Activity on an entity flagged by screening (PEP status no, high risk).

What happened. Alert 3c523768-2c19-41fd-ab66-b99e8082cc17 was opened by the sanctions_or_pep detector on 2026-09-17 for entity enti_sim_meri_5if3mzfr9pn, flagged by screening as high risk. The route reason states this detector always routes to review, not that a specific match was found. The associated transfer is an outgoing ACH credit of $497.65 USD, settled, under the Meridian Remit program. What the evidence shows. The entity record shows PEP status is no, verification is VERIFIED, and review reasons are none. The high-risk flag is present but no sanctions list match or adverse media detail is given in the evidence. The transfer-level signals show entity.high_risk(+20) and velocity.sum_24h_gt_2x_daily_avg(+10), but the transfer skoor is null/unscored and hard_signal is false, meaning no rule fired with confirmed severity. The transfer settled with no return code, indicating the receiving side processed it without rejection. Counterparty country is listed as unknown, which is a gap in the record but not itself an indicator of sanctions exposure. What was checked. Entity screening fields (PEP, high risk, review reasons, last screened date), transfer status and return code, program declared volume and rails/countries, transfer scoring band and signal list, and prior dispositions, of which there are none on file. What is recommended. Close the alert. The entity has no PEP designation, no listed review reasons, and passed verification. The only signals present are a generic high-risk flag and an unexplained velocity signal, neither of which is a confirmed sanctions or PEP match. The transfer has already settled with no return, so there are no funds to hold. The unknown counterparty country and unexplained velocity signal should be noted in the entity file for the next scheduled screening review, but do not on their own justify holding this settled transfer or escalating for a broader pattern.

{
  "n": 8,
  "band": "unscored",
  "skoor": null,
  "signals": [
    {
      "code": "entity.high_risk",
      "detail": "entity marked high risk by screening",
      "weight": 20
    }
  ],
  "routeReason": "detector always reviewed"
}