ROLC organizes Anti-money Laundering Simulation-based Training in Mongolia

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From May 27-31, the University of South Carolina’s Rule of Law Collaborative (ROLC) partnered with The Asia Foundation (TAF) and the University of International Affairs of Mongolia (UIA) to organize two simulations on anti-moneylaundering. Mongolian police, prosecutors, and judges participated in mixed teams for each of the simulations. The simulations were preceded by a “train the trainers” session for all the simulation facilitators from UIA. The simulation involves an investigation into alleged money laundering by a fictional NGO in Mongolia, and the broader set of actors who are potentially involved in a broader ecosystem of financial mismanagement, criminality, and corruption. Participants practiced conducting criminal investigations, applying legal analysis, and case building. Investigating teams had to decide on who they will criminally charge, what crimes they will be charged with, what evidence will be used to prove those crimes, and which assets they will attempt to seize or forfeit. The simulation was designed in line with the latest learning retention science for both professional training with educational pedagogy, in which people generally remember at least 75 percent of what they do, and 90 percent of what they teach others. The simulation was part of a series of anti-corruption simulations from ROLC; including a minerals trafficking simulation in Mongolia, a “Museum Heist” simulation that was unrolled in Washington D.C, and a “Gold Heist” simulation that ROLC is currently developing. ROLC continues to develop and hone its expertise in these cutting-edge tools and approaches for immersive learning and professional training.