve & Visual Arts)Award of Excellence: ACAMS Today September-November 2013 (Category: Magazine-Associa� on)Award of Excellence: ACAMS Today September-November 2013 (Category: Magazine-Cover Design)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today June-August 2013 (Category: Magazine-Associa� on)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today June-August 2013 (Category: Magazine-Special Edi� on)Award of Dis� nc� on: ACAMS Today June-August 2013 (Category: Magazine-Cover Design)

2014 Charlie Award (Florida Magazine Associa� on)ACAMS Today June-August 2013 (Category: Best Cover-Associa� on)