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GAFI [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- smurf
1, record 1, English, smurf
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A courier for the illegal drug business who buys bank cashier's checks in amounts small enough to escape the notice of enforcers of the Bank Secrecy Act. 2, record 1, English, - smurf
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- schtroumpf
1, record 1, French, schtroumpf
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Souvent, pour faire un dépôt dans une institution financière au Canada comme aux États-Unis, on fait appel aux schtroumpfs, des passeurs d'argent à l'apparence anodine qui font plusieurs petits dépôts, généralement de moins de 10 000$, dans diverses institutions financières. Ainsi, une grosse somme d'argent liquide fait son entrée dans le système bancaire sans attirer l'attention. 1, record 1, French, - schtroumpf
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
- Criminología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- smurf
1, record 1, Spanish, smurf
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona que divide en sumas pequeñas una gran cantidad de dinero para evitar declararla ante las autoridades. 2, record 1, Spanish, - smurf
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Una segunda prioridad de los principios del GAFI [Grupo de Acción Financiera] es rastrear operaciones sospechosas y pasar el informe. En Estados Unidos, por ejemplo, cualquier transacción en efectivo de 10. 000 dólares o más debe ser informada por escrito al [Servicio Federal de Rentas Internas]. De allí surgió un nuevo tipo de soldado de infantería de la causa del dinero sucio conocido como "smurf", quien transporta efectivo por todo el país haciendo depósitos más chicos que no necesitan ser declarados. 1, record 1, Spanish, - smurf
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-07-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Financial Institutions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering
1, record 2, English, Financial%20Action%20Task%20Force%20on%20Money%20Laundering
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- FATF 2, record 2, English, FATF
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Financial Action Task Force 1, record 2, English, Financial%20Action%20Task%20Force
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
At the July 1989 economic summit in Paris, the Group of Seven countries set up the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), whose brief is to prevent banks and financial institutions from laundering the proceeds of criminal activities - in particular, sales of controlled substances, organized criminal activities, and manipulation of markets by insiders. The FATF, which has 28 member countries and governments, primarily from the industrial world, encourages countries to make money laundering a criminal activity in itself (many have already done so); it also seeks to strengthen international cooperation between criminal investigation agencies and the judiciaries in different countries. 3, record 2, English, - Financial%20Action%20Task%20Force%20on%20Money%20Laundering
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Institutions financières
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Groupe d'action financière sur le blanchiment de capitaux
1, record 2, French, Groupe%20d%27action%20financi%C3%A8re%20sur%20le%20blanchiment%20de%20capitaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- GAFI 2, record 2, French, GAFI
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Groupe d'action financière 3, record 2, French, Groupe%20d%27action%20financi%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Groupe d'action financière sur le blanchiment de capitaux a été créé lors du sommet du G-7 de juillet 1989, à Paris, et s'est vu confier la tâche d'empêcher les banques et les établissements financiers de blanchir le produit des activités criminelles, et en particulier du trafic de stupéfiants, des activités du crime organisé et de la manipulation des marchés par des initiés. Ce groupe, dont les 28 membres appartiennent pour la plupart au monde industrialisé, encourage les pays à classer le blanchiment de l'argent parmi les activités criminelles (nombre d'entre eux ont déjà franchi le pas); il préconise également un resserrement de la coopération internationale entre les autorités judiciaires compétentes de tous les pays. 4, record 2, French, - Groupe%20d%27action%20financi%C3%A8re%20sur%20le%20blanchiment%20de%20capitaux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos y comités internacionales
- Instituciones financieras
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional contra el lavado de dinero
1, record 2, Spanish, Grupo%20de%20Acci%C3%B3n%20Financiera%20Internacional%20contra%20el%20lavado%20de%20dinero
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
- GAFI 1, record 2, Spanish, GAFI
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional 1, record 2, Spanish, Grupo%20de%20Acci%C3%B3n%20Financiera%20Internacional
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En la cumbre económica celebrada en París en julio de 1989, los países del Grupo de los Siete establecieron el [Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional contra el lavado de dinero] cuya tarea consiste en impedir que los bancos y las instituciones financieras blanqueen los beneficios de actividades delictivas, en particular las ventas de sustancias controladas, las actividades de la delincuencia organizada y la manipulación de los mercados gracias a la información confidencial. 2, record 2, Spanish, - Grupo%20de%20Acci%C3%B3n%20Financiera%20Internacional%20contra%20el%20lavado%20de%20dinero
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