Referenced in our Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 6 - June 2003
Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Filing
This financial investigation started with a subject involved with a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filing using the
occupation of "judge." Further expansion of this individual shows that his Washington, DC, Driver's License Number was
used by another individual who was identified on a different SAR. This individual was identified as a "surgeon" from the
country of Colombia in South America. A quick check into national archives of the original subject (shown in the upper
left of the diagram) yielded no additional information and showed there was no person in the United States listed as a
judge with the name provided. Needless to say, people laundering money do not always tell the truth.
Further expansion of the network shows that the phone numbers of the second subject are linked to a third subject
(also with an occupation of surgeon). What is unusual at this point is that, even though the phone numbers (home and work)
matched, the addresses were different. In fact, the third subject is connected to a fourth subject (with an occupation of
"doctor") through a shared address and bank account number. The money flowing through this network represents approximately
a quarter million dollars ($250k) and the dates of filing (not shown in the display) are less than 1 month apart.
The nature of the occupations, time frames, out-of-country addresses, and the common ID numbers, phones, accounts, and
addresses make this network a very attractive target for further investigation.
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