What is the role of law enforcement in the fight against money laundering?
As it relates to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, the primary role of Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and their officers and agents is focused on the investigation of suspected criminal violations and the punishment of individual and institutional violators pursuant to Federal and local laws and regulations. The law enforcement mission is considered to be primarily reactive in nature and does not provide private sector interests with all of the tools necessary to proactively manage money laundering and terrorist financing risk.
