NCJ Number
160148
Date Published
1993
Length
241 pages
Annotation
Directed mainly to public officials, this manual describes the nature, extent, and impacts of money laundering; proposes model State laws to address the problem effectively; and offers suggestions on how attorneys general and local prosecutors can take the lead in enforcement and prosecution efforts to address this problem.
Abstract
The manual is also intended as a reference for both experienced and newly elected attorneys general and local prosecutors. It explains the functions of a financial crimes prosecution unit in the offices of attorneys general and district attorneys, explains the staffing requirements for these units, and presents sample start-up and operating budgets. It also explains the steps involved in conducting investigations with the greatest likelihood of successful prosecution. Preliminary investigative techniques, intelligence gathering and sharing, and the stages of a money laundering investigation are discussed. Appended model laws, list of training resources and State block grant fund administrators, sample terms for memoranda of understanding with the United States Treasury Department, and checklists