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Article: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Up Close Column.
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- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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- September 22, 2002
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Byline: Christine Van Dusen
Sep. 22--Robyn C. Mitchell wants to beat the bad guys. She's done that, as a criminal prosecutor. Now she's getting the chance to do it again in her new job, leading Bank of America's efforts to prevent money laundering.
It's a tough job, she knows, particularly in this post-Sept. 11 era.
"It is a higher sense of alert out there right now for money laundering," she said. "You're looking at people who are in businesses and are doing the kinds of transactions that are a part of everyday operations."
It can be difficult to determine whether these transactions are part of a scheme; they often look very ...