WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced James H. Freis Jr. as the new director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a bureau of Treasury.
Freis currently serves as deputy assistant general counsel for Enforcement & Intelligence. "Over the past two years at Treasury, Jim has contributed greatly to Treasury's efforts to protect the country against terrorist financiers, money launderers, and other criminals who abuse the financial system," Paulson commented.
As deputy assistant general counsel, Freis provides legal support to Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, including supervising legal counsel to FinCEN, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture. He is also responsible for developing international financial measures against rogue states. Freis previously served in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's legal department. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, each with honors.
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