Head of FIU intelligence unit wants more powers for municipalities and Chamber of Commerce
- Criminals are exploiting legal business structures for money laundering practices, says the head of the financial intelligence unit FIU.
- The Chamber of Commerce and municipalities should be allowed to actively report criminal networks to the FIU.
- In 2024, FIU received almost 3.5 million reports of unusual transactions.
The Chamber of Commerce and municipalities receive signals about criminals who launder money and conceal activities via fake companies, but do not report this to the FIU. They need powers, says the head of the financial intelligence service Hennie Verbeek-Kusters.
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