The primary goal of the FBI's money laundering program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most significant money laundering mechanisms. This will increase the cost of criminal activity, create barriers to entry, and reduce the flow of criminal assets. A second goal of the money laundering program is to enhance and support money laundering investigations where the specified unlawful activity is unknown. A third goal of the money laundering program is to enhance and support money laundering investigations in the white collar, organized crime, drug, and violent crimes programs in the FBI.

SHORT TERM GOALS
Through increased liaison with other federal, state, and local agencies, task forces will be created and/or maintained to address domestic and international money laundering matters in order to identify and document emerging money laundering methodologies.

LONG TERM GOALS
A long term goal of the Money Laundering Unit is to proactively generate new money laundering investigations and enhance pending money laundering investigations through the following means:

• analysis of Suspicious Activity Reports;
• utilization of databases currently in place; and
• development and implementation of an artificial intelligence database.

CAPABILITIES
Successful FBI money laundering investigations occur due to investigators' extensive knowledge, skills, and persistence in following fraudulent transactions through the banking, financial markets, insurance, real estate, and other financial arenas. FBI Agents with business backgrounds (including more than 500 Certified Public Accountants) are particularly adept at successfully investigating these types of complex crimes. The Supervisory Special Agents and professional support personnel assigned to the Money Laundering Unit have a broad base of investigative experience in areas such as money laundering, and white collar, drug, and organized crime investigations.