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.