NCJ Number
141184
Date Published
1992
Length
69 pages
Annotation
This report proposes a framework for Arizona and possibly the rest of the Southwest region for building a comprehensive strategy for a sustained attack against money laundering.
Abstract
The three sections of the report address drug trafficking and the need for money laundering for the ongoing operation of a drug enterprise, identify types of money laundering transactions, and describe general as well as Arizona money laundering enforcement strategies. Development of a money laundering strategy calls for inquiry into the vulnerabilities of a drug network's money laundering component, the links between the money laundering component and the other components with which it must operate, and the essential physical and personnel assets associated with money laundering. The investigation and prosecution of the money laundering component is a prime enforcement strategy and includes reactive and proactive investigations and criminal, civil, and administrative remedies. Other countermeasures include cooperation among law enforcement agencies, support from the financial community, creation of information sources, and establishment of international-boundary cooperation. The key objective of each countermeasure is to unite, synthesize, and coordinate investigative and prosecutive efforts. 17 footnotes and 3 appendixes