ORGANISED FINANCIAL CRIME
April 1st, 2004
Keith NuthallTHE EUROPEAN Commission has signalled it is ready to make further legislative proposals to fight organised financial crime, focusing on money laundering, illegal asset confiscation and financial transparency. In a policy paper (Communication), the Commission says: "Illicit gain can be undermined by enhancing the ability of law enforcement services to identify, freeze and confiscate criminal proceeds", while calling for "greater use of financial investigative techniques to trace money trails." The paper has been released as EU anti-fraud unit OLAF and ...
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