The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has achieved an impressive 94.82% conviction rate in money laundering cases involving 123 accused persons, as reported in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Out of 58 cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), special courts convicted the accused in 55 cases, the Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, said in a written response to Member Ramji Lal Suman. Since 2020-21, ED secured convictions in 43 PMLA cases involving 104 accused. The ED initiated investigations in 5,158 PMLA cases from 2020-21 till December 2025. The total money laundering cases registered since the PMLA started in 2005 reached 8,391. ED filed prosecution complaints in 1,960 cases. Since August 2019, ED filed closure reports in 93 cases due to reasons like closure of scheduled offence cases, quashing of predicate offence cases, or a court ruling no link to PMLA offences. Before this amendment, from 2005 to July 2019, 1,185 cases were closed with approval from the Special Director of Enforcement. ED uses a multi-pronged approach by analyzing information and money laundering risks before registering cases. After investigations, ED files prosecution complaints before special courts. To speed up investigations, the ED employs advanced technology, including national and international databases, forensic tools, artificial intelligence, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), and digital resources. This helps in collecting stronger evidence, enhancing analytics, and quickening complex financial crime cases.