The Camden Asset Recovery InterAgency Network CARIN Theory

The Camden Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network (CARIN) Theory + practice Nico Geysen Belgian Central Office for Seizure and Confiscation

Figures Crime in figures € 7 to 12 billion /year (B. Haeck / L. Bové) 3. 6 % GDP (UNODC) 2 to 4 % GDP (IMF) 5 to 6 % GDP (Agarwal and Agarwal) € 8 to 24 billion / year

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CARIN • What is it? – How was it developed? • How does it work? • What benefits can it bring to you?

CARIN • What is it? – How was it developed? • How does it work? • What benefits can it bring to you?

The Camden Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network (CARIN)

CARIN is an informal network of English speaking judicial and law enforcement practitioners, who are expert in the field of asset tracing, freezing, seizure and confiscation

Why was there a Need for a Network? The cross border fight against international crime receives support from many Framework Decisions and International Conventions In practice, these measures can only be applied with good cross border, inter-agency co-operation The human element always plays a key role

The History of CARIN At a Confiscation seminar in 2002, one of the workshop recommendations was the creation of an informal network of experts in the field of asset forfeiture. The idea for CARIN was born

Structure, Aims and Objectives 2 contacts from each member jurisdiction or organisation Steering Group – 9 members Presidency - Annual Europol - permanent Secretariat Eurojust - SG observers

Structure, Aims and Objectives CARIN Manual The aim of CARIN is to increase the effectiveness of members’ efforts on a multi-agency basis, in depriving criminals of their illicit profits 9 Objectives to meet the aim

Development of CARIN network : 58 Current Members and Observers Non-Law Enforcement bodies offered Membership with Associate status e. g. World Bank, IMF, UNODC

Development of CARIN Annual General Meetings were held in 2004 - Netherlands 2005 - Ireland 2006 - Austria 2007 - UK 2008 - France 2009 - USA 2010 - Czech Republic 2011 – Bulgaria

New CARIN Style Networks • Camden Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network (CARIN) • Secretariat located at Europol • Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network Southern Africa (ARINSA) • Secretariat located at the South African National Asset Forfeiture Unit • Red de Recuperacion de Activos de GAFISUD (RRAG) • Secretariat located at the GAFISUD Secretariat Office

WORLD CARINSA RRAG

58 Members CARIN 49 Countries / Jurisdictions: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America 9 International Organisations: Europol, Egmont Group, Eurojust, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Interpol, OLAF, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), World Bank 21

7 Members ARINSA Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of Southern Africa ØBotswana ØMauritius ØNamibia ØSouth Africa ØTanzania ØZambia ØZimbabwe 22

12 Members RRAG Red de la Recuperación de Activos de GAFISUD Ø Argentina Ø Bolivia Ø Brazil Ø Chile Ø Colombia Ø Costa Rica Ø Ecuador Ø México Ø Panamá Ø Paraguay Ø Peru Ø Uruguay 23

CARIN • What is it? – How was it developed? • How does it work? • What Benefits Can it Bring to you?

How does it work? • CARIN as a network has no legal basis • CARIN contacts are not linked electronically • The CARIN contacts list forms the basis of the network • Informal network – formal channels • The Network Contacts are the practitioners in the field

How does it work? Operational Involvement • CARIN contacts provide general information on the possibilities in their own jurisdictions • And facilitate the effective exchange of information and intelligence where necessary

How does it work? Strategic Involvement • CARIN contacts undertake to meet all the strategic objectives in the CARIN Manual for their own jurisdictions • Meet at an Annual Conference and (in workshops) make recommendations to overcome barriers and problems

CARIN • What is it? – How was it developed? • How does it work? • What benefits can it bring to you?

What Benefits Can CARIN Bring to you? • General advice and guidance on asset recovery in member jurisdictions • Facilitate, where possible, training in all aspects of asset recovery • Facilitate the exchange of operational requests between your investigators and prosecutors and other CARIN member jurisdictions • Access to the FCIC website containing all general CARIN information

BANKS REAL ESTATE VEHICLES COMPANIES TAX BOATS ALBANIA YES YES YES AUSTRALIA NO YES YES NO YES AUSTRIA NO YES YES NO YES BELGIUM NO YES YES NO YES BULGARIA NO YES YES YES CANADA NO YES YES YES CROATIA NO NO YES YES CYPRUS NO YES YES NO YES CZECH REP NO YES YES NO YES DENMARK NO YES YES NO YES ESTONIA NO YES YES YES FINLAND NO YES YES NO YES FRANCE YES YES YES GERMANY YES YES NO NO GIBRALTAR NO YES YES NO YES GUERNSEY NO YES YES NO YES HONGARY NO YES YES NO YES ICELAND NO YES YES NO YES IRELAND NO YES YES NO YES ISLE OF MAN NO YES YES NO NO ISRAEL NO YES YES NO NO ITALIE NO YES YES NO YES

BANKS REAL ESTATE VEHICLES COMPANIES TAX BOATS JERSEY YES YES YES LATVIA NO YES YES NO LIECHTENSTEIN NO YES YES NO NO LITUANIA NO YES YES YES LUXEMBURG NO YES YES NO YES MALTA YES YES NO YES MONACO NO YES YES NO YES MONTENEGRO NO NO YES NEDERLAND NO YES YES NO NO NORWAY NO YES YES NO YES POLAND NO YES YES NO YES PORTUGAL NO YES YES YES ROMANIA YES YES YES RUSSIA NO YES YES NO YES SLOVAK REP YES YES YES SLOVENIA YES YES NO NO YES SOUTH AFRICA YES YES YES SPAIN NO YES YES NO YES SWEDEN NO YES YES NO UK (E & W& NI) NO YES YES NO YES UK (Scotland) NO YES YES YES USA NO YES YES NO YES MEXICO NO YES YES NO YES

land register company register other ALBANIA AUSTRALIA www. abr. com. au www. asic. gov. au AUSTRIA www. justiz. gv. at/grundbuch www. justiz. gv. at/firmenbuch BELGIUM www. just. fgov. be www. infobel. be BULGARIA www. icadastre. bg www. brra. bg CANADA CROATIA CYPRUS www. creditinfo. com. cy http: //www. drcor. mcit. gov. cy CZECH REP www. cuzk. cz http: //www. justice. cz/ DENMARK www. cvr. dk ESTONIA www. eer. ee FINLAND www. ytj. fi/english FRANCE www. cadastre. gouv. fr www. societes. com http: //www. aviation-civile. gouv. fr GERMANY www. handelsregister. de GIBRALTAR www. companieshouse. gi GUERNSEY HONGARY www. im. hu www. cegbongeszo. hu ICELAND www. rsk. is/fyrirtaekjaskra IRELAND www. landregistry. ie www. cro. ie ISLE OF MAN www. gov. im/registries www. fsc. gov. im ISRAEL http: //www. israelpost. co. il/ http: //www. israelpost. co. il

land register company register other JERSEY www. jerseyfsc. org/registry/ LATVIA www. zemesgramata. lv www. lursoft. lv LIECHTENSTEIN www. oera. li/hrweb/ger/firmensuche. htm LITUANIA www. registrucentras. lt www. rcsl. lu www. legilux. public. lu LUXEMBURG MALTA http: //registry. mfsa. com. mt/ MONACO MONTENEGRO NEDERLAND www. kadaster. nl www. kvk. nl www. zoeknummerinfo. nl NORWAY www. brreg. no POLAND www. infoverity. pl PORTUGAL http: //publicacoes. mj. pt www. isp. pt ROMANIA www. onrc. ro www. bnro. ro RUSSIA www. rosregistr. ru www. nalog. ru www. gibdd. ru SLOVAK REP www. katasterportal. sk www. zrsr. sk www. orsr. sk SLOVENIA http: //portal. sodisce. si/vpogledi/zk. portal http: //www. ajpes. si/prs/ http: //www. bsi. si/ SOUTH AFRICA www. cipro. co. za www. enatis. com SPAIN www. registradores. es www. provimad. es www. rmc. es SWEDEN www. lantmateriet. se www. bolagsverket. se UK (E & W& NI) www. landregisteronline. gov. uk www. companieshouse. gov. uk UK (Scotland) www. registers-direct. ros. gov. uk www. companieshouse. gov. uk www. mcga. gov. uk

Practical example 08/07/2010 Request IN federal police Antwerp Case import cocaine + Italian mafia Link to SPAIN – suspect is residing in SPAIN with official address

Practical example 08/07/2010 • In dossier Licht Dossier 22/10 OR GIESELINK (Invoer cocaïne - Italiaanse maffia!!) • Volgens onze info en collega's van Italië zouden onze betrokkenen eigendommmen/discotheken en rekeningen hebben in Spanje. Kan u het een en ander nagaan. In deze gaat heel zeker nog in de lopende weken een RHV worden opgesteld. • Het betreffen volgende personen: • 1. Lxxx Pxxx ° 02 -10 -1967 - Werkelijke verblijfplaats: PBJ Barcelona (Spanje), Cxxx 153 • Ivm de loodsen en de verkoop van de inboedel neemt mijn collega Ronald Naegels eerstdaags nog contact met u op om het een en ander te regelen. • Karsten en Ikzelf behandelen beide dossiers. Karsten is terug op 26 -07 -2010 en ikzelf op 01 -08 -2010. • Ik zou zeggen nog een goed verlof en tot binnenkort • Groeten • Iwan

Practical example 09/07/2010 Request OUT – CARIN BELGIUM to CARIN SPAIN ANNEX B – Swedish initiative Link to SPAIN! No fishing! [FASE 1]

Practical example Can you please check the following information? 1/ Alien Identification Number / national number - address in your country? 2/ Real estate in name of suspect(s)? 3/ Movable assets - cars / boats / luxury assets? 4/ Criminal history? 5/ Involvement in companies - shareholder / owner / manager? 6/ Known links to other natural persons?

Practical example Answer SPAIN In name of suspect: - Real estate - 6 luxurious cars [FASE 2]

Practical example Freezing order SPAIN Freezing of real estate + cars Conviction + Confiscation order BELGIUM Appeal Conviction + Confiscation order BELGIUM (appeal) MLA request SPAIN (confiscation order) SPAIN: judgement SPAIN: execution + selling Asset Sharing

1. 2. 3. 4. Check assets in country – freezing order Execution confiscation orders Outstanding orders Fugitives – localisation (follow the money)

Contact

Contact Nico GEYSEN, LO police COSC Tel. +322 55 77 86 Fax. +322 55 78 79 nico. geysen@just. fgov. be CARIN Secretariat Jill Thomas +31703531366 carin@europol. europa. eu