Subject: Treasury statement on Buzzfeed story
“The BuzzFeed story is flat out wrong. An unsourced suggestion that an
office within Treasury is engaged in illegal spying on Americans is
unfounded and completely off-base.
“In the post-9-11 era, law enforcement and Intelligence Community
members, both within agencies and across the federal government, are
required to share information as governed by law. Treasury’s OIA and
FinCEN share important information and operate within the bounds of
statute and other relevant legal authorities.
“The dedicated staff throughout TFI share a common mission to utilize and
share financial data to prevent terrorist attacks, money laundering,
narcotics trafficking and other illicit activity, and do so by following all
applicable laws and regulations. We have a responsibility to bring to bear
all the tools available to us to protect the American people.”