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Top anti-money laundering investigators and prosecutors from the United States and United Kingdom today joined counterparts from Morocco’s public prosecutor’s office (Présidence du Ministère Public) for the start of a two-day workshop (May 10-11) in Marrakech, sharing successful strategies for prosecuting money laundering crimes.
The workshop was organized by officials from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) and the Moroccan government, demonstrating the joint U.S.-Morocco commitment to combatting criminal organizations and blocking their access to illicit financing.
Secretary General Hassan Ennasr of the Autorité Nationale du Renseignement Financiere and Casablanca U.S. Consul General Lawrence Randolph gave opening remarks at the workshop, which included the participation of over two-dozen Moroccan prosecutors who recently gained authority to pursue criminals who commit money laundering offenses, with a focus on major banking and commercial centers like Casablanca, Fes, Tangiers, and Marrakech.
“The group assembled here today consists of some the most skilled prosecutors and investigators from three countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, and Morocco, all working together to make Moroccan money laundering prosecutions more impactful,” Consul General Randolph said in his remarks. “The more that law enforcement can attack criminals’ ability to launder money, the less incentive there is for criminals to engage in crime in the first place.”
Over two days, workshop participants will discuss Moroccan legal tools available to bring money laundering charges alongside substantive criminal charges, as well as specific techniques to develop deeper financial investigations.
They also will discuss how prosecutors from each country can work together with international law enforcement partners on money laundering investigations.
Americas Coordinator: José Antonio Sierra.
