
Open-source Intelligence
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Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is a central element of most corruption and money laundering investigations. The information and evidence you can gather from publicly available sources can make the difference between a successful investigation and a dead end. Through a simulated investigation, this course will help you learn the basics of how to prepare, conduct and report an OSINT undertaking.
Introduction to OSINT and the intelligence cycle;
Preparing your research environment;
Searching the open web and deep web databases;
Analysing domain records to find information about websites;
Using cached and archived records to retrieve past versions of websites;
Gathering information from social media sites;
Exploiting the visual and meta information of images;
Searching online communities, investigating dark web pages and bitcoin;
Preparing a report of an OSINT investigation.
During the course you immerse yourself in a simulated investigation into the fishing vessel FV Malaga and its owner, the organisation Mossaman Commodities. You follow open-source leads about the misuse of company structures that reveal indicators of illegal fishing and the smuggling of endangered animal parts.
The course was developed by our eLearning team in collaboration with subject matter experts from ICAR and our Green Corruption programme, with primary funding from PMI Impact.

International Cooperation and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
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Corruption and money laundering cases generally require investigative efforts beyond domestic borders. Why? A company paying bribes for a contract might be located in a foreign country. Perhaps assets acquired or used by the suspect are registered in a foreign company's name. A corrupt official may launder bribes in another jurisdiction. Successful international cooperation and the collection of information and evidence are key to a successful prosecution.
Through a simulated investigation into the public official "Daniel Regnard", you will gain the skills you need to collect and request information and evidence from international sources.
Understand the importance of international cooperation, the international channels you can use and the differences between them
Use open-source information sources like company registries, newspaper articles, social media and company websites to gather information
Request information informally via police-to-police and FIU-to-FIU channels
Understand the principles and legal requirements of mutual legal assistance (MLA), and the admissibility of foreign evidence in domestic criminal proceedings
Write effective MLA requests and respond to their refusal if needed
This course is self-paced. You can start, take breaks and continue at any time. It is structured in sessions that build on each other, so we recommend you start with Session 1. After successfully completing the course, you will be eligible for a certificate of completion

Оперативный анализ
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Analysing suspicious transactions for acti
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related to money laundering or the financing of terrorism is a core
function of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs).
In this course, you will learn to assess the risk of suspicious activity and analyse suspicious transaction reports (STRs).
This course was developed in co-operation with the Egmont Group of
FIUs and is based on the content of the Egmont Group’s on-site Tactical
Analysis training. It is aimed primarily at FIU analysts, but is useful
for anyone analysing evidence as part of a financial investigation.
Understand the core responsibilities of an FIU;
Differentiate between information and intelligence;
Assess the risk of suspicious activity;
Conduct an analysis of an STR, including all steps of the
intelligence cycle: creating a collection plan and hypothesis,
collecting, analysing and evaluating information, and creating and
disseminating a report of your findings.
This course is self-paced. You can start, take breaks and continue at
any time. It is structured in sessions that build on each other, so we
recommend you start with Session 1. After successfully completing the
course, you will be eligible for a certificate of completion.

Financial Analysis using Excel
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For most investigators, Excel is the tool of choice to analyse financial information. In this
course, you will use Excel to organise and analyse large volumes of data such as banking records, invoices, phone
records and commercial transactions.
Protect your data from accidental changes
Use simple functions to find transactions that stand out
Unlock the power of filters to find exactly the data you are searching for
Use subtotals to summarise your financial data instantly
Create interactive summaries using PivotTables
You will also gain insight into typical patterns of illegal use of bank accounts, allowing you to further explore
possibilities to analyse financial data.
This course is self-paced. You can start, take breaks and continue at any time. It is structured in sessions that
build on each other, so we recommend you start with Session 1. After successfully completing the course, you will be
eligible for a certificate of completion

Visualise Cases and Flows of Money
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Corruption and money laundering investigations often involve complex structures of persons, companies and other
entities. This is challenging to present to a supervisor or colleagues, or even in a courtroom. A graph or diagram
depicting the relationships between entitles in the case and the flows of money between them can make it easier for
others to understand. In this course you will use the free software yEd software.
Create clear and interpretable graph to present entities in a case you are investigating
Visualise meaningful connections between these entities
Depict the entities with custom pictures
Use layout functions to make your graph ready for analysing in a few clicks
Use Excel data to create graphs that make financial flows comprehensible
Add meaningful details, such as thicker connection lines to represent greater amounts of money
Make your graph versatile, for example by exporting it to PowerPoint
This course is self-paced. You can start, take breaks and continue at any time. It is structured in sessions that
build on each other, so we recommend you start with Session 1. After successfully completing the course, you will be
eligible for a certificate of
completion.

Source and Application of Funds Analysis
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The Source and Application of Funds Analysis is a simple yet powerful method to prove unknown or illegal income in a corruption or money laundering case when direct evidence is not available. It is also a crucial tool in cases of illicit enrichment in countries where this is criminalised.
You will learn how to:
Understand how indirect evidence like bank records can contribute to proving bribery and corruption cases and/or provide evidence in cases of illicit enrichment
Calculate a suspect's unknown/illegal income using the Source and Application method
Find “sources” and “applications” of funds in your case
Use a simple Excel template that helps you to calculate the amount of unknown/illegal income
This course is self-paced. You can start, take breaks and continue at any time. It is structured in sessions that build on each other, so we recommend you start with Session 1. After successfully completing the course, you will be eligible for a certificate of completion