Tag Archives: asset forfeiture

The topic will be sin and that’s what I’m ag’in

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Susan Grossey author

At the beginning of April 2020 the UK’s National Crime Agency published its “National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime 2020”. Of course, much of this report looks at the damage being done by criminals but – as instructed … Continue reading →

Posted in Fraud, Money laundering | Tagged asset forfeiture, financial crime, fraud, money laundering, National Crime Agency, NCA, proceeds of crime, suspicion, white collar crime | 2 Comments

The smile on the crocodile

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Susan Grossey author

As regular readers will know, last month I spent two weeks in Botswana, on safari. We saw all the usual amazing beasts (elephants using their trunks as snorkels!), but perhaps the most alarming were the crocodiles – enormous, prehistoric and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bribery and corruption, Money laundering | Tagged asset forfeiture, bribery, corruption, financial crime, government, money laundering, PEP, proceeds of crime, Republic of Congo, San Marino, Sassou Nguesso | 2 Comments

Exceeding slow

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Susan Grossey author

You remember the summer of ’98. The European Central Bank was founded in Brussels, Pete Sampras won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon, “Sex and the City” premiered on the telly – and Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha died at the … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Bribery and corruption, Money laundering | Tagged AML, asset forfeiture, bribery, corruption, financial crime, government, Jersey, money laundering, Nigeria, PEP, proceeds of crime, Sani Abacha | 1 Comment

Los Pinos of Sherwood Forest

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Susan Grossey author

Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen – I bet you’re all humming now. And even though historians have suggested that our Robin was not quite the champion of the poor we choose to believe, the legend persists – … Continue reading →

Posted in Bribery and corruption, Money laundering, White collar crime | Tagged AML, asset forfeiture, corruption, financial crime, government, Mexico, money laundering, organised crime, PEP, proceeds of crime, white collar crime | 3 Comments

Rock and roll lifestyle

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Susan Grossey author

I don’t often use this blog simply to repeat money laundering stories that are already in the press but some are just too good to ignore. May I introduce you to Paul Bettie. He’s sixty-five now, but back in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Money laundering, Organised crime | Tagged asset forfeiture, financial crime, Guernsey, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime, suspicion | 12 Comments

Purple, portable and prized

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Susan Grossey author

Cash is an odd thing: like the Cheshire Cat in Wonderland, it periodically disappears and then once again reappears. In my next blog post I will talk about disappearing cash but this week I want to tell you about Switzerland, … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Money laundering | Tagged AML, asset forfeiture, financial crime, government, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime, suspicion | 4 Comments

The fine art of future planning

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Susan Grossey author

Thanks to my capacious TV recording device – known in my house as the magic box – I rarely watch anything live any more, except the news and weather. And so this weekend I finally got around to viewing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Money laundering, Organised crime | Tagged art, asset forfeiture, financial crime, fraud, legislation, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime | Leave a comment

A return to the bad old days

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Susan Grossey author

You all know how I feel about Brexit, so we shall draw a discreet veil over the months of wailing and gnashing of teeth and rending of garments that have befallen Grossey Mansions. However, as I had feared, we are … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Legislation, Money laundering | Tagged AML, asset forfeiture, Brexit, due diligence, equivalence, financial crime, government, legislation, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime, white collar crime | 2 Comments

Your money or your life

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Susan Grossey author

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 →

Posted in AML, Bribery and corruption, Money laundering | Tagged AML, asset forfeiture, corruption, due diligence, money laundering, PEP, proceeds of crime, tax evasion | 2 Comments

The Beemer and the Batboat

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Susan Grossey author

I have written before about the fate of items confiscated from money launderers. Often, of course, the assets have gone: the money has been spent on consumables such as fine wines and fancy holidays. But criminals do like to surround … Continue reading →