In response the Italian Government has formed a study committee at the Ministry for the Economy and Finance, chaired by Undersecretary Antonio Lettieri with Anti-Mafia Prosecuting Attorney Pierluigi Vigna as coordinator. 1  2  Directives 91/308/EEC, 2001/97/EC and 2005/60/EC.
BIS Review 84/2007  2.2  The prevention apparatus  The Italian apparatus to combat money laundering originally involved the fragmentation of functions between different bodies and the prevalence of investigation over financial analysis. Reports of suspicious transactions were transmitted directly to law enforcement bodies (the chief of police) at province level.