Giving the lead in Scandinavia

Sweden has been experimenting with a new kind of fraud-busting organisation, through its Economic Crimes Bureau (ECB), which unites police, prosecutors and financial specialists to fight offences ranging from tax evasion through to money laundering and insider trading. Set up in 1998, the ECB answers directly to the Swedish Ministry of Justice, bypassing the standard policing and judicial organisations that are responsible for detecting and prosecuting non-financial crimes.