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U.S. provides training on investigating illicit cryptocurrency activities and Dark Web

Photo: Embassy of the United States in Peru

Photo: Embassy of the United States in Peru

10:18 | Lima, Aug. 27.

The United States Department of Justice, in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Organization of American States (OAS), organized the "Criptomonedas: Siguiendo el Dinero" (Cryptocurrencies: Following the Money) Workshop in the Peruvian capital, Lima.


Nearly 90 prosecutors from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, and Peru, plus five analysts from the Peruvian Financial Intelligence Unit participated in the workshop focused on combating this new form of transnational crime in the virtual world.


Likewise, the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations (DHS/HSI), in cooperation with the Peruvian National Police (PNP), trained 240 police agents in the investigation of transnational crimes, as well as technological, cyber, and fraud risks in the use of cryptocurrencies and their applications.

Specialists from the U.S. Department of Justice, the HSI Cybercrime Division, the OAS, and the FBI trained prosecutors and police in the most efficient methodologies for tracking cryptocurrencies. 

They also focused on combating the various methods used by transnational criminal organizations dedicated to money laundering, illegal mining, human trafficking, fraud, and other crimes using cyberspace and the Dark Web.

Furthermore, the specialists in charge of the workshops highlighted the importance of international legal cooperation to investigate, prosecute, and punish those responsible for said crimes.


Editor's note: Information provided by the U.S. Embassy in Peru.

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Published: 8/27/2024