We are a group of highly experienced professionals whose goal is to contribute to the earlier identification of risk factors for, among others, money laundering, financial fraud and cybercrime. Our added value is the application of research insights and experiences “to prevent”. With our knowledge, training and articles, companies, organizations (profit and non-profit) but especially all of us as citizens, can better recognize risks in advance so that less criminal abuse has to be identified afterwards. Click here to read WHY we do this
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Inclusion and a risk-based approach go hand in hand. However, the regulations (WWFTfor Netherlands sometimes seem to have a effect to exclude organisations. What are the developments in this area and where can you obtain information so that you do not unnecessarily exclude organisations and individuals?
More details on the sanctions example used at the FPC conference of Zanders and why i am critical of all those who see AI and data analysis as the holy grail of compliance. I still support the 2021 FATF document stating that IT developments can certainly help us, but that human intervention remains essential. This examples may proof it.
The Zembla broadcast indicates that the ATMs are used for tax fraud. This is certainly possible, but there is a big difference whether you are looking at an entrepreneur who wants to commit tax fraud or who works as a money launderer. We discuss the differences here.
In this contribution the final verdict in the legal case in Panama related to Mossac and Fonseca and others involved. This case was really a new testcase if a money laundering case was possible to be successfully prosecuted in Panama but even more if it involved a facilitator. It was not a succes for more than one reason.
Read more and stay tuned on the recent developments in the Panamese lawsuit against Mossack & Fonseca and others
DC Preventive Forensics (current news items deeper explained with added insights by experience)
We are not a commercial forensic or compliance consultancy. We join hands and work with a number of specialists, each with tens of years of experience. We have each individually played our own specialist role in the fight against involvement in crime.
But the most important thing is that we want to share our knowledge and vision on current topics through DC preventive forensics. So many current events supplemented with background from (experience) knowledge.
As highly experienced specialists in the fight against involvement in crime, we noticed that in national but also international training courses, lectures and educational colleges in which we were individually involved, we had both a personal connection but also a comparable view of how to ensure that knowledge about how both organizations and individuals could protect themselves against involvement in crime.
After we left the workforce, we received many questions about continuing to share our knowledge. Because we are all teamplayers, but also complement each other based on our own expertise, we have decided to join forces in DC Preventive Forensics.
We use our own knowledge together and in tailor-made solutions with others in order to strengthen the prevention of involvement in crime. Where fun and creativity are part of our collaboration and customized contributions.
The new workshop that can make you even more resilient.
Even after 300 training sessions and a book with 200 constructions one question echoed
‘Will there be a sequel to the money laundering game/workshop Ed van Utrecht?’
Last year, my friends at DCPF and I decided that a follow up was indeed necessary.
During the workshop participants are once again going on a quest to find out how a criminal works, but this time we are taking a much broader view than only Money laundering. More than 30 (economic) offences will be discussed. The aim is to discover how you as a participant and your colleagues can uncover the criminality by asking the right questions and ensuring that none of us become involved in fraud.
Curious to find out how it works?
The Directorate General for Undermining of the Ministry of Justice and Security organized a national conference.
We were asked to organize a workshop that was not focused on a substantive topic, but rather encouraged participants to think about new topics, approaches, but above all how you can achieve more effect together with others.
In our opinion, participants should also be able to work on something concrete in a workshop.
In the workshop we tested it with ideas that have arisen around undermining and money mules. As well we examined whether these donkeys might also be victims and whether you can focus on this element as a prevention instrument.
This keynote had the title:“Developments in the past 40 years in supervision, investigation and adjudication”.
On the occasion of the annual retraining day, an interactive lecture was given to 200 NVWA IOD (Dutch financial police on food related cases) employees.
The focus was mainly on how the view of special investigation has changed over the past 40 years. But also how the criminal law instruments (e.g. special investigative powers and penalties) have changed.
Based on the experiences of those present, we looked at how these changes were achieved and how we can further develop them together with partners.
The assignment was not only to give a lecture, but also to promote this within their club (i.e. a train the trainer).
Increasingly we read in the press (but also from FATF) that charities have been used by criminals while they were unaware of any harm done. Rotary Netherlands realized this and asked for a workshop. However, we provided this in such a way that about 200 ambassadors were created who could help their fellow Rotarians with sample material.
Curious about the whole story and whether you too can be abused?