Western Union agent definition

Western Union agent or “Agents” include, but are not limited to, network, independent, master, or subagents. The Company admits, accepts, and acknowledges that it is responsible under United States law for the acts of its officers, directors, and employees, as well as for certain conduct of its Agents, such as use of Western Union’s money transfer system, as charged in the Information, and as set forth in the Statement of Facts attached hereto as Attachment A and incorporated by reference into this Agreement, and that the allegations described in the Information and the facts described in Attachment A are true and accurate. Should the Offices pursue the prosecution that is deferred by this Agreement, the Company stipulates to the admissibility of the Statement of Facts in any proceeding, including any trial, guilty plea, or sentencing proceeding, and will not contradict anything in the Statement of Facts at any such proceeding.

Western Union agent or “Agents” are generally individuals or entities that own and/or operate businesses that have a contractual relationship with Western Union and, by virtue of that contractual relationship are authorized to offer Western Union’s money transfers to consumers. Western Union Agents may have multiple locations where Western Union services are offered. In the U.S., Western Union directly contracts with both network agents and independent agents. Network agents are retail chains that have one contract with Western Union through which the retailer offers Western Union services at multiple locations. Independent agents are small independent businesses such as convenience stores that contract directly with Western Union to offer Western Union services at their locations. In some countries outside the U.S., Western Union may operate through master agents, which are generally independent businesses that in turn subcontract with generally small independent stores who offer Western Union services at their locations. All Western Union Agent locations have access to the Money Transfer System and must send all Western Union transfers by wire via the Money Transfer

Western Union agent means any network agent, master agent, representative, authorized delegate, independent agent, super-agent, national account agent, key account agent,

Examples of Western Union agent in a sentence

• Union Agent Locations knowingly entered false addresses, telephone numbers, and personal identification document information into the Western Union Money Transfer System in order to pay the fraudulently induced transfers to the Fraudsters or retransfer the funds to other Complicit Western Union Agent Locations elsewhere.

• As early as 2004, an employee in Western Union’s Corporate Security Department prepared a set of “draft” Global Guidelines for discipline and suspension of Western Union Agent locations worldwide that processed a materially elevated number of reported fraud transactions.

• For example, between 2001 and 2012, twenty- eight Western Union Agent owners, operators, or employees were charged in the Middle District of Pennsylvania for their participation in fraud or money laundering using Western Union’s Money Transfer System.

• In January 2008, two Western Union departments separately proposed methods to discipline potentially Complicit Western Union Agent Locations.

• Each Western Union Agent location has access to the Money Transfer System and must send all Western Union transfers by wire via the Money Transfer System.

• The Complicit Western Union Agent Locations received money, which was usually subtracted from the victims’ money transfers.

• Through these actions, the Complicit Western Union Agent Locations concealed the true identities of the Fraudsters, as well as their involvement in the scheme.

• Even though Corporate Security threatened to suspend Agent locations, thousands of Complicit Western Union Agent Locations—particularly overseas—appeared on the 60-Day Fraud Report multiple times with increasing CFR payments without Western Union taking disciplinary action against them.

More Definitions of Western Union agent

Western Union agent means any network agent, master agent, representative, authorized delegate, independent agent, super-agent, national account agent, key account agent, strategic account agent, sub-representative, subagent, or any location, worldwide, authorized by Defendant to offer or provide any of its money transfer products or services.

Western Union agent or “Agents” are generally individuals or entities that own and/or operate businesses that have a contractual relationship with Western Union and, by virtue of that contractual relationship are authorized to offer Western Union’s money transfers to consumers. Western Union Agents may have multiple locations where Western Union services are offered. In the U.S., Western Union directly contracts with both network agents and independent agents. Network agents are retail chains that have one contract with Western Union through which the retailer offers Western Union services at multiple locations. Independent agents are small independent businesses such as convenience stores that contract directly with Western Union to offer Western Union services at their locations. In some countries outside the U.S., Western Union may operate through master agents, which are generally independent businesses that in turn subcontract with generally small independent stores who offer Western Union services at their locations. All Western Union Agent locations have access to the Money Transfer System and must send all Western Union transfers by wire via the Money Transfer System. “Western Union Agent” or “Agents” include, but are not limited to, network, independent, master, or subagents. The Company admits, accepts, and acknowledges that it is responsible under United States law for the acts of its officers, directors, and employees, as well as for certain conduct of its Agents, such as use of Western Union’s money transfer system, as charged in the Information, and as set forth in the Statement of Facts attached hereto as Attachment A and incorporated by reference into this Agreement, and that the allegations described in the Information and the facts described in Attachment A are true and accurate. Should the Offices pursue the prosecution that is deferred by this Agreement, the Company stipulates to the admissibility of the Statement of Facts in any proceeding, including any trial, guilty plea, or sentencing proceeding, and will not contradict anything in the Statement of Facts at any such proceeding.