Typical Investigative Situations at the Initial Stage of Investigation of Criminal Currency Transactions and Their Resolution

Abstract

This article examines typical investigative situations at the initial stage of the investigation of illegal currency transactions, the responsibility for which is provided for in Articles 193 and 193.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Within the framework of the article, the author analyzed the content of existing forensic methods for investigating these crimes, presented approaches to defining the concept of an investigative situation that have developed in forensic science, and highlighted the basic principles of the formation of investigative situations. In addition, an individual al gorithm of procedural actions is proposed for each investigative situation that arises during the investigation of crimes provided for in Articles 193 and 193.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

For the purposes of the study, the author conducted a survey among officials of the customs authorities of the Russian Federation specializing in the investigation of this category of crimes, the results of which are reflected in this article.