PLACE OF FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE SYSTEM OF ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES

Abstract

In today's world, there is a close relationship between corruption and money laundering, which is due to the need to hide the sources of illicit income, the implementation of schemes for their further legal use. Due to the growing number of crimes related to money laundering and the amount of money laundered, the role of the financial intelligence unit is growing. The article reveals the relationship between corruption and money laundering, which is due to the need to hide sources of illicit income, the use of schemes for their further legal use. The purpose of the study is to determine the place of financial intelligence in the fight against money laundering and corrupt income, to study the theoretical and applied aspects of activities and to reveal the place and role of the financial intelligence unit in the implementation of anti-corruption strategy. The approaches of scientists to determining the essence of corruption, theoretical and applied aspects of combating corruption and the shadow economy are considered. The performance indicators of law enforcement agencies for 2016-2020 have been studied, work has been improved, but the reduction in the amount of compensated damages indicates the disclosure of minor corruption offenses. The need to take systematic measures to combat corruption was noted, while an important role in the anti-corruption fight of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine and the financial intelligence unit was noted. It has been established that the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine (SFMSU) is the central national body responsible for collecting, analyzing and transmitting data on suspicious financial transactions to the competent authorities. The main methods of money laundering in Ukraine have been identified. It has been proven that the fight against money laundering is the basis for the implementation of effective anti-corruption policy and the fight against economic crime.