CEJA Launches Regional Program for Central America on Corruption Investigation and Tracing Illicit Money

September 3, 2025
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The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA) has launched its specialized training program

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA) has launched its specialized training program, “Investigating Corruption by Following the Money,” aimed at prosecutors and judges from Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Panama. The program seeks to strengthen their professional skills in financial criminal investigations.

This CEJA program is being developed in partnership with the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and aims to provide Central American prosecutors and judges with enhanced tools to combat corruption more effectively. The training covers topics such as economic crimes, the investigation of economic criminality, forensic auditing, and asset forfeiture.

The program began with a Virtual Welcome Meeting for participants, which included the participation of Cecilia Barrios, CEJA Advisor; Nataly Ponce, Executive Director of CEJA; Rebeca Guardia, Director of the Judicial School of the Judiciary of Costa Rica; and Javiera Domange, CEJA researcher.

Cecilia Barrios and Rebeca Guardia emphasized the importance of this training in addressing the complex challenges posed by organized crime and corruption in Central America.

A Regional Commitment Against Corruption

At CEJA, we reaffirm our commitment to the ongoing and specialized training of justice operators, recognizing the value of regional collaboration in addressing corruption from a technical and comparative perspective.

With this new edition in Central America, CEJA continues to expand its impact and leadership in building specialized capacities to tackle central challenges in Latin America, such as corruption and organized crime.

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