LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING & CORRUPTION

UNCLAS PORT AU PRINCE 000985 SIPDIS WHA/CAR FOR CHRISTOPHER WARD & ELIZABETH JAFFEE; INL/LP FOR KEVIN BROWN & ANGELIC V. YOUNG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM TRSY HA SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING & CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS TRAINING ¶1. This is an action request for WHA/CAR. ¶2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following participant, of the Haitian National Police (HNP) Financial and Economic Crimes Investigation Unit (BAFE),pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. ¶3. This series of training will take place over the course of one year, coordinated by the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) of the U.S. Treasury Department, and covers financial investigative techniques and money laundering and corruption investigation cases. The location is at the BAFE headquarters in Petion-Ville, Haiti. No equipment is involved. ¶4. No derogatory information on the below candidate was found after our internal vetting and following the Consular Section's INK process as of June 27, 2008. Last Name: Jules First Name: Yves Date of Birth: 19 May, 1972 Place of Birth: Port-au-Prince, Haiti Gender : Male ID: 01-01-99-1972-05-00479 ¶5. Post appreciates Department's assistance. Sanderson