The United States Embassy this week trained Cebu-based judges on handling cases of money laundering and financial crimes.
The US Embassy brought in Western District of North Carolina Chief US District Court Judge Frank Whitney to teach Filipino judges on the international best practices on handling complex financial crimes cases. US Embassy Resident Legal Advisor David Bragdon, for his part, discussed fraud schemes and asset management.
The conference was in partnership with the US Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training and the Philippine Judicial Academy (PhilJA).
“Increasing cross border financial crime awareness is critical because these cases are complex and must be handled efficiently and well when they arise,” said Commercial and Family Court Judge Rowena San Pedro, a speaker at the conference. — Camille A. Aguinaldo

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