CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Republic of Moldova Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof AML/CFT Moldovan System. Confiscation and seizing measures and procedures - national perspectives

CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Republic of Moldova Principles Center for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption Anticorrution Unit Director Stuff Unit Criminal Investigation Unit SPCSB (FIU) Combating Economic Crimes Unit Prevention Unit Juridical unit Secret unit Administration Unit Account Unit Internal Security Unit HR Unit General Direction NORTH General Direction SOUTH Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Combating ML/FT Preventing ML/FT Analytical activity Law framework consolidation Institutional capacity improvements AML/CFT tools implementation Republic of Moldova Objectives Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Republic of Moldova Receive, analyze and disseminate suspect of ML/FT information Seize the assets Interagency exchange of information Implement of FATF and MONEYVAL recommendations Assurance the transparency and public information on AML/CFT measures Duties Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Republic of Moldova Used softs Micro Strategy; Visual Links; Go case; Info View; Microsoft Office Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Албания Бельгия Болгария Беларусь Хорватия Эстония Грузия Германия Ливан Литва Македония Южная Корея Румыния Россия Украина Голландия Индонезия RMRM Others(другие ) Anticorruption Prosecutor Office (ПРОКУРАТУРА) Ministry of Internal Affairs (МВД) Ministry of Internal Affairs (МВД) Customs (ТАМОЖНЯ) Tax Authorities (налоговая) Tax Authorities (налоговая) FIU (ПФР) 41 Countries (Стран) 41 Countries (Стран) Republic of Moldova National and international cooperation

MONEYVAL TAIEX EGMONT GROUP ЕАГ/EAG CARIN GUAM INTERPOL FATF EUROPOL ИНЫЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНЫЕ СПЕЦИАЛИЗИРОВАННЫЕ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ по типу ФАТФ CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Republic of Moldova

CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Republic of Moldova Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Republic of Moldova Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Investigation Scenario on ML case Republic of Moldova Predicate crimeML Crime Source of Information FIU Activity CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Interaction between FIU and law enforcement agencies (Interacţiunea SPCSB cu organele de urmărire penală) Republic of Moldova Cauza penală Autorizări Acţiuni de urmărire penală Indicaţii Î nsărcinări Materiale SPCSB (FIU) Court (Instanţa de judecată) Criminal Investigation Body (Organ de urmărire penală) Prosecutor (Procuror) FIU Activity CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Republic of Moldova Results 2006 – 7 cases; 2007 –11, inclusive 4 money laundering cases; 2008 – 16 cases; 2009 – 24 cases, inclusive 2 money laundering cases; 2010 – 39 cases, inclusive 10 money laundering cases; 2011 – 36 cases, inclusive 10 money laundering cases; 2012 – 21 cases, inclusive 6 money laundering cases; Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Republic of Moldova Seized finacial asstes 2006 – 7,5 mln lei; 2007 –1,05 mln thousands dollar USA and 2,8 mn lei; 2008 – 738 thousands dollar USA and 4,6 mln lei; 2009 – 4,7 mln lei; 2010 – 412 thousands dollar USA and 2 mln lei; thousands dollar USA 4,5 mln lei – 19 mln lei. Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering Criminal code Article 106. Special confiscation (1) Special confiscation is the forced and free transfer to the state of property or goods used in the commission of a crime or that resulted from crimes. If the goods used in the commission of a crime or that resulted from crimes no longer exist or cannot be found, their monetary equivalent shall be seized. (1) Специальной конфискацией является принудительная и безвозмездная передача в собственность государства имущества (в том числе валютных ценностей), использованного при совершении преступления или полученного в результате такового. В случае, когда имущества, использованного при совершении преступления или полученного в результате совершения преступления, больше не существует или оно не найдено, конфискуется его стоимость. Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering 2) The following goods shall be subject to special confiscation: a) goods resulting from an act set forth in this Code as well as other revenues that accrue from these goods, except for goods and revenues subject to return to their legal owners; goods used or intended for use in the commission of a crime, if they belong to the criminal; c) goods provided to determine the commission of a crime or to pay the criminal; d) goods obtained through the commission of a crime, if they are not to be returned to the injured person or not intended for his/her compensation; e) goods possessed contrary to legal provisions; f)goods converted or transformed, partially or integrally, from goods resulting from crimes and from revenues accrued from such goods; g)goods used or intended for financing terrorism. (2) Специальной конфискации подлежит имущество: a) полученное в результате деяния, предусмотренного настоящим кодексом, а также любые доходы от этого имущества, за исключением имущества и доходов, подлежащих возвращению законному владельцу; b) использованное и предназначенное для совершения преступления, при условии принадлежности его преступнику; c) переданное с целью склонения к совершению преступления или для вознаграждения преступника; d) добытое путем совершения преступления, если оно не подлежит возврату потерпевшему и не предназначено для возмещения ему ущерба; e) находящееся во владении вопреки законным основаниям; f) частично или полностью превращенное или преобразованное из имущества, полученного в результате преступления, и из доходов от этого имущества; g) использованное или предназначенное для финансирования терроризма.

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering (2¹) If the goods resulting or obtained through the commission of a crime and revenues accrued from such goods are added to the illegally obtained goods, subject to seizure shall be the part of such goods or their equivalent value to the value of goods resulting or obtained from the commission of the crime and of the revenues accrued from such goods. (21) Если имущество, полученное или добытое в результате совершения преступления, и доходы от этого имущества были приобщены к имуществу, приобретенному законным путем, конфискации подлежит та часть этого имущества или его стоимости, которая соответствует стоимости риобщенных имущества и доходов от него. Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering (3) Special seizure shall be applied to persons who commit acts set forth in this Code. Special confiscation may also be applied to goods specified in par. (2), which, however, belong to other persons who accepted them knowing about their illegal origin. (4) Special confiscation may be applied even in cases when a criminal punishment is not set for the criminal. (5) Special confiscation shall not be applied for crimes committed through a press agency or any other type of mass media. ( 3) Специальная конфискация применяется в отношении лиц, совершивших деяния, предусмотренные настоящим кодексом. Специальной конфискации может подлежать также имущество, указанное в части (2), но принадлежащее другим лицам, которое они приняли, зная о незаконном приобретении этого имущества. (4) Специальная конфискация может применяться и в случае, когда виновному не назначается уголовное наказание. (5) Специальная конфискация не применяется в случае преступлений, совершенных посредством органа печати или любого другого средства массовой информации. Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering T I P O L O G I E S identified Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Control of Money Laundering Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Control of Money Laundering

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Control of Money Laundering

Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Control of Money Laundering Obstacles and impediments in investigation: Bureaucracy involved institutions;Bureaucracy involved institutions; Delayed measures on rogatory letters;Delayed measures on rogatory letters; Limited resources.Limited resources. Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof

Thank you Republic of Moldova CENTER FOR COMBATING ECONOMIC CRIMES AND CORRUPTION Office for Prevention and Control of Money Laundering Mihail GOFMAN Deputy-chief of SPCSB, Republic of Moldova Fischbachau, 3-6 October 2012 Hotel Aurachhof