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Finansinių nusikaltimų Klaipėdos apskrityje kriminologinė charakteristika / Criminological characteristics of financial crimes in Klaipeda districtPakalniškis, Artūras 02 January 2007 (has links)
Finansiniai nusikaltimai - tai Baudžiamajame kodekse numatytos pavojingos veikos, kuriomis kėsinamasi į Lietuvos Respublikos finansų sistemą, vengiant mokėti mokesčius, išleidžiant į apyvartą netikrus pinigus, vertybinius popierius ar pažeidžiant šių vertybių apyvartos tvarką.
Analizuojant kriminologinius tyrimus Lietuvoje, užsienio šalių literatūrą, Lietuvos Respublikos įstatymus, Informatikos ir ryšių departamento prie LR VRM statistines ataskaitas, Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnybos metines veiklos ataskaitas, kriminologinę, baudžiamosios teisės ir kitų mokslo šakų literatūrą, darbe atskleidžiama finansinių nusikaltimų sąvokos esmė, išanalizuoti finansinių nusikaltimų kriminologinės charakteristikos ypatumai, apžvelgtos finansinių nusikaltimų tendencijos Lietuvoje 1995-2005 m., išskirti finansinių nusikaltimų Klaipėdos apskrityje kokybiniai ir kiekybiniai bruožai, išnagrinėti struktūriniai pokyčiai ir jų ypatumai, remiantis finansinių nusikaltimų mechanizmo analize bei asmeniškai atliktais tyrimais pateiktos finansinių nusikaltimų latentiškumo priežasčių pagrindines gairės, nustatyta, kokių priemonių reikėtų imtis, kovojant su finansiniais nusikaltimais ir jų latentiškumu.
Kad ir kokiomis priemonėmis stengiamasi kovoti su finansiniais nusikaltimais, jie tebelieka vieni latentiškiausių nusikaltimų. Tokių nusikaltimų išaiškinimas užima labai daug laiko ir reikalauja ne tik gerai paruoštų specialistų, bet ir šiuolaikinių technologijų, informatyvios informacinės bazės... [to full text] / Financial crimes are a certain criminal activity described in the Criminal Code, performance of which cause threat to the financial system of the Republic of Lithuania by evading taxes, releasing counterfeit money, securities or by violating the order of turnover of such valuables.
The nature of financial crime concept is revealed, peculiarities of financial crimes criminological characteristics analysed, tendencies of financial crimes in Lithuania during 1995-2005 reviewed, qualitative and quantitative features of financial crimes in Klaipeda district, structural changes and their peculiarities analysed, main guidelines of financial crimes latenticity cause supplied with reference to the analysis of financial crimes mechanism and personal researches, means, that ought to be taken in prevention of financial crimes and their latenticity, were determined by analysing the criminological researches in Lithuania, literature of foreign countries, Laws of Lithuanian Republic, statistical reports of IT and Communication Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, annual activity reports of Financial Crime Investigation Service, literature of criminology, criminal law and other sciences.
Despite the variety of measures taken against financial crimes they still remain among of the most latent crimes. Solving of such offences takes not only a lot of time and requires well-prepared specialists but also modern technologies, up-to-date informational... [to full text]
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Fronteiras da responsabilização penal de agentes financeiros na lavagem de dinheiro / Criminal responsibility of financial agents in money launderingArellano, Luis Felipe Vidal 04 March 2013 (has links)
A presente dissertação de Mestrado visa a discutir os limites da imputação penal de delitos de lavagem de dinheiro a funcionários de instituições financeiras que, ordenada ou casualmente, sejam envolvidos em ações praticadas por terceiros, clientes ou não destas instituições, e que possam configurar a realização do tipo objetivo do crime de lavagem de ativos. Com este propósito, são discutidos aspectos como a evolução da ideia de imputação penal vis-a-vis o desenvolvimento do pensamento chamado pós-contemporâneo e suas implicações na dogmática do concurso de pessoas. Ademais, são também descritos detalhadamente os momentos relativos à lavagem de dinheiro que podem ser propícios à participação de agentes financeiros, debatendo-se, em cada caso, a possibilidade ou não de imputação do crime de lavagem a estes agentes. / The following dissertation aims to discuss the limits of criminal imputation of money laundering on financial institutions employees that, casually or not, become involved in actions perpetrated by third parties, clients or not, of those institutions, which may configure the money laundering criminal fattie species. With this purpose, aspects such as the development of criminal imputation idea vis-a-vis the post-contemporary thinking and its implications to criminal participation theory are discussed. In addition, we focus specifically on the probable moment of the money laundering scheme in which the financial agent might be involved, debating, case by case, the possibility of incrimination.
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Fronteiras da responsabilização penal de agentes financeiros na lavagem de dinheiro / Criminal responsibility of financial agents in money launderingLuis Felipe Vidal Arellano 04 March 2013 (has links)
A presente dissertação de Mestrado visa a discutir os limites da imputação penal de delitos de lavagem de dinheiro a funcionários de instituições financeiras que, ordenada ou casualmente, sejam envolvidos em ações praticadas por terceiros, clientes ou não destas instituições, e que possam configurar a realização do tipo objetivo do crime de lavagem de ativos. Com este propósito, são discutidos aspectos como a evolução da ideia de imputação penal vis-a-vis o desenvolvimento do pensamento chamado pós-contemporâneo e suas implicações na dogmática do concurso de pessoas. Ademais, são também descritos detalhadamente os momentos relativos à lavagem de dinheiro que podem ser propícios à participação de agentes financeiros, debatendo-se, em cada caso, a possibilidade ou não de imputação do crime de lavagem a estes agentes. / The following dissertation aims to discuss the limits of criminal imputation of money laundering on financial institutions employees that, casually or not, become involved in actions perpetrated by third parties, clients or not, of those institutions, which may configure the money laundering criminal fattie species. With this purpose, aspects such as the development of criminal imputation idea vis-a-vis the post-contemporary thinking and its implications to criminal participation theory are discussed. In addition, we focus specifically on the probable moment of the money laundering scheme in which the financial agent might be involved, debating, case by case, the possibility of incrimination.
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L'évolution du droit des immunités pénales reconnues aux chefs d'Etat en Droit International / The evolution of the international criminal immunities of the heads of State in international lawNakoulma, Mariame Viviane 30 June 2017 (has links)
L’identification et l’examen des différentes facultés de poursuite des chefs d’État en droit international enregistrent de nombreuses mutations intervenues dans le système de protection que leur reconnaît le droit international. Réelles ou apparentes, ces mutations marquent une forme de rupture avec l’illusion qui fait croire que le souverain est irresponsable. En effet, depuis le XXe siècle, et de façon plus significative depuis le XXIe siècle, l’implication des détenteurs de l’autorité de l’État dans la commission de nombreuses atrocités a introduit des variables dans le régime des immunités, rendant ainsi possible leur mise en accusation sur le fondement du principe de non-immunité. Celle-ci peut être ouverte, pour crimes graves, devant certaines juridictions pénales internationales, dont la plus emblématique est la Cour pénale internationale, ou par le biais de mécanismes ambitieux, comme la compétence universelle, et innovants, comme les juridictions mixtes. Toutes ces institutions pénales constituent, en fait, des pôles d’évaluation du principe de non-immunité. La mise en cause des gouvernants pour corruption ou crimes économiques et financiers est considérée par le sujet, même si l’état du droit en la matière est plus modeste. Il faut donc imaginer à cet égard, de lege feranda, une contribution de l’irresponsabilité au développement de la responsabilité pour crime de «vol contre l’humanité». Dans l’ensemble, on ne saurait négliger l’important rôle joué par les règles du droit international humanitaire ainsi que par la montée en puissance d’une certaine éthique mondiale dans la gestion du pouvoir d’État. Mais en toutes ces matières, la mise en œuvre de la responsabilité pénale des chefs d’État recèle d’importantes difficultés, cristallisées notamment par les débats autour de l’équité, la légitimité et de l’universalité de la justice pénale internationale ainsi que de la coopération des États. Aussi, l’idée d’une certaine évolution du droit des immunités pénales devant les juridictions internationales (Partie 1) et celle d’une évolution aléatoire devant les juridictions internationalisées et nationales étrangères (Partie 2) retiennent particulièrement l’attention. Au demeurant, entre l’effet d’annonce que la qualité officielle de chef d’État n’exonère en aucun cas de la responsabilité pénale et le droit vivant, il existe un hiatus qui fait dire que l'évolution du droit international n'a pas radicalement entamé le "pronostic" vital" des immunités pénales. / The identification and the scrutiny of the prosecutions of heads of State in international law show that there have been many developments in the system of protection that international law grants them. Real or apparent, these developments represent a type of break with the illusion that allows us to believe that the sovereign is irresponsible. Indeed, during the 20th century, and in a more significant way in the 21st century, the involvement of high-ranking state officials in the commission ofnumerous atrocities has introduced variables into the immunities system, allowing for their indictment on the basis of the principle of non-immunity. So, they can be indicted, for serious primes, by international criminal jurisdictions, the most symbolic of which is the International Criminal Court, or by means of ambitious mechanisms such as universal, or even innovative as mixed jurisdictions. All of them provide, in fact, grounds for evaluating the principle of non-immunity. The indictment of high-ranking state officials for corruption or economic and financial crimesis considered, even if the scope of the law is more modest. It is thus necessary to imagine in this respect, de lege feranda, that the irresponsibility of heads of State may contribute to the development of the responsibility for “Theft Crimeagainst Humanity”. Overall, the important role played by humanitarian international law as well as by the increase in agreed ethics in the management of State power cannot be neglected. But in all these subjects, the implementation of the criminal responsibility of heads of State presents significant challenges, crystallized in particular by the debates around the equity, the legitimacy and the universality of the international criminal justice system aswell as the cooperation from States. So, the idea of a certain evolution of the law of criminal immunities before the international jurisdictions (Part 1) and that of a random evolution before the internationalized and foreign national jurisdictions (Part 2) particularly holds our attention. Finally, between the announcement that the official capacity as a head of State can in no case exempt them from criminal responsibility and the living law, there is a hiatus which can make us think that the evolution of international law has not radically affected the criminal immunities.
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A tipificação dos crimes financeiros como forma de limitação do abuso do poder econômicoValiengo, Thaméa Danelon 16 March 2007 (has links)
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Previous issue date: 2007-03-16 / The typification of financial crimes contained in Law 7.492/86 is featured as one of the possibilities to limit the economic power abuse and arises out of the normative and regulatory function of the economic activity the Federal Constitution confers to the State Although the current system has legal mechanisms in the administrative scope that aim at eradicating or minimizing this unacceptable abuse, said
mechanisms do not prove to be enough and efficient. The objective of this research was to demonstrate that only the Criminal Law - herein represented by the crimes against the national financial system - can limit the abuses arising out of the Economic Power by imposing severe reprimands, such as the preventive custody and the application of the indispensable deprivation of freedom, which is the only way to reach the aspired preventive effect of the punishment by
confinement. The criminological profile of the white-collar criminal is completely different from that of the conventional criminal. As a result of their high social status, economic infringers: have unlimited access to legal information; clearly
understand the consequences of their illicit acts; do not depend on the crime practice to subsist. Thus, only the criminal law, by adopting the above mentioned severe measures together with the constriction of properties and values, will limit said undesired behaviors, changing from minimum criminal law into maximum criminal law, being featured as prima ratio in respect to the combat to economic
and financial crimes. / A tipificação dos crimes financeiros constante na Lei 7.492/86 caracteriza-se como uma das possibilidades de limitação ao abuso do poder econômico, e decorre da função normativa e reguladora da atividade econômica conferida ao Estado pela Constituição Federal. Embora o atual ordenamento jurídico disponha de mecanismos legais na esfera administrativa que objetivam extirpar ou minimizar esse inaceitável abuso, tais mecanismos não se demonstram suficientes e eficazes. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi demonstrar que somente o Direito Penal - neste estudo representado pelos crimes contra o sistema financeiro nacional - poderá limitar os abusos decorrentes do poder econômico, através da imposição de reprimendas severas, como a prisão preventiva e a aplicação da indispensável pena privativa de liberdade, pois apenas com a utilização desta se alcançará o almejado efeito preventivo da pena de prisão. O perfil criminológico do sujeito ativo do crime de colarinho branco difere completamente do criminoso convencional. Em decorrência do elevado status social que ocupa, o infrator econômico: dispõe de irrestrito acesso às informações jurídicas; possui clara compreensão das conseqüências de seus atos ilícitos; independe da prática do crime para subsistência. Assim, somente o Direito Penal com a aplicação das árduas medidas citadas juntamente com as constritivas de bens e valores limitará essas condutas indesejadas, transmudando-se de direito penal mínimo para direito penal máximo, caracterizando-se como prima ratio no
que se refere ao combate dos crimes econômicos e financeiros.
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Crimes financeiros e política criminal: estudo de acórdãos do TRF da 3ª Região sobre os crimes de gestão fraudulenta e gestão temerária no período de 2001 a 2010Paula, Gauthama Carlos Colagrande Fornaciari de 22 November 2011 (has links)
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Previous issue date: 2011-11-22 / This work aims to produce knowledge about how the Brazilian Federal Court of the 3rd Region has been deciding about two of the main crimes related to the management of the financial institutions: fraudulent management and reckless management. Both crimes have been criticized by the doctrine, because of their failures of definition, since the edition of the federal law n. 7.492, in 1986. Furthermore, their legislative prevision has characteristics that comes close to the paradigm of the criminal law of risk, that is: crimes of abstract danger, that protect collective juridical good, committed by administrators who have the duty of trustworthiness in the management of the institutions, which are submitted to the inherent risks of the financial system. The adoption of this paradigm is contentious in the criminal law doctrine, because implies the flexibilization of the basic rights in a Rule of Law State under the perspective of the traditional criminal law paradigm. Thus, it is adopted the methodology of content analysis of judicial opinions to answer two problems of research: (1) which criteria are adopted by the Court for the characterization of the crimes? (2) Do the judicial opinions come close to one of the paradigms of criminal law? The hypotheses to be tested are: (1) that the Court considers mainly the practice of the conduct without analyzing its harmful potentiality under an ex ante perspective; and, (2) that this discourse of imputation of responsibility comes close to the paradigm of the criminal law of risk, considering, in context, other elements in the judicial opinions. In the first part, there is the methodological introduction; in the second, the theoretical framework; in the third and fourth, the analysis of the quantitative and qualitative results with their discussion; in the end, there is the conclusion, with a proposal of a new problem to be investigated. / Este trabalho visa produzir conhecimento sobre como o Tribunal Regional Federal da 3ª Região tem decidido sobre dois dos principais crimes afetos à administração das instituições financeiras: gestão fraudulenta e gestão temerária. Trata-se de delitos criticados pela doutrina em razão das falhas de definição dos tipos, desde a edição da Lei 7.492, em 1986. Além disso, a sua previsão legislativa possui características que os aproximam do paradigma do direito penal do risco, ou seja: são crimes de perigo abstrato, que tutelam bem jurídico supra-individual, praticados por administradores detentores do dever de probidade na condução das instituições frente aos riscos inerentes à dinâmica do sistema financeiro. A adoção desse paradigma é controversa na doutrina penal por implicar a flexibilização de garantias do Estado Democrático de Direito sob a perspectiva do paradigma do direito penal tradicional. Diante disso, adota-se a metodologia de análise de conteúdo de decisões para se responder a dois problemas de pesquisa: (1) Quais os critérios adotados pelo Tribunal para a configuração dos crimes? (2) As decisões aproximam-se de algum paradigma de direito penal? As hipóteses objeto de teste são: (1) que o Tribunal considera principalmente a prática da conduta sem analisar a sua potencialidade lesiva sob uma perspectiva ex ante; e, (2) que esse discurso de imputação de responsabilidade aproxima as decisões do paradigma do direito penal do risco, considerados, em contexto, outros elementos presentes nas decisões. Na primeira parte, é feita uma introdução metodológica; na segunda, estabelece-se o referencial teórico; na terceira e na quarta, realizam-se as análises dos resultados quantitativos e qualitativos obtidos com a sua discussão; por fim, procede-se à conclusão, levantando-se novo problema a ser investigado.
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Criminal compliance in the peruvian criminal law / Criminal compliance en el derecho penal peruanoClavijo Jave, Camilo 10 April 2018 (has links)
First, this work proposes a study of the origin, elements and application of the Compliance Program or, also named, Regulatory Compliance Program. The aforementioned program is understood as an internal device that corporations use not only to comply with the current legislation but also to prevent and detect legal violations they could be found in or as part of the activities they carry out.Second, it tries to explain and develop the connection between, on one hand, the new risks in the financial and technological development and, on the other hand, Criminal Law as a protective body of important legal assets for society. The aim is to analyze Criminal Compliance to get the corporationto manage its activities under current legislation, especially Criminal Law.In this regard, it enlarges the sectoral developments based on the Peruvian Government’s implementation of the the Compliance Program in the legal framework.Finally, it analyzes the impact of Criminal Compliance in the criminal legal framework. For that end, it refers to the criminal liability system in Peru and in what way it impacts on the application of Criminal Compliance. / El trabajo propone, en primer lugar, un estudio del origen, los elementos y la aplicación del Compliance Program o, también llamado, Programa de Cumplimiento Normativo, entendido como un dispositivo interno que las empresas implementan para cumplir con la normatividad vigente, así como para prevenir y detectar las infracciones legales que se produzcan dentro de las mismas o como parte de las actividades que estas realizan. Asimismo, se intenta explicar y desarrollar la relación entre los nuevos riesgos, debido al desarrollo económico y tecnológico, y el derecho penal como ente protector de bienes jurídicos de importancia para la sociedad. Esto último tiene como finalidad analizar el Criminal Compliance, destinado a que la empresa ordene su actividad conforme a la normativa aplicable, en especial la ley penal. En tal sentido, se desarrolla la aplicación que el Estado peruano ha realizado del referido Programa de Cumplimiento Normativo en el ordenamiento jurídico, en concreto los avances sectoriales. Finalmente, se analiza el impacto del Criminal Compliance en el ordenamiento jurídico penal. Para ello, se hace una referencia al sistema de responsabilidad penal adoptado en el Perú y de qué manera esto impacta en la aplicación del Criminal Compliance.
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A tipificação penal como forma de regulação do mercado de capitaisGonçalves, Alexandre Manoel 09 August 2012 (has links)
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Previous issue date: 2012-08-09 / Capital Market is comprised of the most important companies in activity in a given country. It is a means to obtain resources to finance productive activity in the long term, being consistent with the size of the business and its economic capacity. Also, Capital Market is widely used for savings both through funds or direct investments. The Federal Constitution ensures economic order based upon free enterprise. However, regardless of the business sector, that cannot be considered as unlimited freedom in terms of economic activity, exempt of monitoring or accountability. Therefore, over the past two decades the Movable Assets Commission has become a steady and accurate institution establishing administrative rules, conducting assessments in case of suspicion of irregularities, in addition to establishing penalties. On the other hand, Bovespa Market Supervision is taking over self-regulation among traders and brokers. Nonetheless, in some cases administrative supervision alone is insufficient to prevent irregular practices or punish those responsible. For specific cases, measures such as suspension of the exercise of professional activity and fines have proven ineffective to discourage the unlawful conduct of certain persons. Under such circumstances, criminal law becomes the State s last resort to regulate the matter. Law 6.485/76, with wording amended by Law 10.303/01, typifies the crimes of market manipulation, misuse of insider information and irregular exercise of office, profession, activity or function in the capital market. It is society s role to reflect and define what conducts shall be regarded as crimes. / O Mercado de Capitais representa a reunião das mais relevantes empresas em atividades de determinado país. Trata-se de um meio para a obtenção de recursos de modo a financiar a atividade produtiva, em longo prazo, de forma compatível com o porte do negócio e sua capacidade econômica. Noutro aspecto, serve como destino para a poupança popular, quer por meio de fundos, ou investimentos diretos. A Constituição Federal assegura a ordem econômica fundada na livre iniciativa. Não significa, entretanto, liberdade absoluta da atividade econômica e isso vale para qualquer setor empresarial sem que exista alguma espécie de acompanhamento ou responsabilidade. No caso do mercado de capitais, a Comissão de Valores Mobiliários se firmou, ao longo das duas últimas décadas, como instituição serena e precisa, para estabelecer normas administrativas, realizar apurações quanto à suspeita de irregularidades e até estabelecer sanções. A Bovespa Supervisão de Mercados, por sua vez, começa a ocupar o espaço de autorregulação entre os operadores e corretoras. Há casos, contudo, em que a tutela administrativa é insuficiente para, isoladamente, evitar práticas irregulares ou punir os responsáveis. Suspensão do exercício da atividade profissional e multa, em determinados casos, mostram-se fracos a desestimular a conduta ilícita de determinadas pessoas. Normas penais, por vezes, representam o último recurso do Estado para disciplinar o assunto. A Lei 6.485/76, com a redação alterada pela Lei 10.303/01, tipifica os crimes de manipulação de mercado, uso indevido de informação privilegiada e o exercício irregular de cargo, profissão, atividade ou função no mercado de capitais. A sociedade deve refletir e definir quais as condutas que deseja ver previstas como crime.
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A historical-legal analysis of search and seizure of electronic records for the prosecution of financial crimes in South AfricaPoyo, Unathi 30 September 2020 (has links)
Crime has been around since the beginning of time. In an evolving society, and the methodology of crime also changes. The methodology of combating and preventing crime should aim to match the speed at which crime occurs. Criminal procedure deals with the powers of the police to investigate crimes.1 The Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 (CPA) contains the principles of search and seizure in chapter 2. The promulgation of the CPA was during a period where the computer was a new phenomenon. At this time, it was inconceivable that technology would ever advance and become so ubiquitous, to the point that technology would infiltrate every aspect of our lives, and laws. There has since been many developments in our law, especially a new Constitutional dispensation.2 There have been developments and technological advancements that have had a direct and indirect bearing on the CPA. People use technology to communicate, transact, and unfortunately, to commit crime. These developments require there to be amendments in the CPA. There has been no specific amendments relating to search and seizure which are of significance in addressing technological advances. It is recommended that the amendments to the CPA include definitions and guidelines for procedural aspects of collection of electronic evidence. / Criminal and Procedural Law / LL. M. (Criminal and Procedural Law)
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Aspects of money laundering in South African lawVan Jaarsveld, Izelde Louise 04 1900 (has links)
Money laundering involves activities which are aimed at concealing benefits that were acquired
through criminal means for the purpose of making them appear legitimately acquired. Money
laundering promotes criminal activities in South Africa because it allows criminals to keep the
benefits that they acquired through their criminal activities. It takes place through a variety of
schemes which include the use of banks. In this sense money laundering control is based on the
premise that banks must be protected from providing criminals with the means to launder the
benefits of their criminal activities.
The Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 (‘FICA’) in aggregate with the
Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 (‘POCA’) form the backbone of South Africa’s
anti-money laundering regime. Like its international counterparts FICA imposes onerous duties
on banks seeing that they are most often used by criminals as conduits to launder the benefits of
crime. In turn, POCA criminalises activities in relation to the benefits of crime and delineates
civil proceedings aimed at forfeiting the benefits of crime to the state. This study identifies the
idiosyncrasies of the South African anti-money laundering regime and forwards
recommendations aimed at improving its structure.
To this end nine issues in relation to money laundering control and banks are investigated.
The investigation fundamentally reveals that money laundering control holds unforeseen
consequences for banks. In particular, a bank that receives the benefits of crimes such as fraud
or theft faces prosecution if it fails to heed FICA’s money laundering control duties, for example,
the filing of a suspicious transaction report. However, if the bank files a suspicious transaction
report, it may be sued in civil court by the customer for breach of contract. In addition, if the bank
parted with the benefits of fraud or theft whilst suspecting that the account holder may not be
entitled to payment thereof, it may be sued by the victim of fraud or theft who seeks to recover
loss suffered at the hand of the fraudster or thief from the bank.
Ultimately, this study illustrates that amendment of some of the provisions of South
Africa’s anti-money laundering legislation should enable banks to manage the aforementioned
and other unforeseen consequences of money laundering control whilst at the same time
contribute to the South African anti-money laundering effort. / Criminal and Procedural Law / Mercantile Law / LL.D.
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