“It was a pleasure working with Gary on our AML needs. The materials his firm provides are top-notch and easy to understand.”
Elie Farah, EMALL, Inc.
Expertise You Can Count On
Knaus & Associates’ experts have more than 50 years combined experience helping organizations, businesses and professionals manage regulatory and compliance issues.
Gary Knaus
Mr. Knaus has a depth of regulatory-related experience that ranges from authoring books and articles, teaching workshops, providing in-office consulting and designing software to manage complex regulatory requirements. Since 2012 his activities have included creating AML regulatory services for dealers in precious metals and stones nationwide. Mr. Knaus has also testified on regulatory matters before the Federal Government. He has been involved in the numismatic industry for more than 40 years as a collector, author, numismatic financial analyst, and working with a leading coin dealer. Mr. Knaus holds an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a BA from Southern Illinois University. He is also a member of the PNG, ANA, FUN and CSNS.
David Burris
Mr. Burris has extensive experience dealing with the regulatory environment both from the government and private sector perspectives. He conducted some of the most complex money laundering investigations in the nation’s history and has provided AML consulting services to private organizations and government agencies. He was a Special Agent with Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation for 25 years that included a role managing the IRS Asset Forfeiture Program. He has been a private sector AML advisor for the past 10 years and was named AML Professional of the Year for his work enhancing the AML regime in Indonesia. He has provided AML advisory services to the Governments of Yemen, Malawi, Antigua, Mongolia and Russia; has served as an AML advisor to numerous US financial institutions and has provided advisory services to clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies in the US and worldwide. Mr. Burris has a Master’s in Criminology with an emphasis in Accounting; a Master’s in Public Health and is a Certified Fraud Examiner.
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