Category Archives: Bribery and corruption

The award no-one wants

Posted on January 11, 2019 by ihatemoneylaundering

As you know, we are deep in awards season. (Is anyone else baffled by the all-conquering success of “The Favourite”? I like Olivia Colman as much as anyone, and the film is certainly entertaining and lovely to look at, but … Continue reading →

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Getting the hump with money laundering

Posted on November 5, 2018 by ihatemoneylaundering

My father spent most of his working life abroad and when my mother and I were being awkward, he used to roll his eyes and say, “In a sensible country, I’d be able to trade you two in for a … Continue reading →

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You say potato, I say prison

Posted on August 13, 2018 by ihatemoneylaundering

It’s becoming something of theme, isn’t it – professional enablers? I’ve certainly blogged about it before, as in this post. And just last month the Financial Action Task Force released their own report into the phenomenon, entitled “Professional Money Laundering”. … Continue reading →

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Nasty things indeed

Posted on August 3, 2018 by ihatemoneylaundering

Today I received a fabulous email. It came to my work email address – no surprise there, as this is plastered all over this blog and my website and so is easily harvested – and makes reference to a password … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Bribery and corruption, Money laundering | Tagged AML, Bitcoin, bribery, cybercrime, due diligence, financial crime, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime | 5 Comments

All hail to the cheat

Posted on July 16, 2018 by ihatemoneylaundering

Continuing my theme of topical posts, today I thought I would spend a few minutes thinking about Donald Trump – the man an American friend refers to as the Cheeto-in-Chief (a wonderful pun on both his approach to things and … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Bribery and corruption, Money laundering | Tagged corruption, Donald Trump, due diligence, financial crime, government, money laundering, PEP, proceeds of crime, suspicion, tax evasion, white collar crime | 3 Comments

It’s coming home – if we pay its fare

Posted on July 11, 2018 by ihatemoneylaundering

No doubt you are all – well, my English and Croatian readers at least – dusting off your scarves and vocal cords for tonight’s match. (Personally, I am speaking at a literary event in a local village – we’re not … Continue reading →

Posted in Bribery and corruption, Money laundering, Organised crime, Uncategorized | Tagged AML, bribery, corruption, football, legislation, MLRO, money laundering, proceeds of crime, professional enabler | Leave a comment

Tainted treasures indeed

Posted on June 22, 2018 by ihatemoneylaundering

I have always been a swot, living mainly in my head. Physically I’ve never been much cop; I was always the one picked last – and even then, reluctantly – for sports teams, and my clumsiness is legendary. But in … Continue reading →

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Plane addictive

Posted on April 20, 2018 by ihatemoneylaundering

I sign up for all sorts of informational updates – sanctions alerts, Google search alerts, blog posts, RSS feeds – to make sure that I am reading widely about money laundering (and AML). Some I try for a while and … Continue reading →

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Pour encourager les autres

Posted on March 23, 2018 by ihatemoneylaundering

In the world of prosecution, it’s sometimes damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Since the Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011, the UK authorities have had access to the corporate offence of failing … Continue reading →

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Your money or your life

Posted on February 19, 2018 by ihatemoneylaundering

There’s more than one way to skin a cat, and although I have devoted my working life to AML I am always thrilled to hear of other initiatives that are launched to take the profit out of crime. And recently … Continue reading →