The Cornerstone Report: Volume 2, Issue 1

Cornerstone Calendar

To develop the Cornerstone partnership between ICE and the private sector, Cornerstone is conducting aggressive outreach to industry groups throughout the United States.

Recent and upcoming events include the following:

• Dec. 6, 2004—ICE’s Kevin Delli-Colli, Deputy Assistant Director for Financial and Trade Investigations, offered a presentation at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Meeting of Experts on the Typologies of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Moscow, Russia.
  
  
• Dec. 13–17, 2004—Senior Special Agents Armando Astorga and Aristedes Jimenez hosted a seminar on financial investigations and money laundering for South American law enforcement officials in Lima, Peru, sponsored by the Organization of American States (OAS).
  
  
• February 3–4, 2005—Senior Special Agent Martin Reyes, ICE Cornerstone Liaison for San Juan, Puerto Rico, offered a presentation on ICE financial and trade investigations at the 2nd Annual Puerto Rican Symposium of Anti-Money Laundering, hosted by the Association of Puerto Rican Bankers.
  
  
• Feb. 7–11, 2005—Kevin Delli-Colli and Brock Nicholson, Deputy Section Chief of the Terrorist Financing Operations Section, represented DHS/ICE on the U.S. delegation at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) conference in Paris, France.
  
  
• Feb. 9–20, 2005—ICE Commercial and Fraud Unit Chief F. Gary White and Trade Transparency Unit Section Chief David Eoff attended the World Customs Organization (WCO) meeting in Brussels, Belgium. They will attempt to establish a Commercial Fraud Working Group to address issues that adversely impact government revenues and security.
  
  
• Feb. 10–13, 2005—Cornerstone Section Chief Joseph Gallion attended the annual International Association of Financial Crime Investigators executive board meeting in Las Vegas, Nev.
  
  
• Feb. 24, 2005—Kevin Delli-Colli spoke at the Investment Company Institute’s (ICI) Anti-Money Laundering Workshop in Boston, Mass.
  
  
• March 17, 2005—ICE Director of Investigations Marcy M. Forman will speak at the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Conference hosted by the Security Industries Association (SIA) in New York City.

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Cornerstone Calendar

Cornerstone is U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) comprehensive investigative initiative for fighting financial crime, trade fraud and intellectual property crime.

The Cornerstone Report is a quarterly bulletin highlighting key issues related to ICE financial and trade investigations.

The Cornerstone Report covers a broad range of topics related to financial investigations and potential vulnerabilities in the financial and trade sectors.

We strive to present clear thinking by knowledgeable observers that can be read with ease and pleasure by both professionals and a general audience, and we’re happy to review unsolicited submissions for potential publication in the newsletter.

If you would like to submit an article for publication or simply find out more about how you can participate in the Cornerstone initiative, drop us an e-mail at tripwire@dhs.gov.