WASHINGTON—On January 12 and 13, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted the first meeting of the Transnational Organized Crime Working Group (TOC-WG). The TOC-WG includes representatives from 16 financial intelligence units across the world that are committed to working together to enhance their collective ability to identify and disrupt transnational organized crime. The TOC-WG is co-hosted by FinCEN, the financial intelligence unit of the United States, and Mexico’s Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera. Other participants in the TOC-WG include the FIUs of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay.
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