June 14-16, 2005
HIGH INTENSITY MONEY LAUNDERING
AND RELATED FINANCIAL CRIME AREA (HIFCA) TASKFORCE
ST. THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS

(MONEY LAUNDERING & TERRORIST FINANCING )

As a member of the Financial Fraud Institutes staff of instructors, Mr. Mazur provides advanced training to law enforcement officers assigned to HIFCA taskforces throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands. HIFCA's (High Intensity Money Laundering & Related Financial Crime Area Taskforces) were conceived in the Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998 as a means of concentrating law enforcement efforts at the federal, state and local levels in high intensity money laundering zones. Each HIFCA attacks threats posed by individuals and organizations involved in the laundering of funds derived from drug trafficking, terrorism and other illegal activities.

Mr. Mazur instructs HIFCA Taskforce members with respect to various issues, including:

• Advanced Techniques of Investigating International Money Laundering Organizations
• Managing Informants
• Managing Risk In Undercover Operations

Mr. Mazur's participation in HIFCA Taskforce training is sponsored by the Financial Fraud Institute (FFI), a division of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). The FFI is mandated with designing, developing, coordinating, and administering training programs related to the investigation of financial and high technology crimes. For more information about FLETC, visit www.fletc.gov, where you can link to the website of the FFI. For additional information about HIFCA Taskforces, visit the website of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN), www.fincen.gov/, where you can use FINCEN's website search engine for the latest HIFCA related notices.