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`(A) IN GENERAL- If a financial institution or any director, officer, employee, or agent of any financial institution, voluntarily or pursuant to this section or any other authority, reports a suspicious transaction to a government agency--
`(i) the financial institution, director, officer, employee, or agent may not notify any person involved in the transaction that the transaction has been reported; and
`(ii) no officer or employee of the Federal Government or of any State, local, tribal, or territorial government within the United States, who has any knowledge that such report was made may disclose to any person involved in the transaction that the transaction has been reported, other than as necessary to fulfill the official duties of such officer or employee.
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Translation: If someone working for a bank reports a suspicious transaction that you've made to the government, They're not allowed to tell you that they reported it. Neither is any government worker who knows about the complaint, unless they're otherwise obligated to. /Translation
This is not something that you would rely on if you're going to court, or contemplating activity that might be illegal, but it is close enough for general informative purposes, and helps people understand reasonably well what their rights and obligations are in this country.