Description

The novel training programme on illicit enrichment focuses on this widely adopted but still misunderstood and underutilised anti-corruption offence. The programme is designed to help participants understand the legal concept of illicit enrichment/unjustified wealth and apply specific financial investigative tools and techniques to investigate the offence successfully. 

In recent years, more countries have incorporated the offence of illicit enrichment – also known as unexplained wealth – into their anti-corruption legislation. This is often a response to instances where public officials have unlawfully enriched themselves over a period of time or have accumulated wealth that cannot be justified by reference to their known legal income.

Connecting unexplained wealth to a specific criminal offence is often challenging and sometimes impossible. The Illicit Enrichment training programme equips participants with the knowledge and skills to investigate the offence and prove illegal / unjustified income using various methods, including Source and Application of Funds Analysis and Net Worth Analysis.

Participants learn to:

• Identify the elements of the offence of illicit enrichment and understand the intricacies of this legal concept.
• Make use of financial investigative methods such as the Source and Application of Funds Analysis or Net worth Analysis to calculate the amount of unexplained wealth.
• Make use of criminal investigative techniques such as open-source intelligence, surveillance and mutual legal assistance to trace assets owned or connected to the suspect.
• Manage legal challenges often associated with this specific offence.

Interested in this training course for your government agency?

Learn more about the training programmes of our International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) and our uniquely effective approach.

For more information, contact training@baselgovernance.org.