“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: due diligence
Money launder-gig
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 Airbnb, due diligence, financial crime, fraud, gig economy, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime, suspicion, Uber
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The Brexit bonanza for baddies
You have probably guessed from recent tear-stained posts that I am not a fan of Brexit. Having lived an international life surrounded – very happily – by people from all over the world, I rear up at the thought of … Continue reading
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
Officer politics
One of my main arenas of AML activity is Guernsey, and life there is pretty exciting at the moment with the imminent arrival of new AML legislation and guidance – both already published and coming into force on 31 March … Continue reading
Laundering and llamas
The last time I played a game on a screen was in about 1980, when my friend and I discovered the joys of Pong – that table-tennis-ish game with two bats (OK, white lines) that you moved up and down … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, communication, dark web, due diligence, financial crime, Fortnite, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime, suspicion
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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
Wimples and wagers
In recent AML training I have found myself talking more and more about the “CDD jigsaw”. As with all jigsaws, the CDD version involves gathering lots of little bits of information – some of which might seem indecipherable or unrelated … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, casino, due diligence, financial crime, Gambling Commission, money laundering, proceeds of crime, source of funds, suspicion
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Just do the math
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
The concept of anonymous publication
We all have a talent, and mine is words. I love reading and writing them, my spelling is pretty crash-hot, and if I am trying to remember something, I tend to see it as a word, e.g. “I’ve forgotten his … Continue reading
