Tag Archives: fraud

Waiting on the outside

Posted on October 21, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

I have been doing some research into SCPOs.  No, not the gold chap from “Star Wars” – I mean Serious Crime Prevention Orders.  Once a convicted criminal has served his time in prison, it is often wise not only to … Continue reading →

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Ethics girls and boys

Posted on September 30, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

With the recent headlines concerning Mr Trump’s tax arrangements and Mr Johnson’s awarding of government contracts to chums, you can imagine that the issue of morality has been much on my mind.  I come from mixed stock: one half of … Continue reading →

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Happy holidays!

Posted on August 19, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

Well hello everyone – I’m back.  And while I was away on my hols, I did wonder whether taking time off in the summer was the responsible thing to do.  As long ago as 1831, astronomer and statistician Adolphe Quetelet … Continue reading →

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A sprinkling of SAR-dust

Posted on June 17, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

There is regularly – and quite rightly – a fair amount of soul-searching about the SARs regime.  Does it shift the burden of investigation from law enforcement to the financial sector?  Does it cost much more than it saves?  Are … Continue reading →

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A most tempting offer

Posted on June 10, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

The name of my company is the result of a family joke: my father observed one day that I was always thinking about crime.  I wasn’t sure I’d be allowed to have the name but I was, and it’s memorable … Continue reading →

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Keep washing that money

Posted on April 22, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

This blog – much like its author – veers wildly between buoyancy and doom, and this week it’s the latter.  Sorry about that.  And it’s about the pestilence.  Sorry about that too.  But there’s no lock-down for criminality and I … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 15, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

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 →

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Free download of financial crime novel

Posted on March 29, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

Some of you may know that my obsession with financial crime spreads into my personal life, and that my hobby is writing historical financial crime novels.  My first series is narrated by a magistrates’ constable in London in the 1820s, … Continue reading →

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Planes and pandemics

Posted on March 18, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

One of the challenges of AML work is keeping up with the endless adaptability and imagination of criminals.  Unshackled by moral considerations, or by the need to report to risk committees or by the requirement to comply with legislation (quite … Continue reading →

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I beg your pardon

Posted on February 26, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

Baron Black of Crossharbour is not my favourite person, as you may imagine, and it was a dark day in May 2019 when Donald Trump granted him a full pardon, citing Black’s “broad support from many high-profile individuals who have … Continue reading →

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