20th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Illicit trade, trade-based money laundering, adversarial foreign investments, adversarial threats
Regional Director – CEO, Caribbean, Bermuda and Latin America Crime Stoppers
December 6, 2021
Washington, DC, USA
First, Mr. Campos offers his gratitude to Congressman Pittenger not only for the opportunity to speak, but for the many years in which they have worked together with the same aim to end illicit finance and other forms of crime in South America. Next, Mr. Campos offers some facts to the audience. 200m people represent corruption and poverty across Latin America, Also, there are 1.9m people who suffer in labor, and 40k are children. There are 23 different Ganges in Panama, and MS-13 has slowly grown throughout South America.
Mr. Campos explains the need for resource-filled countries to offer their assistance to countries like Panama, as it is beneficial to all parties. China already has its hand in play, and the USA needs to do the same.
Mr. Campos ends with a brief explanation of the supply chains of the cartels and gangs, then he explains every country in the world faces such threats. Illicit trade is universal and needs to be treated as so. At that, through parliamentarians and all global governments uniting, progress can be made against illicit trade and trade-based money laundering.
21St Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Illicit trade, trade-based money laundering, adversarial foreign investments, adversarial threats
Mr. Manuel Levario elucidated the endeavors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in bolstering security and capacity-building in Guatemala through collaborative partnerships with local institutions, including customs authorities, the Policía…
21St Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Illicit trade, trade-based money laundering, adversarial foreign investments, adversarial threats
Professor Celina Realuyo elucidated the transformative impact of globalization and digitalization on illicit networks. She elucidated that while globalization has facilitated access to goods, services, and information since the conclusion…
21St Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Illicit trade, trade-based money laundering, adversarial foreign investments, adversarial threats
Honorable Andreas Frank asserted that after 75 years of relative peace, Europe is once again confronted with war due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. He cautioned that democratic…
20th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Illicit trade, trade-based money laundering, adversarial foreign investments, adversarial threats
Fortunately, Congressman French Hill made it to the forum despite a delayed flight. Congressman Hill jumps right into his discussion, as he notes his status as the Republican Representative to…
20th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Illicit trade, trade-based money laundering, adversarial foreign investments, adversarial threats
To finish off the panel, Dr. Ottolenghi thanks the parliamentarians for the opportunity to address them, as he has enjoyed the privilege since 2015. He begins by wanting to talk…
20th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Illicit trade, trade-based money laundering, adversarial foreign investments, adversarial threats
To begin his talk, Dr. Mario Mauro of Italy establishes that his goal is to share information, documentation, opinions, and anything else he may know about the European Union’s new…
20th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Illicit trade, trade-based money laundering, adversarial foreign investments, adversarial threats
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20th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Illicit trade, trade-based money laundering, adversarial foreign investments, adversarial threats
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19th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Illicit trade, trade-based money laundering, adversarial foreign investments, adversarial threats
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19th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Illicit trade, trade-based money laundering, adversarial foreign investments, adversarial threats
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