Category Archives: Fraud

From little acorns

Posted on September 18, 2019 by

Apologies for the confusion at the start of my blog post on 4 September: I was not back at all, but actually watching elephants swimming in Botswana.  I wrote a couple of posts in advance, to cover my absence, and … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Fraud, Money laundering | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Words speaking louder than actions

Posted on August 28, 2019 by

Now I know it’s important to Think Big – to have goals and targets and ambition.  But you can take it too far.  And I rather think that in their recent “Economic Crime Plan 2019-2022” the joint forces of HMG … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Fraud, Money laundering, Organised crime, Publications | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Money launder-gig

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

I’m always surprised – although I try not to show it – when people ask me how money laundering actually works, as there is an almost infinite number of ways in which criminals can move their money around.  Invent a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fraud, Money laundering, Organised crime | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Just do the math

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

I am currently reading “How Not to Be Wrong” by American mathematician Jordan Ellenberg.  Not that I am wrong very often, of course, but it pays to protect one’s elevated position.  In truth, I scraped by in my maths A-level, … Continue reading →

Posted in Due diligence, Fraud, Money laundering, Organised crime | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

White collar crime

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

I’m back from my hols and – as promised – I did not succumb to the flattering blandishments of Karen Pierce, UN Officer, but rather immersed myself in history and gelato in Naples and then on the island of Ischia.  … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Fraud, Money laundering | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Blind faith

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

The term “professional enabler” has a menacing tone to it, I always think.  We started hearing it back in 2014, when the UK’s National Crime Agency, in its “High End Money Laundering Strategy and Action Plan”, observed this: “The ability … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Fraud, Money laundering | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Ring ring

Posted on March 28, 2018 by

Don’t you just hate cold calls?  It’s a rare day when the media does not report on some new fraud being hawked by cold callers, usually in a foreign country so you can’t block their calls without blocking all overseas … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Fraud, Money laundering | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Read all about it

Posted on March 9, 2018 by

As I prepare to launch my fifth historical crime novel on the world (you can read all about it here), I see that those dastardly money launderers have found a way to do their stuff via Amazon.  Well, why not … Continue reading →

Posted in Fraud, Money laundering | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Writing a wrong

Posted on February 28, 2018 by

Last week I wrote a blog post about French gangster Jacques Cassandri, who is currently on trial for laundering the proceeds of a bank robbery that he claimed,in a book he wrote, to have masterminded.  And this has started me … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Fraud, General thoughts, Money laundering | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Loving laundering

Posted on February 14, 2018 by

As you tuck into that heart-shaped box of chocolates and gaze at the dozens of red roses currently scenting your surroundings, spare a thought for the victims of romance fraudsters.  I have written about these poor people – poor in … Continue reading →

Posted in Fraud, Money laundering, Organised crime | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments