Lea Pfeifer

Senior Legal Counsel at MoneyGram International

Ms. Pfeifer joined MoneyGram International, a money service business that operates in over 200 countries and territories, as Senior Legal Counsel in 2015. She handles all compliance and regulatory issues for the company, including issues involving the Bank Secrecy Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as anti-fraud, anti-money laundering, and counter-terrorist financing. She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and also manages state licensing, regulatory exams, and legislative updates.

Prior to joining MoneyGram, Ms. Pfeifer worked for the U.S. Department of Justice for over 13 years, during which she oversaw financial investigations and prosecuted cases involving federal criminal tax, money laundering, and fraud offenses, and civil and criminal forfeiture issues.

Ms. Pfeifer earned her J.D., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. She also holds an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Dallas, and a B.A. in psychology and a B.F.A. in art history from the University of Texas at Austin.