“Faith, Hope and Trickery” – the fifth Sam Plank novel
New piggy in the sty! This one is for UK estate agents
Collection of columns: “Susan in the City: The Cambridge News Years”
“Portraits of Pretence” – the fourth Sam Plank novel
Sam speaks! New audiobook of “Fatal Forgery”
“Worm in the Blossom” – the third Sam Plank novel
AML for NEDs in five editions: Guernsey, Isle of Man, International, Jersey and UK
AML books for UK staff
AML books for Guernsey staff
AML books for Jersey staff
AML books for Gibraltar staff
“The Man in the Canary Waistcoat” – the second Sam Plank novel
“Fatal Forgery” – the first Sam Plank novel
Edward’s adventures now out in 6-part e-format
Another good read
Tag Archives: corruption
Adding some blacking to the UK pot
Any crime that generates money can lead to money laundering, but one of the biggies – and one of the most worrying for governments, with its reputational implications – is corruption. We tend of think of high-level, regime-toppling corruption (naming … Continue reading
The award no-one wants
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
The ultimate in white collar crime
We’ll get back to serious stuff soon, I promise, but as we ease ourselves into the new working year I thought you might enjoy this irresistible offer I received over the festive break, from the Pope. Yes, the man himself: … Continue reading
‘Dammed if you do
In a rather handy follow-on to my last blog post, which discussed my reasons for supporting the inclusion in the AML family of businesses that sell services for cash, Amsterdam’s administrative court has taken an interesting step. A team of … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, corruption, due diligence, financial crime, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime, tax evasion
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Getting the hump with money laundering
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
Posted in AML, Bribery and corruption, Money laundering
Tagged AML, camel, cattle, corruption, financial crime, fraud, government, money laundering, Pakistan, PEP, proceeds of crime, tax evasion
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Debt and dishonour
One* of the best things about writing this blog is that lots of lovely readers send me great stories. David in London (I’m using only his first name out of deference to his security background, but with that security training … Continue reading
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Tagged bribery, corruption, financial crime, government, money laundering, PEP, proceeds of crime, suspicion, tax evasion
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You say potato, I say prison
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
All hail to the cheat
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
It’s coming home – if we pay its fare
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
Source for the goose
I am about to shut down for a fortnight’s holiday – my next blog post will be on Monday 18 June – but I thought I would like to leave you with a clever idea to mull. No, it’s not … Continue reading
