The Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government has revealed that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the United States Department of Treasury, urged financial institutions in the wake of January 6, 2021 to look through customers' transactions, using search terms like "Trump" and "MAGA"
The letter from the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Government and the Committee on the Judiciary have obtained documents indicating that following January 6, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) "distributed materials to financial institutions that, among other things, outline the 'typologies' of various persons of interest and provide financial institutions with suggested search terms and Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) for identifying transactions on behalf of federal law enforcement."
🚨 #BREAKING: Federal Government Flagged Transactions Using Terms like "MAGA" and "TRUMP" for Financial Institutions
— Weaponization Committee (@Weaponization) January 17, 2024
Individuals who shopped at stores like Cabela's, Dick's Sporting Goods, or purchased religious texts like a bible, may also have had their transactions flagged. pic.twitter.com/zOJzfljuAG
These search terms included "Trump," and "MAGA."
