The e-presentation provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) in combating illicit financial flows related to white-collar crime. It details the legal and procedural framework for freezing assets, including preliminary and operational analysis of suspicious transactions. Moreover, it discusses stand-alone money laundering (ML) investigations, an FIUs strategic analysis functions and the evolution of Latvia’s national risk assessments. It also highlights the increasing role of FIUs in sanctions implementation, including the detection of sanctions circumvention and cooperation with national and international partners.
e-Presentation | March 2025 | Learning time: 43 minutes
e-Presentation by Intars Krūmiņš, Head of Strategic and Tactical Analysis Department, Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia, Riga.