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PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE. ADV LF McCARTHY DIRECTORATE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS 20 FEBRUARY 2008. POCA. Organised Crime. Financial Crime. Public Corruption. DSO STRUCTURE. NDPP. NDPP. HEAD OF. DSO (52). HEAD OF. HEAD OF. HEAD OF. OPERATIONS (68). STRATEGIC &. INVESTIGATIVE. SUPPORT.

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PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

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  1. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ADV LF McCARTHY DIRECTORATE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS 20 FEBRUARY 2008

  2. POCA Organised Crime Financial Crime Public Corruption DSO STRUCTURE NDPP NDPP HEAD OF DSO (52) HEAD OF HEAD OF HEAD OF OPERATIONS (68) STRATEGIC & INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT CEO CRIME ANALYSIS (98) POCA OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (83) REGIONAL PROJECT TEAMS Gauteng (140) TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT (23) REGIONAL PROJECT TEAMS Eastern Cape (82) FORENSIC SERVICES (19) REGIONAL PROJECT TEAMS Western Cape (121) CRIME INFO- COLLECTION (27) REGIONAL PROJECT TEAMS Kwa Zulu Natal (102) ADMINISTRATION (109) REGIONAL PROJECT TEAMS Free State (35)

  3. MANDATE & STRATEGY • The DSO targets criminals who organise crime and profit from it. • Using a multi-disciplinary and success-driven approach, to deal with cases more effectively, under central command. • To be more pro-active, pre-emptive, and intelligent in investigating and prosecuting organised crime. • Targeting the top-end, main perpetrators and proceeds of priority crimes, through calculated court-work. • DSO strategy is to mark down the impact of and to drive up the disruptive effect on organised crime.

  4. COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

  5. KEY ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT • Initiated 368 new investigative assignments. • Finalised 267 major investigation legs. • Prosecuted 214 cases to conclusion. • Conviction rate above 85%. • 317 Suspects arrested and 316 sites searched. • Value of assets restrained in DSO cases: R1,05bn. • Handled 41 cases in which R64m is destined for CARA. • Seized contraband and drugs close to R1bn. • Directed R50m to the victims of organised crime.

  6. CASES AND OPERATIONS SAAMBOU BANK KEBBLE (R300M) LEISURE NET REDCROSS MASTERMIND FIDENTIA SHAIK & YENGENI PROJECT PC TRAVEL FRAUD RAUTENBACH GUANXI & AGLIOTTI S VS D. KING COOL FROG

  7. RED CROSS • July 2006 – Surveillance led to a raid on a warehouse in Milnerton, Cape Town. • Two Britons and a South African were arrested in flagrante delicto: +4 tonnes (3894 “bricks”) of compressed cannabis. • + R364 Million – Wholesale market price, UK “street value”. • 3 Accused convicted and sentenced: Combined 23 years and R1,6 million.

  8. RED CROSS

  9. Russia Brazil USA Australia South Africa Taiwan Canada Israel India DEALING WITH CRIMES OF THE FUTURE: PHISHING E-MAIL ATTACK 5 4 6 3 2 1 1 1 1 Emails distributed indiscriminately to South African email users 1 Email links to controller site in Canada 2 Controller site links to multiple posting sites 3 Credentials tested on Internet banking but no fraud committed 4 White plastic created for valid credentials 5 Funds withdrawn at ATMs in Russia 6

  10. BAD GUYS • March 2006 – one of the top 10 organised crime projects in the DSO. • 27 April 2006 – R 250m Hashish connected to an International Drug syndicate. • 5 convictions, 3 suspects awaiting trial & other targets. • Ongoing international seizures linked to Europe, USA, Pakistan and Canada. • Key accused charged with and convicted of drug-dealing. • Currently – extradition of John Stratton.

  11. INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE DSO dealt with approximately 20 mutual legal assistance requests in relation to transnational syndicate activities, offshore investments, transfer pricing, corrupt nominal shareholding and extradition. FBI Hong Kong Police Police of Mozambique DSO EFCC Nigeria OLAF Swedish Police Australian Police DEA / SOCA International Criminal Court Scotland Yard Serious Fraud Office

  12. BUDGET ALLOCATION • The ENE for Special Operations was R 364m. Of this amount, a contribution of R55m was made to Corporate Services, R43m for AFU, and R55m for shared services such as buildings, vehicles, IT, & equipment. • The balance of R210m dedicated to core budget expenditure.

  13. HUMAN RESOURCES Actual Personnel Expenditure as at 31 March 2007: R 147 m 78 new positions approved on 13 June 2007: Total Establishment: 913 Total Establishment: 831 Filled: 509 Vacant: 322 MALE: 326 (64%) FEMALE: 183 (36%) AFRICAN: 272 (53%) WHITE: 140 (28%) INDIAN: 40 (8%) COLOURED: 57 (11%)

  14. KEY LESSONS LEARNT • Need for greater application / accuracy, to lessen mistakes. • Investigate and prosecute the hard cases to the end. • Greater investment required to unravel corporate crime. • POCA, Plea-bargaining & Indemnities to be used judiciously. • Sharpening capacity to deal with civil litigation & international legal assistance. • Prosecutors must focus on agent evidence, syndicate signatures and financial trails. • Single, uncomplicated lines of command & dedicated team work.

  15. KEY ASPECTS OF STRATEGIC PLAN: 2007-2008 • Seeking the right mix between delivery, governance and resourcing. • Effective case/trial Management and enhancing prosecution led-investigations. • Stronger Compliance, Risk Management and Systems Platform. • Striving to develop settled jurisprudence in relation to POCA, Corruption, Letters of Request and Foreign Restraint Orders. • Sustainable and meaningful commitment to the Transformation of the DSO. • Matching job demand with expertise, growth and retention strategy. • Striking balance between qualitative and quantitative targets.

  16. CHALLENGES • Increasing operational effectiveness in investigating and prosecuting organised crime. • Standardised best-practice, dedicated court time and internal counsel capacity. • To develop empirical, research-based impact-measurement indicators. • Settling the functioning & streamlining co-ordination in relation to the DSO. • Strengthening professional resilience, ethics and confidence. • Enhancing the workspace: equitable, competitive and rewarding. • Finding new work, trophies, victories and success.

  17. “Victories often occur after you see no way to succeed but refuse to give up anyway.” Dave Weinbaum

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