2012 Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Report by the State Department (Volume II of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - INCSR)

This State Department report, issued March 2012 and converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction, provides the official government assessment of international efforts to control money laundering and financial crimes. The 2012 report on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes is a legislatively mandated section of the U.S. Department of State's annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. This 2012 report on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes is based upon the contributions of numerous U.S. Government agencies and international sources. Specifically, the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which, as a member of the international Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, has unique strategic and tactical perspective on international anti-money laundering developments. Many other agencies also provided information on international training as well as technical and other assistance, including the following: Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Department of Justice's Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section (AFMLS) of Justice's Criminal Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Office for Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance; and, Treasury's Internal Revenue Service, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Office of Technical Assistance. Also providing information on training and technical assistance are the independent regulatory agencies, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board.

Contents * Common Abbreviations * Legislative Basis for the INCSR * Introduction * Bilateral Activities * Training and Technical Assistance * Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) * Department of Homeland Security (DHS) * Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) * Department of Justice * Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) * Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) * Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training, the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, & Counterterrorism Section (OPDAT, AFMLS, and CTS) * Department of State * International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEAs) * Department of the Treasury * Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) * Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal Investigative Division (CID) * Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) * Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) * Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) * Treaties and Agreements * Multi-Lateral Organizations & Programs * The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and FATF-Style Regional Bodies (FSRBs) * The Organization of American States Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (OAS/CICAD) Group of Experts to Control Money Laundering * United Nations Global Programme against Money Laundering, Proceeds of Crime, and the Financing of Terrorism (GPML) * The Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units * Major Money Laundering Countries * Countries and Jurisdictions Table * Comparative Table Key * Comparative Table * INCSR Volume II Template Key * Countries/Jurisdictions of Primary Concern * Afghanistan * Antigua and Barbuda * Argentina * Australia * Austria * Bahamas * Belize * Bolivia * Brazil * British Virgin Islands * Burma * Cambodia * Canada * Cayman Islands * China, People's Republic of * Colombia * Costa Rica * Curacao * Cyprus * Dominican Republic * France * Germany * Greece * Guatemala * Guernsey * Guinea-Bissau * Haiti * Hong Kong * India * Indonesia * Iran * Iraq * Isle of Man * Israel * Italy * Japan * Jersey * Kenya * Latvia * Lebanon * Liechtenstein * Luxembourg * Macau * Mexico * Netherlands * Nigeria * Pakistan * Panama * Paraguay * Philippines * Russia * Singapore * Somalia * Spain * St. Maarten * Switzerland * Taiwan * Thailand * Turkey * Ukraine * United Arab Emirates * United Kingdom * Uruguay * Venezuela * Zimbabwe