On the problems of countering the legalization of criminal income

The webinar “Modern approaches to the organization of work in the field of countering the legalization of proceeds from criminal activity” was completed.

The event was organized with the support of the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation IRZ and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime within the framework of the Academy’s status as a basic educational institution for training employees of financial investigation agencies of the CIS countries.

It was attended by representatives of law enforcement and fiscal authorities of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

The meeting was also attended by representatives of departmental educational organizations — the St. Petersburg Academy of the Investigative Committee and the University of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation, the Academy of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Uzbekistan, and the Dnepropetrovsk State University of Ukraine.

The purpose of the event is to improve the skills of specialists, training in advanced methods of detecting and investigating financial crimes.

The experts shared their international experience in investigating financial crimes. They told about the best international practices of effective tracking and recovery of stolen assets, the main directions of mutual legal assistance in this area.

The participants were introduced to modern schemes of money laundering, information and analytical tools for detecting criminal facts, and methods of working with open sources in the search for evidence.

The training event demonstrated a great interest in enhancing regional cooperation between fiscal and law enforcement agencies to combat financial crimes.