WASHINGTON-Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Director James F. Sloan recently announced that he will be leaving the agency. Sloan has accepted the position of assistant commandant for intelligence at the United States Coast Guard beginning Nov. 17. He has served as the director of FinCEN, a bureau of the Treasury Department, since April 1999. "Director Sloan has brought strong leadership to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. FinCEN's unique position as a Treasury regulatory agency, as well as a law enforcement support network, enables it to serve as a bridge between the financial and law enforcement communities," Treasury Secretary John Snow said. "Under Jim's leadership, FinCEN's support to investigators tracking terrorist financing and its regulatory work implementing important anti-terror legislation such as the USA PATRIOT Act, have played a key role in the war on terrorism. Jim departs with the sincere gratitude and best wishes of all of us here at Treasury."