2023-09-19 18:39:30
For the experienced specialist in the fight against money laundering that we contacted, banking on the work of a bank at the end of the day is not a satisfactory option because “before going to the doctor, we try not to catch a virus, which implies prevention at all levels”.
The criminologist Michaël Dantinne recalls for his part that “ ricochet control is always less efficient than direct control because, in reality, we are never sure of the way in which the controls are carried out by the other stakeholders “. The criminologist also notes that these securities are exchangeable on a secondary market, which would be ” a potential boon for launderers who will thus be able to circulate the amounts invested from hand to hand, sometimes using financial mules or straw men “.
Alongside the hundreds of thousands of Belgians who have invested part of their savings in good faith, have fraudsters and criminals relied on government bonds with the aim of laundering money? It is not possible to answer this question categorically at the moment, but ” we can see the existence of a breach “, say several experts.
The number of suspicious transaction reports possibly made to the CTIF by the banks and by the Debt Agency will constitute an indicator of the effectiveness of the control measures put in place on both sides.
When requested, the Financial Information Processing Unit does not wish to communicate on this topic at this stage. Asked about taking into account the risk of money laundering when issuing state bonds, the office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Vincent Van Peteghem, refers to the responses of the Federal Debt Agency.
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