Basic Training on the Search, Seizure and Confiscation of Online Crime Proceeds

The increasing use of technology means that in many cases where a financial or cybercrime investigations is being performed, the criminal activity, predicate offence, proceeds of crime and money laundering typologies used will overlap with the world of cybercrime and electronic evidence.

It is therefore important for those responsible with the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of these matters to have an appreciation of the investigative particularities of cases with both cyber and financial elements.

This training is designed to introduce judges and prosecutors to the concepts of financial and cybercrime investigations and to study the area of criminal money flows on the Internet, with a particular focus on the search, seizure and confiscation of online proceeds of crime. The course will provide legal as well as practical information about the subject matters, and concentrate on how these issues impact on the day-to-day work of judges and prosecutors.