Financial Crime Investigation Techniques Trained in El Salvador

In an effort to strengthen efforts against financial crimes, a one-week course on Financial Investigations for Public Corruption Cases was recently conducted by instructors from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in San Salvador.

Course Objectives and Participants

The course aimed to equip law enforcement officials with techniques to prosecute and resolve fraud and public corruption crimes. Thirty law enforcement officials from Bolivia, Colombia, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and El Salvador attended the training session.

Course Content

The course covered various financial investigation techniques, including:

• Money Tracing: tracing the movement of illegal funds to identify their origin and destination.
• Asset Identification and Forfeiture: identifying and seizing assets derived from illegal activities.
• Calculating Illegal Income: determining the amount of income generated by criminal activities.

Acknowledgments

The IRS instructors praised ILEA San Salvador for providing a platform for them to deliver the course, recognizing the significant work the institution has done in the field of security by equipping law enforcement officials with tools to effectively combat transnational crime.