The report was prepared jointly by the by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) and the Hesse Information and Competence Centre Against Extremism (HKE). It is based entirely on information from the federal and state police and domestic intelligence agencies.
The study of money laundering and predicate crime contained in this report was funded by a grant from the United States Department of State and was prepared in consultation with the United States Department of Justice, Resident Legal Advisor Office.