Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section

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federal law enforcement component section of the United States Department of Justice

The Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that investigates, prosecutes, and coordinates efforts to combat money laundering and recover criminally derived assets.

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Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section of the Criminal Division	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal law enforcement component ⓘ section of the United States Department of Justice ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ⓘ Homeland Security Investigations ⓘ IRS Criminal Investigation ⓘ surface form: Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation United States Attorneys ⓘ surface form: United States Attorneys’ Offices foreign law enforcement agencies ⓘ multilateral anti-corruption and asset recovery initiatives ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork	anti-money laundering policy ⓘ asset recovery ⓘ asset repatriation ⓘ asset tracing ⓘ bank secrecy and reporting laws ⓘ civil and criminal forfeiture ⓘ complex financial investigations ⓘ corporate criminal enforcement ⓘ corruption-related asset recovery ⓘ cryptocurrency-related money laundering ⓘ financial crime prosecution ⓘ financial institution compliance enforcement ⓘ forfeiture law ⓘ international money laundering ⓘ international mutual legal assistance ⓘ kleptocracy asset recovery ⓘ money laundering enforcement ⓘ sanctions evasion cases ⓘ terrorist financing enforcement ⓘ transnational organized crime ⓘ victim compensation through forfeiture ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ
legalBasis	Bank Secrecy Act ⓘ USA PATRIOT Act provisions on money laundering ⓘ federal asset forfeiture statutes ⓘ federal money laundering statutes ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of Justice ⓘ
partOf	Criminal Division ⓘ surface form: Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice
role	advises on legislation related to money laundering and forfeiture ⓘ coordinates international asset recovery efforts ⓘ coordinates national money laundering enforcement policy ⓘ coordinates with foreign authorities on asset recovery ⓘ develops and implements asset recovery strategies ⓘ investigates money laundering offenses ⓘ litigates civil forfeiture actions ⓘ litigates criminal forfeiture actions ⓘ oversees complex asset forfeiture cases ⓘ prosecutes money laundering offenses ⓘ provides expertise to U.S. Attorneys’ Offices on money laundering and forfeiture ⓘ provides training on money laundering and forfeiture law ⓘ supports interagency task forces on financial crime ⓘ supports sanctions and export control enforcement through forfeiture ⓘ targets proceeds of corruption and kleptocracy ⓘ targets proceeds of drug trafficking ⓘ targets proceeds of fraud and cybercrime ⓘ

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Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division → oversees → Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section ⓘ

this entity surface form: Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section of the Criminal Division