2008 Press Releases
U.S. Embassy Hosts Speaker on Financial Crimes September 15 to 17 (September 8, 2008)
Alexander M. Vasilescu, Esq., Supervisory Trial Counsel for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's New York Regional Office will be visiting Belize from September 15th to 18th at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan.
During his visit, Mr. Vasilescu will make presentations which address prevention, investigation and enforcement issues facing regulatory, law enforcement, and risk management officials in the area of financial crimes.
The focus of his presentations will be money laundering, the U.S. Foreign Corruption Practices Act, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, terrorism financing, and accounting fraud. He will share his expertise and knowledge through discussions on criminal investigative methodologies and recent case studies in the United States. The presentations are directed at executives from the banking and legal sector, specifically for Risk Managers, Fraud Managers, Compliance Officers, Crimes Investigators, and Prosecutors.
Mr. Vasilescu will also appear on local radio and television to discuss the issue and to encourage continued dialogue on the topic.
Mr. Vasilescu graduated from Cornell Law School in 1987. Mr. Vasilescu was in private practice in New York City and specialized in securities litigation before joining the Securities Exchange Commission in 1995.