For more than 20 years Frank is focusing on the fight against Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terror (CFT). As an AML/CFT expert he serves as an advisor to the Bundestag, the Council of Europe (CoE) and the European Parliament’s PANA committee (Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion) as well as to the European Parliament’s TAX3 committee (Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance).

Andreas Frank is a Steering Committee Member of the Parliamentary Intelligence‐Security Forum.

In the fight against money laundering and the financing of terror Andreas Frank is cooperating with IGOs, NGOs, national law enforcement agencies, and organization of the civil society. He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on the AML/CFT.

UNITED AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING
UAML.org

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Der Funkstreifzug
Money laundering paradise Germany – why criminals have an easy game

Germany is a paradise – for money launderers. Experts have been saying this for a long time now, and not just off the record. According to a scientific study, criminals launder 100 billion euros in this country every year – a very conservative estimate. Large sums of black money are stashed in real estate, jewellery and cars. Criminals use local banks for this and are usually ahead of the supervisory authorities. Experts say that the supervisory authorities function poorly or not at all. They are also sceptical about the proposal for a Federal Financial Criminal Police Office.
FROM: Arne Meyer-Fünffinger, Gabriel Wirth

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9. Februar 2023 19:00 Uhr PZ Autorenforum/ Pforzheim

Andreas Frank und Markus Zydra präsentieren ihr Buch „Dreckiges Geld“. Wie Putins Oligarchen, die Mafia und Terroristen die westliche Demokratie angreifen“ Reservierung unter (07231) 933125.

Prostitution, Raub, Drogen, Terror, Menschenhandel, Umweltverbrechen. Sie lohnen sich nur, wenn Kriminelle Geldwäsche betreiben. Nimmt man Kriminellen das dreckige Geld, trifft man sie am härtesten. Doch Deutschland tut in dieser Hinsicht praktisch nichts. Die Autoren zeigen mit ihrem Buch, woran das liegt und was nun zu tun ist.   / Tickets
Stadtklar.de/veranstaltung/autorenforum-1186904

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Grundsteuerreform verschont Geldwäscher/ WDR 5
 WDR 5 Politikum – Gespräch
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One must not reward criminal banks with privileges

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL ASSET MANAGER EXEMPTION

US department of Labor (DOL)
Public Hearing Agenda
Proposed Amendment to the QPAM Exemption November 17, 2022

Andreas Frank / Application No. D–12022 Post Hearing Comment
Elizabeth Warren United States Senator / Tina Smith United States Senator
QPAM exemptions should be seen as privileges that have to be earned.
Criminality should not be rewarded.
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Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum
23rd Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Washington, D.C., December 6-7,
Illicit Finance – Day 1
• Senator Larry Pressler, Former United States Senator
• Hon. Jerome Beaumont, Executive Secretary, Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence
• Hon. Andreas Frank, AML/CFT advisor for the Bundestag, Council Europe and the European Parliament ( 2:08min -2:19 minute)
• Prof. Celina Realuyo, Professor of Practice, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University
• Mr. Mariano Federici, Senior Managing Director, K2 Integrity

PROGRAM
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It’s about our democracy – Why Andreas Frank fights money laundering
Wed. 16.11.2022 19:05 SWR2 Tandem SWR2

Money laundering sounds rather harmless for a criminal process that causes enormous damage every day all over the world and also in Germany. Serious crimes go unpunished as a result, the community loses billions, property prices rise. Money laundering erodes democracy and impoverishes African states. It sounds exaggerated, but it is not. Andreas Frank can explain the connections. The former investment banker from Pforzheim has been researching the topic of money laundering for almost 25 years, and he has personally declared war on it. In the meantime, he is invited by the Bundestag or the Council of Europe as a consultant.

Zäher Kampf gegen Geldwäsche  : Presse-Text vom 13.08.2022 / pz-news.de

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PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE–SECURITY FORUM /
Parliamentarians from around the world to the 22st on July 7th – 8th at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest.

ILLICIT FINANCE, ILLICIT TRADE AND MONEY LAUNDERING
Cross-border funds transfer, transactions on virtual currency, trade-based money laundering are methods used by criminal organisations and terrorist financiers, posing a threat to societies while affecting state security. Illegal movements of money or capital should be carefully traced by authorities and cooperation needs to be enhanced in this direction. In this panel, we will discuss recommendations on preventing criminal financial activity in order to protect our economic infrastructure against predatory investment.

Speech Andreas Frank/ Bucharest or the 22st Parliamentary Intelligence

22NDParliamentaryIntelligence–Security Forum
Bucharest, Romania
July6–8, 2022
FORUM REPORT

Finanzkriminalität: „Versagen in allen Bereichen“
Financial crime: “Failure in all areas”
“The reports of the Federal Audit Office are so remarkable because they confirm the failure of the responsible state bodies in all areas of the Money Laundering Act since it came into force in 1993”

Bundesanwalt Michael Lauber / Attorney General Michael Lauber
Anzeige wegen Begünstigung – Charges of favouritism – Second investigator appointed against ex-Attorney General 
Second investigator appointed against ex-Attorney General Lauber Hat Bundesanwalt Lauber ein Strafverfahren verhindert? / Did Attorney General Lauber prevent criminal proceedings?  Charges of favouritism –
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland left a complaint unresolved for three years. Now Attorney General Lauber is threatened with proceedings for possible favouritism.