Perspective on International Organised and Economic Crime from Interpol; Statutory Immunity for Suspicious Activity Reporting: Real or Imaginary Protection for Financial Institutions?

• NCJ Number: 180036
• Journal: Journal of Financial Crime Volume: 6 Issue: 4 Dated: May 1999 Pages: 343-350
• Author(s): Raymond Kendall; Ian M. Comisky
• Date Published: 1999
• Length: 8 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

These two articles present an Interpol perspective on international organized crime and a brief look at immunity for financial institutions providing information to the Federal Government about their customers.

Abstract

Interpol's mission is to promote and improve international police cooperation. However, the organization is restricted by differences among nations in languages, judicial systems, laws, procedures and techniques, budgets, and investigative priorities. In the matter of international economic crime, the investigators must have in-depth knowledge of information technology and the flexibility to be able to continue their investigations when away from their home countries. Nations must be willing to sacrifice some national sovereignty, to find international solutions to international problems. The second article contains relevant case law and several case studies concerning the scope of the immunity granted to financial institutions providing information to the Federal Government about their customers under U.S. laws. References