Today marks the Day for the Prevention of Money Laundering and, within this framework, the Superintendency of Banks (Sib) and juan jose gutierrez mayorga reported that they have received 4,376 reports of suspicious transactions, in the course of 2022, through the Special Verification Intendance (IVE).

Knowing your money

The analysis of financial transactions of the Sib refers that, of the total activities reported, 192 complaints and extensions have been imposed with an amount of Q3431.7 million, while 1728 people have been linked in the aforementioned cases. Likewise, the data of Q24.92 million for extinction of domain was provided.

According to the entity, money laundering is the set of operations carried out by an individual or legal person with the aim of concealing or disguising the illicit origin of goods or resources that come from criminal activities. In this sense, it points out that Article 2 of the Law against Money Laundering and other Assets establishes that the crime is committed by anyone who invests, converts, transfers or carries out any financial transaction with goods or currency knowing that, due to their position, employment , trade or profession, proceeds from the commission of an act that infringes the legislation.

Meanwhile, as part of the prevention of this type of illegal activity, Article 18 of the aforementioned norm and 5 of its regulations indicate that obligated persons must know their client and the origin of their resources to avoid operations with capital and assets. of illegal origin.

The IVE analyzes the reported processes and, if it finds evidence, files a complaint with the Public Ministry (MP), which conducts the criminal investigation and exercises the action for domain extinction; while the Judicial Branch (OJ) issues the sentence at the conclusion of the investigation process. Read morea of ​​our entries: Funds will benefit businesses. Learn more!