Tag Archives: corruption

Plane addictive

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

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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Your money or your life

Posted on February 19, 2018 by

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 →

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The Ethics Factor

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

I’ve never watched “Strictly”, or “Big Brother”, or “I’m a Celebrity”, so it’s safe to say that I am not a fan of reality shows.  But in the Economist this week I read about one reality show that I would … Continue reading →

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Riches beyond imagination

Posted on October 18, 2017 by

If you were asked to prove where all of your assets have come from, could you do it?  For myself, I have the mortgage documents for the house, and the original receipt for my car (bought for £4,950 cash in … Continue reading →

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Gamekeeper turned poacher

Posted on October 9, 2017 by

Last week my husband and I were on one of those long car journeys when you discuss all sorts of crazy things just to keep the boredom at bay.  We were talking about careers and whether we would choose the … Continue reading →

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In the penalty box

Posted on September 11, 2017 by

What is it about football and money laundering?  I don’t mean the obvious sort – buying football clubs and trading players as a front for moving criminal money around – but rather what makes footballers and manager so susceptible to … Continue reading →

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A family business

Posted on September 1, 2017 by

I think I have written before about crime – including money laundering – often being a family business.  There are many advantages: for instance, there is absolute loyalty (twice over: blood and business), and there is nothing suspicious about the … Continue reading →

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Something new to get your AML teeth into

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

People sometimes ask me how I can bear to stick with one subject for so long.  The answer, of course, is that it’s not really the same subject for very long.  True, the aim of money laundering is fairly predictable … Continue reading →

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Some are more equal than others

Posted on August 9, 2017 by

The connection between PEPs [politically exposed persons] and money laundering is recognised: with access to public influence and public money, these individuals in positions of high public service can fall prey to their baser desires and start feathering their private … Continue reading →

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Adiós a la Cara de Piña

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

Panama has been in the news recently for its Papers, but long before then we had Noriega (or “Old Pineapple Face”, as his braver countrymen called him – behind his back, of course).  Indeed, when I started out as a … Continue reading →

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