INTERNATIONAL BODIES WITH DUTIES IN FIGHTINGAGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING

摘要

THIS ARTICLE AIMS TO ANALYZE THE ROLE OF THE MAIN BODIES HAVING DUTIES IN FIGHTING MONEYLAUNDERING INTERNATIONAL WIDE. THE SCANDALS INCURRED DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS,REGARDING MONEY LAUNDERING BY MEANS OF FISCAL PARADISES, INCREASED THE PUBLICPRESSURE ON THE BANKING SYSTEM. JOURNALISTIC INVESTIGATIONS RAN FOR THE DISCOVERY OFTHE FRONT COMPANIES USED TO DISSIMULATE SIGNIFICANT FUNDS, PROVED TO BE EXTREMELYEFFICIENT, ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE SPEED OF COMMUNICATION AND THE LACK OF BUREAUCRATICBARRIERS. THE BANKING SECRET, ARGUED MOST OF THE TIMES WHEN SOLICITING OFFICIALINFORMATION FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS, GRADUALLY BECAME A CONTESTED CONCEPT. THE LEAKOF CONFIDENTIAL DATA WITHIN THE AREA OF INFORMATION SERVICES FACILITATED THE DIGGINGOUT OF MONEY AMOUNTS GREEDILY HIDDEN BY BUSINESSMEN, FAMOUS SPORTSMEN, POLITICIANSOR MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES THAT BENEFITED FROM THE SUPPORT OF LAWYERS, FISCALCONSULTANTS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. ROMANIA IS TAKING PART IN THE INTERNATIONALEFFORTS MADE TO FIGHT SUCH PHENOMENON, YET, THEY MUST ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL RESOURCESIN ORDER TO INCREASE THE INVESTIGATIVE CAPABILITY AND CONFISCATION OF THE CRIMINALPRODUCT.