Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section
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The Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that investigates, prosecutes, and coordinates efforts to combat money laundering and recover criminally derived assets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section canonical | 1 |
| Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section of the Criminal Division | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T460201 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section Context triple: [Criminal Division, hasSubUnit, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section]
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A.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a U.S. government bureau that collects and analyzes financial transaction data to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.
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B.
Financial Action Task Force
The Financial Action Task Force is an intergovernmental body that develops and promotes global standards to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and related financial crimes.
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C.
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
The Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence is a U.S. Treasury division responsible for using financial tools, including sanctions and intelligence, to combat terrorism, money laundering, and other national security threats.
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D.
General Directorate of Public Funds Crime
The General Directorate of Public Funds Crime is a specialized unit within Egypt’s law enforcement structure responsible for investigating financial crimes, corruption, and offenses involving public funds.
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E.
U.S. Department of the Treasury to establish national AML and CFT priorities
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s national AML and CFT priorities are a set of government-wide strategic objectives designed to guide financial institutions and agencies in detecting, preventing, and reporting money laundering and terrorist financing activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section Target entity description: The Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that investigates, prosecutes, and coordinates efforts to combat money laundering and recover criminally derived assets.
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A.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a U.S. government bureau that collects and analyzes financial transaction data to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.
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B.
Financial Action Task Force
The Financial Action Task Force is an intergovernmental body that develops and promotes global standards to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and related financial crimes.
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C.
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
The Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence is a U.S. Treasury division responsible for using financial tools, including sanctions and intelligence, to combat terrorism, money laundering, and other national security threats.
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D.
General Directorate of Public Funds Crime
The General Directorate of Public Funds Crime is a specialized unit within Egypt’s law enforcement structure responsible for investigating financial crimes, corruption, and offenses involving public funds.
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E.
U.S. Department of the Treasury to establish national AML and CFT priorities
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s national AML and CFT priorities are a set of government-wide strategic objectives designed to guide financial institutions and agencies in detecting, preventing, and reporting money laundering and terrorist financing activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal law enforcement component
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section of the United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Drug Enforcement Administration
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Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ⓘ Homeland Security Investigations ⓘ IRS Criminal Investigation ⓘ
surface form:
Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation
United States Attorneys ⓘ
surface form:
United States Attorneys’ Offices
foreign law enforcement agencies ⓘ multilateral anti-corruption and asset recovery initiatives ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anti-money laundering policy
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asset recovery ⓘ asset repatriation ⓘ asset tracing ⓘ bank secrecy and reporting laws ⓘ civil and criminal forfeiture ⓘ complex financial investigations ⓘ corporate criminal enforcement ⓘ corruption-related asset recovery ⓘ cryptocurrency-related money laundering ⓘ financial crime prosecution ⓘ financial institution compliance enforcement ⓘ forfeiture law ⓘ international money laundering ⓘ international mutual legal assistance ⓘ kleptocracy asset recovery ⓘ money laundering enforcement ⓘ sanctions evasion cases ⓘ terrorist financing enforcement ⓘ transnational organized crime ⓘ victim compensation through forfeiture ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Bank Secrecy Act
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USA PATRIOT Act provisions on money laundering ⓘ federal asset forfeiture statutes ⓘ federal money laundering statutes ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| partOf |
Criminal Division
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surface form:
Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice
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| role |
advises on legislation related to money laundering and forfeiture
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coordinates international asset recovery efforts ⓘ coordinates national money laundering enforcement policy ⓘ coordinates with foreign authorities on asset recovery ⓘ develops and implements asset recovery strategies ⓘ investigates money laundering offenses ⓘ litigates civil forfeiture actions ⓘ litigates criminal forfeiture actions ⓘ oversees complex asset forfeiture cases ⓘ prosecutes money laundering offenses ⓘ provides expertise to U.S. Attorneys’ Offices on money laundering and forfeiture ⓘ provides training on money laundering and forfeiture law ⓘ supports interagency task forces on financial crime ⓘ supports sanctions and export control enforcement through forfeiture ⓘ targets proceeds of corruption and kleptocracy ⓘ targets proceeds of drug trafficking ⓘ targets proceeds of fraud and cybercrime ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section Description of subject: The Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that investigates, prosecutes, and coordinates efforts to combat money laundering and recover criminally derived assets.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
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oversees
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Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section
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this entity surface form:
Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section of the Criminal Division