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FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF ILLICIT DRUG AND MONEY LAUNDERING RECORDS

NCJ Number
142924
Journal
Narc Officer Dated: (January/February 1992) Pages: 26-27
Author(s)
J O Beasley II
Date Published
1992
Length
2 pages
Annotation
The Racketeering Records Analysis Unit (RRAU) located in the laboratory at FBI headquarters is involved in the forensic examination of records regarding clandestine drugs and money laundering.
Abstract
RRAU seeks to identify certain class and individual characteristics in these documents that will allow for a determination of the types of drugs being bought or sold, their unit prices, the total amount distributed, profits earned, the number of customers, and the roles of individuals involved in the drug business. It also tries to determine the amount of cash generated by money laundering an the methods used to disguise its true source and transport it or transfer it through financial institutions. Drug records differ from normal business records in several ways, but RRAU never relies on a single notation or characteristic. RRAU's involvement in cases involving drugs and money laundering is expanding rapidly. Its findings are increasingly being applied in Federal sentencing proceedings. RRAU provides forensic services in these matters in connection with criminal investigations at the Federal, State, or local level. Address from which to obtain more information