Upcoming Events
December 7, 2020
International Criminal Court Discussion with Ambassador David Scheffer
Please join traccc, along with the National Security Institute and Center for Security Policy Studies in an event with Ambassador David Scheffer. The event will focus on the International Criminal Court, with Ambassador Scheffer discussing the history, current controversies, and utility of the court to national security.
Date: December 7, 2020
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
Registration: https://gmu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3o9MkJgtTDiGKrXb07_A5w
Illicit Finance and Trade Based Money Laundering Executive Webinar
This course (coming in late Fall 2020) will provide information on understanding how money laundering works, current issues, trends, and methodologies used by today’s bad actors – once having accumulated money from an array of illicit activities – who hide, disguise, and launder so that authorities cannot determine where the dirty money comes from. The instructors will share practical insights on what works and what does not by examining effective international standards such as those by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), AML measures, best practices, and case studies in detecting and preventing the laundering of dirty money. This course will also focus on trade-based money laundering (TBML), underground financial systems, black market exchanges, new payment methods (NPMs), and other illicit finance processes, vehicles, and methods that enable bad actors to disguise and clean their dirty money.
The training webinar is aimed for professionals in all sectors and industries impacted by illicit finance and TBML.
Topics covered in this five-week course over 10 sessions including the following:
Week 1:
i. Introduction to Money Laundering (Understanding Illicit Finance)
ii. Illicit Financial Flows
Week 2:
iii. Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML)
iv. Misuse of the International Gold Trade
Week 3:
v. Underground Financial Systems
vi. Black Market Exchanges
Week 4:
vii. Free Trade Zones (FTZs)
viii. Offshores and Safe Havens (Illicit Cash)
Week 5:
ix. TBML: Government and Industry Countermeasures
x. Practical Exercises
Throughout the five weeks, students will be challenged to work through the various methodologies to think of ways to develop potential solutions to target the numerous money laundering threats using the materials and instruction provided throughout the course.
[60 minutes per session; two (2) sessions per week for five (5) weeks. Fall 2020]
For more information please visit https://schar.gmu.edu/prospective-students/programs/executive-education/...
** Unless otherwise specified, all events are free, open to the public, and are held at Van Metre Hall, 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201 (one block from the Virginia Square Metro Stop, see map). However, seating is limited and reservations are suggested. To secure a seat, please register here, call TraCCC at 703-993-9757 or e-mail us at traccc@gmu.edu. Accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities upon request.
Metered parking is available around the building and a pay garage can be accessed from directly behind Van Metre Hall (see map). TraCCC is unfortunately unable to validate parking.