The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency participates in the training of prosecutors in matters of crimes against the public administration

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Madrid, May 22, 2024.

Amparo Martí, head of the Support and Expert unit of the AVAF, has participated in the course “Crimes against the public administration” organized by the Center for Legal Studies of the Ministry of Justice in Madrid.

“Anti-Fraud Offices – introduction to public sector contracting” was the topic of the presentation given on Wednesday the 22nd from 4 to 6 p.m. by the head of the Support and Expert Unit of the AVAF.

This course, held on May 22 and 23 in Madrid, attended by 79 trainee prosecutors, is part of module 11 of the initial training corresponding to the 62nd promotion of the prosecution service carreer organized by the Center for Legal Studies from Madrid.

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, with its participation in this new CEJ initiative, consolidates its presence in the training of prosecutors with the aim of providing maximum specialization in matters of irregularities in public administration.

If you wish to have specialized training in integrity and corruption prevention in your public entity, do not hesitate to write to formacion@antifraucv.es

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency exposes its work in the recovery of assets at the University of Valencia

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Valencia. – May 16, 2024

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency participated in the I International Congress “Illicit gains and criminal justice system: a global perspective” organized by the University Research Institute in Criminology and Criminal Sciences of the University of Valencia.

Gustavo Segura Huerta. Director of Analysis and Research of the AVAF represented the institution with the contribution: “The role of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency in the recovery of assets.”

The conference took place in the Tomás S. Vives Antón room of the Faculty of Law of the University of València, with José León Alapont, professor of Criminal Law at the University of València, as their director.

The 90 people of the university community attending the conference, which took place on May 16 and 17, gathered around issues related to corruption, crypto-laundering and tax crimes, among others.

AVAF Conference highlights the need for supervision in the execution of public contracts to avoid irregularities

València, May 9, 2024.- 

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency has organized a Conference on irregularities in the execution phase of contracts in the public sector with the collaboration of the Legal Consultiu Council of the Valencian Community.

118 public institutions and more than 270 people attended the event, both in the Assembly Hall of the Consell Jurídic Consultiu and through the internet, where the central axis has been to give importance to the execution phase in public procurement, highlighting the irregularities detected by legal operators.

The day was inaugurated by the president of the Legal Consultiu Council of the Valencian Community, Margarita Soler and the director of the Agency, Joan Llinares.

The experts, speakers at the conference, have analyzed irregularities in public procurement and highlighted risks.

Gustavo Segura, director of Analysis and Research at the AVAF, focused his conference on irregularities in public procurement detected in AVAF investigations.

Patricia Boix, senior lawyer of the Consell Jurídic Consultiu, focused on the casuistry of the modification and termination of contracts.

Irene Bravo, director of Prevention, Training and Documentation of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, detailed in her presentation the risks contrary to integrity in the contracting execution phase.

Olga Escribano, from the Independent Office for Regulation and Supervision of Contracting (OIReScon), director of the Division of Promotion of Integrity in Public Contracting and Institutional Coordination) presented the last presentation of the day focused on the supervision of the execution of the contracts by OIReScon, highlighting the main problems and conclusions.

The training day included the contributions of those present through questions and articulated debates with all the speakers, moderated by María José Cervera, director of Administration and Human Resources of the Agency.

The closing of the AVAF day was attended by Cayetano García, regional secretary of the Presidency of the Generalitat Valenciana, Margarita Soler, president of the Legal Consultiu Council of the Valencian Community and Joan Llinares, director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency.

Almost half of the registrations for the AVAF day come from public employees of the local administration (national qualified and technical personnel) with 49.48%, followed by the Generalitat Valenciana, with 26.46%, university personnel public of the Valencian Community and the instrumental public sector.

69.41% of the people enrolled in the training organized by the AVAF were women, compared to 30.59% men.

With this new formation, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency continues its work to prevent and fight against fraud and corruption in the Valencian Community.

The presentations from the AVAF Conference are available at the following links:

– Irregularities in public procurement and AVAF investigations. G. Segura
– The modification and termination of contracts: casuistry. P. Boix
– Risks contrary to integrity in the execution phase of the Contract. I Bravo
– Supervision of the execution of contracts by OIReScon: main problems and conclusions

For more information: formacion@antifraucv.es