Tag Archives: cash

Please release me

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Susan Grossey author

The principle of mitigation is an important one in the justice system.  Once someone has pleaded guilty to an offence – or been found guilty of it after a trial – the attention of the court turns to sentencing, and … Continue reading →

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Dull as dishwater

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Susan Grossey author

One of the most common requests I have from people commissioning my training is for case studies – stories about money launderers.  And I am more than happy to oblige, as researching these creatures is one of the guilty pleasures … Continue reading →

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Undue influence

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Susan Grossey author

I’m of an age when the people I admired in my youth were known as “role models” – for me, people like Olivia Newton-John and Indira Gandhi (I had wide-ranging interests and confused professional ambitions – should I top the … Continue reading →

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A nose for trouble

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Susan Grossey author

My usual watchwords for this blog are (in ascending order of emotion) “disappointment”, “indignation” and “outrage”.  But this week it is “awwwww”, because it’s all about a litter of cuddly, snuggly puppies.  Last week the Metropolitan Police’s Dog Training Establishment … Continue reading →

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Loophole in the wall

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Susan Grossey author

Cash is a problem during a pandemic.  Cash-intensive businesses like nail bars cannot trade, and takeaway food outlets have turned into delivery hubs with payment in advance by card.  Luckily, anyone desperate to offload their criminal cash has a new-ish … Continue reading →

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Faint at art

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Susan Grossey author

It’s a tricky thing, art.  No – I don’t mean those arguments over whether an unmade bed or a black painted square is art, but the deliberations about when the art world is part of the AML community and when … Continue reading →

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Cash and coffee

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Susan Grossey author

Last week I wrote about the growing (or at least, continuing) popularity of cash in Switzerland, so this week I am looking at the other end of the spectrum.  I recently spent a long weekend in Copenhagen and while I … Continue reading →

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Conspiring against criminal cash

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Susan Grossey author

I have written a few times before about the interesting stage that all countries go through as their criminals (alongside ordinary people, but I’m less interested in them) transition from cash to non-cash working patterns.  As a jurisdiction’s AML regime … Continue reading →

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Cash tales from the Raj

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Susan Grossey author

I am often asked whether what we are doing in the world of AML – namely due diligence, record-keeping, staff training and reporting of suspicions – is actually having a positive impact.  I’ve mulled on this before, and no doubt … Continue reading →

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The realms of cash

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Susan Grossey author

Money laundering has changed almost beyond recognition since the days of “Scarface”, when Al Pacino’s drug kingpin Tony Montana washed his millions of dollars of drug proceeds by delivering mailbags of cash to his banker friend Jerry.  Indeed, those of … Continue reading →

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