The General Prosecutor of Luxembourg, Martine SOLOVIEFF, opened today the “International workshop on search, seizure and confiscation of proceeds from crime online” organised by iPROCEEEDS project in cooperation with Luxembourg Financial Intelligence Unit.

She highlighted the importance of FIU in detecting and fighting online fraud and other types of cybercrime and search, seizure and confiscation proceeds from crime online but also stressed the relevance of cooperation between criminal justice authorities and private sector so to protect society against crime.

The seminar targets cybercrime investigators, specialised prosecutors, financial investigators and representatives of the Financial Intelligence Units from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Turkey and Kosovo*

The two day workshop aims to present applicable regulations, best practices and discuss policies and practical approaches related to:

• The role of the FIU in detecting and fighting online fraud and other types of cybercrime and search, seizure and confiscation proceeds from crime online;
• Techniques to search, seize and confiscate proceeds from crime online;
• Recent cybercrime trends and threats in Luxembourg and investigative challenges related to search, seizure and confiscation of proceeds from crime online;
• Access to data held by private sector for criminal justice authorities for the purpose of cybercrime investigations and search, seizure and confiscation of proceeds from crime online;
• Public-private cooperation and strategic outlook on cooperation

• Agenda
• iPROCEEDS website