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One of the preeminent authorities on money laundering in the world, Charles A. Intriago spent ten years in government service in the United States, as a Federal prosecutor, as Chief Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Government Operations Subcommittee on Legal and Monetary Affairs, and as Special Counsel on Organized Crime to Governor Reubin Askew of Florida. After his government service, he practiced law in Miami and was an equity partner of the international law firm, McDermott, Will & Emery.
In 1989, Mr. Intriago, as founder and president of Alert Global Media, Inc., launched Money Laundering Alert, a Miami-based monthly publication that is the world's leading source of information, guidance and analysis on money laundering.
In 1995, Mr. Intriago launched the website, www.moneylaundering.com, followed two years later by the Spanish language website, www.lavadodinero.com. The websites are leading Internet sources of money laundering information and serve as training resources for many banking, governmental and other organizations. They are known widely in government and financial sectors throughout the world as premier sources of information on money laundering matters.
Money Laundering Alert, www.moneylaundering.com and www.lavadodinero.com are read by nearly all major banks, securities dealers and other financial institutions in the world, as well as by many central banks and regulatory and law enforcement agencies.
Money Laundering Alert’s annual international money laundering conference in Miami Beach is the largest and most acclaimed in the world. The most recent conference, in March 2003, drew 854 attendees from 54 countries who heard 56 speakers on 21 panels.
In 2002, Mr. Intriago founded the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, which provides a certification for persons who work in the anti-money laundering field in the public and private sectors. As of October 1, 2003, ACAMS had 1,600 members in 71 countries.
Mr. Intriago is often quoted in major newspapers and frequently appears on television programs around the world. In the United States, he has appeared on 60 Minutes, Frontline, CNN and on all networks in connection with money laundering issues. He has served as a consultant to banks and law firms on compliance matters and in select civil cases. He is a frequent lecturer, in English and Spanish, on money laundering subjects. Some 25,000 persons have heard him speak on money laundering subjects since 1990.
Mr. Intriago is a native of Ecuador and speaks fluent Spanish. He received his law degree from the University of Florida, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University.
In 1989, Mr. Intriago, as founder and president of Alert Global Media, Inc., launched Money Laundering Alert, a Miami-based monthly publication that is the world's leading source of information, guidance and analysis on money laundering.
In 1995, Mr. Intriago launched the website, www.moneylaundering.com, followed two years later by the Spanish language website, www.lavadodinero.com. The websites are leading Internet sources of money laundering information and serve as training resources for many banking, governmental and other organizations. They are known widely in government and financial sectors throughout the world as premier sources of information on money laundering matters.
Money Laundering Alert, www.moneylaundering.com and www.lavadodinero.com are read by nearly all major banks, securities dealers and other financial institutions in the world, as well as by many central banks and regulatory and law enforcement agencies.
Money Laundering Alert’s annual international money laundering conference in Miami Beach is the largest and most acclaimed in the world. The most recent conference, in March 2003, drew 854 attendees from 54 countries who heard 56 speakers on 21 panels.
In 2002, Mr. Intriago founded the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, which provides a certification for persons who work in the anti-money laundering field in the public and private sectors. As of October 1, 2003, ACAMS had 1,600 members in 71 countries.
Mr. Intriago is often quoted in major newspapers and frequently appears on television programs around the world. In the United States, he has appeared on 60 Minutes, Frontline, CNN and on all networks in connection with money laundering issues. He has served as a consultant to banks and law firms on compliance matters and in select civil cases. He is a frequent lecturer, in English and Spanish, on money laundering subjects. Some 25,000 persons have heard him speak on money laundering subjects since 1990.
Mr. Intriago is a native of Ecuador and speaks fluent Spanish. He received his law degree from the University of Florida, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University.
