Suggested activities

a Write down if Russian laws permit or not the following, using the text:

the confiscation of proceeds of Russian laws permit the confiscation.........

drug trafficking: of proceeds of drug trafficking...................

the confiscation of proceeds of.....................................................................

drug money laundering.....................................................................

tracing, freezing and seizing of the.................................................................

criminal proceeds.................................................................

seizure of criminally derived as-.................................................................

sets connected to the predicate..................................................................

offense..................................................................

banking authorities of Russia to.................................................................

share information with foreign..................................................................

law enforcement authorities..................................................................

offshore banking authorities to...................................................................

share information with Russian...................................................................

law enforcement authorities..................................................................

the Russian government to share..................................................................

the information involved with for-................................................................

eign law enforcement authorities.................................................................

b Complete the following sentences using the text:

1 Russia has signed and ratified...........................................................................................................................

2 In 1996 Russia became a member....................................................................................................................

3 The proposed anti-money laundering law..................... the Strasbourg Convention.

4 Russia recognizes Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties signed with

5 Agreements which may be applied to money laundering offenses have been signed with............................................................................................................................................................................

6 Proposals for signing similar agreements with...........................have been made.

с Find the answers in the text:

1 Can all the agreements signed.........................................................

or to be signed be applied both.........................................................

to civil and criminal offenses?........................................................

2 If an agreement is applicable.........................................................

to civil offenses can it still be.........................................................

applied to criminal offenses?.........................................................

3 With what restrictions can it be done?.........................................................

d Make a written report on importing and exporting monetary instruments following this plan:

• no limits on the volume

• formalities at the border

• possible reporting to foreign authorities under some special circumstances

• no provisions for asset sharing or extradition

• reporting to the tax authorities

• information sent to foreign law enforcement authorities

e Say why you think the proposed legislation:

• recognizes judgment handed down in foreign countries

• recognizes foreign confiscation orders

• allows for transfer of the money confiscated to the country involved

Words and Grammar

f Make a few sentences of your own with the following words:

to issue an order........................................................

to recognize an order........................................................

to execute an order........................................................

the principle of reciprocity........................................................

under intergovernmental (bilateral, multilateral) agreements.........................................................

j Complete the following:

Under provisions of..................... In conformity with........................

In accordance with...................... In compliance with........................

g Write down the English equivalents used in the text:

нарушать соглашение........................................................................................................................................

преступление, связанное с отмыванием денег................................................................................................

гражданские (уголовные) преступления..........................................................................................................

средства, полученные в результате криминальной деятельности.................................................................

конфисковать средства выдача преступника иностранному государству.................................................

h Choose the correct prepositions and make a few sentences of your own with the following:

to be applicable to/for such offenses

to exchange information on/for operational purposes only

no limit on/in their import and export

to take place at/on the border

to establish liability in/for money laundering

to make available for / to foreign authorities

i Encircle the predicates and translate the following sentences into Russian:

1 The Russian government may share account transaction information with foreign states.

2 Intergovernmental agreements may be applicable to the predicate offenses.

3 Monetary instruments used as a means of committing criminal activities can be seized.

j Write out a few attributive clauses from the text and underline their subjects and predicates.

In conclusion

k Why do you think the report says «since money laundering itself is not a crime».

Skim and scan

Read the text quickly and say if the headline Joint Investigations may also suit it or not and why.