Monthly Archives: December 2013

My AML review of 2013

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Susan Grossey author

The end of the year is traditionally a time for pause and reflection, for looking back and assessing whether it has been a good year or a bad.  So what have been my AML high spots in 2013? It started … Continue reading →

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Ho ho ho and a bottle of fake rum

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Susan Grossey author

As I have complained before, counterfeiting is often underestimated as a crime.  It’s one of those peculiar “other people” crimes, as in “Other people really shouldn’t buy fake goods, but if I see a fake Chanel handbag while I’m on … Continue reading →

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The cash conundrum

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Susan Grossey author

Last week I met a woman who runs a charity in Guernsey called GAST – Guernsey Against Sex Trafficking.  Their main aim is to increase awareness in Guernsey of sex trafficking – not least because so many teenagers spend years … Continue reading →

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Plenty of time to count to ten

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Susan Grossey author

Regular readers will know how tolerant and forgiving I am of money launderers – not.  And I have followed the investigation, trial, incarceration and financial analysis of drug dealer Curtis Warren with great interest.  After much wriggling, on 3 December … Continue reading →

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Unlike football, UK up and Spain down

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Susan Grossey author

It’s here, it’s here!  No, not Sinterklaas in the Low Countries, but the annual Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International, published this morning.  Featuring on the CPI 2013 are 177 countries – still no Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Gibraltar … Continue reading →

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