THE EFFICIENCY OF USING OSINT TOOLS IN COUNTERING CRIMINAL LEGALIZATION (LAUNDERING)

The article considers the issues of collection, analysis and application of operationally relevant information from open sources, on the Internet, in order with the purpose of solving tasks in conducting parallel financial investigations. The leading practices of searching for information of operational interest are highlighted. The authors have identified a number of organizational problems in the activities of domestic law enforcement agencies, the elimination of which it is proposed to consider the direction of improving the information and analytical support of investigative and operational activities, as well as training officers to various methods and techniques of analysis of information obtained from open sources. Taking into account the huge potential of the widespread implementation and application of open source intelligence technologies, the authors substantiate the necessity of giving them a priority in the search and identification of legalized property and income, conducting scientific research, training of specialists in this area.

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