Hasselt (The Brussels Morning Newspaper): “Team Vermogen” has four detectives and one administrative worker, trained in financial crime. They investigate fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering, collaborating with the new “Cybercrime Team” to combat scams.
The new “Team Vermogen” has four detectives and one administrative worker, all of whom are important for looking into financial crimes. The detectives have received a lot of training in bookkeeping and financial crime from a provincial training center called PLOT. Through their bookkeeping course, they learned how to understand financial records, manage accounts, and track money transactions. This knowledge helps them analyze financial data carefully and find any problems in both business and personal accounts.
How is Hasselt’s wealth team tackling financial crimes and scams?
Besides bookkeeping, the detectives also got special training in financial crime, which helped them investigate things like fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering. Their training helps them spot patterns and understand how these financial crimes happen. An administrative worker helps the team by managing case files, organizing evidence, and keeping communication smooth, so the detectives can focus on their work. Together, the team is ready to tackle the challenges of financial investigations and work towards justice in cases of economic wrongdoing.
The “Wealth Team” will focus on investigating fraudulent bankruptcies, money laundering, and fake companies, while also assisting with drug-related cases by looking into financial connections. For instance, if a drug dealer is found with expensive property, the “Wealth Team” will investigate the source of the money. During a house search, while the main team looks for drugs, the “Wealth Team” will seize computers and search for evidence like bank accounts. The LRH police are setting up a “Cybercrime Team” to detect fraudulent websites and suspicious phone numbers involved in scams.
