UNUSUAL DEVELOPMENTS
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More broadly, the guidance attempts to streamline investigations
by laying out how the PNF and regional prosecutor's offices
should handle cases. Under the current decentralized system,
prosecutors were able to begin investigating financial crimes
without informing the PNF. Now, prosecutor's offices are advised
to alert the PNF to any such investigations and allow the PNF to
take the lead if it is determined the PNF is better situated to
handle the investigation.
