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Identify, disrupt and dismantle: coordinating the government's attack on terrorist financing: joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Technology, ... and the Subcommittee on Government Efficienc
United States. Congress. House
Paperback. Books LLC, Reference Series 2011-11-22.
ISBN 9781234884567
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OCLC Number: 56333894 Excerpt: ... 2 And in a few moments I will be yielding to Mr. Platts for his opening remarks. He has been a leader in the money laundering issues, and his work on financial management has been outstand-ing. I want to take a few minutes, though, to share a few thoughts from the perspective of the Technology Subcommittee that I have chaired this past year. One of the most effective ways to prevent future terrorist attacks on Americans and our allies is to disrupt the flow of the funds that finance the organizations. This is a com-plex challenge for several reasons. Federal agencies and State and local law enforcement must coordinate efforts with the private sec-tor to identify transactions that raise suspicion. Considering the amount of information collected every day by banks and other fi-nancial institutions, this is a daunting task. In addition, the way terrorists move money through our financial institutions makes it even more difficult to identify and dismantle their funding schemes. We can't let the expense and difficulty of the task, though, keep us from pursuing and accomplishing this critical na-tional security goal. Federal and local law enforcement have worked together for years to uncover money laundering activity. Through the Bank Se-crecy Act, the Money Laundering Control Act, and the National Money Laundering Strategy, Congress has given agencies the legis-lative tools to implement policies that help local law enforcement identify illicit financial activity. The focus of these efforts shifted after the attacks of September 11th. While there are some similarities in the way money is moved in money laundering schemes, terrorist financing often finds its source in seemingly legitimate organizations. Illicit funds provided through money laundering can and do provide a ready source of money for terrorists. The full scope of terrorist financing, though, is much larger. One of the greatest challenges we face is how to improve the c
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