US-Moroccan Officials Mull over Anti-Money Laundering Strategies

Morocco’s investigative magistrates and judges participated, Jan. 4-5 in Casablanca, in a workshop on anti-money laundering plans organized by officials from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Higher Council of Judiciary (CSPJ), and Morocco’s Financial Intelligence Unit (ANRF).
The workshop was attended by prosecutors and officials from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands to share successful strategies for prosecuting money laundering crimes, according to the US Embassy in Morocco.
The participants demonstrated the shared will to combatting criminal organizations and blocking their access to illicit financing. Morocco’s central bank “Bank al Maghrib” also played a key role in the workshop.
They also discussed Morocco’s recently expanded jurisdiction over money laundering, enabling prosecutors, not just in Rabat but across Morocco, to have competence over money laundering cases.