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Cooperation at International Level – CARIN, ARO Platform, AMON

Jill THOMAS Specialist Europol Criminal Assets Bureau TAIEX Seminar on Asset Recovery Offices Ankara – 14 & 15 December 2011

Content

2 • Camden Asset Recovery Interagency Network CARIN   What is it How was it developed  How does it work • Asset Recovery Offices (ARO) Platform • Informal Network of Money Laundering Investigation Units AMON • Questions and Answers

Introduction

3 ◊ The cross border fight against international crime receives support from many legal instruments, both international and European (international conventions and framework decisions) ◊ In practice, these measures can only be applied with good cross border, inter-agency co-operation ◊ The human element always plays a key role

The History of CARIN

◊ at a EU confiscation seminar in 2002, one of the workshop recommendations was the creation of an informal network of experts in the field of asset forfeiture.

◊ Launched September 2004 4

Camden Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network CARIN

an informal network of ◊ English speaking ◊ judicial and law enforcement practitioners (interagency) ◊ experts in the field of asset tracing, freezing, seizure and confiscation.

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Structure, Aims and Objectives

The aim of CARIN is: to increase the effectiveness of members’ efforts on a multi-agency basis, in depriving criminals of their illicit profits

CARIN Manual

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Structure, Aims and Objectives

2 contacts from each member jurisdiction or organisation ◊ Steering Group – 9 members ◊ Presidency - Annual ◊ EUROPOL - permanent Secretariat/SG observer ◊ EUROJUST - SG observer 7

Structure

Annual General Meetings were held in 2004 - Netherlands 2005 - Ireland 2006 - Austria 2007 - UK 2008 - France 2009 - USA 2010 - Czech Republic

2011 – Bulgaria

2012 – Hungary 2013 – Ireland 2014 - Spain 8

CARIN Contacts 2011

CARIN Presidency 2011

CEPACA Mr.Todor Kolarov +35929234234 [email protected]

www.cepaca.bg

CARIN Secretariat

Europol Mrs. Jill THOMAS +31703531366

[email protected]

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Turkey CARIN Contact

Law Enforcement Contact

Turkish National Police Muhammet Murat YASAR +903124127145 [email protected]

Judicial Contact ?

Not yet… 10

60 Members

September 2011

49 Countries / Jurisdictions: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America 9 International Organisations: Europol, Egmont Group, Eurojust, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Interpol, OLAF, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), World Bank 11

International Organisations as Observers

• EUROPOL – Secretariat/Permanent Observer • EUROJUST–Permanent Observer • INTERPOL • OLAF • UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) • EGMONT • ICC 12

CARIN Style Networks

Camden Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network (CARIN)  Secretariat located at Europol Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network Southern Africa (ARINSA)  Secretariat located at the South African National Asset Forfeiture Unit Red de Recuperacion de Activos de GAFISUD (RRAG)  Secretariat located at the GAFISUD Secretariat Office 13

WORLD

CARIN ARINSA

RRAG

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November 2010

ARINSA

Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of Southern Africa  Botswana  Mauritius  Namibia  South Africa  Tanzania  Zambia  Zimbabwe 15

12 Members

November 2010

RRAG

Red de la Recuperación de Activos de GAFISUD             Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador México Panamá Paraguay Peru Uruguay 16

How does it work?

CARIN as a network has no legal basis ◊ CARIN contacts are not linked electronically ◊ The CARIN contacts list forms the basis of the network ◊ Informal network – formal channels ◊ The Network Contacts are the practitioners in the field 17

How does it work?

Operational Involvement

CARIN contacts provide general information on the possibilities in their own jurisdictions ◊ And facilitate the effective exchange of information and intelligence where necessary 18

How does it work?

Strategic Involvement

CARIN contacts undertake to meet all the strategic objectives in the CARIN Manual for their own jurisdictions ◊ Meet at an Annual Conference and (in workshops) make recommendations to overcome barriers and problems 19

CARIN and AROs?

How does this fit with the AROs?

• CARIN Network basis for national AROs • At least 1 CARIN contact (usually the LE contact) should be in the ARO • No duplication, but synergy with CARIN 20

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SIENA – a secure channel for direct co operation between AROs

• AROs have a legal obligation to co-operate and therefore need a secure channel to exchange information • The Europol SIENA system offers this secure channel

Asset Tracing Case Examples

UK – Asset Tracing request from Austria

»ML Investigation Austria »€23 Million in Liechtenstein »UK Resident

Informal Network of Money Laundering Investigation Units AMON

• Will be launched in January 2012 • Informal network of national contacts and cooperative group in all aspects related to tackling money laundering activities • AIM: to enhance and facilitate information exchange between Money Laundering Investigation Units (as opposed to FIUs) via existing legal channels • Establish AMON as an European center of Excellence on all aspects of the criminal investigation of money laundering 23

Thank you