Police, anti-corruption staff notch up first with financial crime course

Cayman police officers and staff from the anti-corruption commissioner’s office have completed a new financial crime course, the first of its kind in the UK Overseas Territories.

Nine police and two members of the commission successfully finished the course, run by Britain’s Proceeds of Crime Centre.

Sergeant Nevron Bradshaw, who played a major role in setting up the program, said: “Attendees felt energized and better-equipped to take on the ever-evolving and complex challenges financial crimes present in the Cayman Islands.”

The course included strategies for investigation of financial crime, analysis of bank accounts, account monitoring and disclosure orders and search and seizure warrants.

Some officers from the course will be able to continue learning through the Financial Investigations Support System UK, designed to foster a joint approach to new problems, information sharing and educational opportunities, including quarterly reviews and consultation with British experts.

At least two other Overseas Territories are expected to get the opportunity to get the course before the end of the year.