Online Course 2008/2023/ONL: Money laundering

The aim of the activity is to enhance the knowledge of participants on money laundering typologies and the application of financial investigative techniques in combating serious crime.

The activities will focus on sharing knowledge on money laundering typologies and demonstrating good national practices of the integration of financial investigations into various kind of serious crime – investigation – cases. A separate module will concentrate on the added value of cross-border cooperation instruments (Europol, CARIN, AMON and similar) and emphasis will be put on how to investigate money laundering without the investigation or detection of the predicate offense (the Dutch method on stand-alone money laundering investigations).

Topics will encompass the offshore challenge, cash collection networks, trade-based money laundering practices, money laundering techniques via virtual currencies or underground banking as well. Additionally through several examples it will be demonstrated how financial investigative approach contributes to serious crime investigations at operative level. The importance of suppressing crime enablers and the viable use of EU cooperation tools (e.g. Europol) will be also debated during the course.

The learning strategy is focused to enhance the capacity of European law enforcement officers to integrate financial investigations into general crime investigations. The learning process highlights a learner-centred approach and will consist of:

• Independent Learning: reviewing case studies, watching webinars, listening short videos (podcasts),  studying reading material – 25 hours.
• Contact Learning via online forums: forum discussion with other participants, exchange of good practices – 5 hours.
• Experiential Learning: a simulated case exercise is provided in the end of the activity which needs to be analysed by participants – 5 hours.

The course will be held entirely in English, therefore it is essential that nominated officials possess appropriate language skills (at least B2 level). The entire activity will be carried out online hence the physical presence of participants will not be required.

No special experience is required from participants but it is important that they'll remain open-minded, active and will be willing to share their ideas/experience during the learning process.

Completion of the course would require around 2-3 hours’ investment / working day from the attending participants during the length of two weeks, from 3 to 24 May 2023. While there is no specific time slot when participants shall be available for completing the course tasks, they should follow the course continuously.

Another editon of the Money laundering online course with the same content will also be organised from 31 May to 21 June 2023.

Nomination:

In case you are interested to attend, please contact your local CEPOL National Unit / CEPOL National Contact Point as soon as possible. Deadline for nominations by CEPOL National Units: 31 March 2023.

Selected participants have to be registered to CEPOL's Law Enforcement Education platform LEEd where the online activity will take the place.