F.I.U. Official: Staff Are Vetted Before Employed

Leni Ysaguirre-McGann

But since it is widely known that the drug cartels and their hired workers are among the number one pushers of money-laundering operations, we asked Ysaguirre-McGann about the checks and balances in house to ensure that their staff are people of integrity.

Leni Ysaguirre-McGann, Deputy Director, Financial Intelligence Unit

“Recruitment at the F.I.U does involve a vetting process, so of course we check criminal backgrounds, we try to find out who your associates are, etcetera, in terms of vetting our officers and our staff, so we rely on not only our information but also police and other sources to do our vetting. So we do vet our staff and our persons.”