“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: white collar crime
Ring ring
Don’t you just hate cold calls? It’s a rare day when the media does not report on some new fraud being hawked by cold callers, usually in a foreign country so you can’t block their calls without blocking all overseas … Continue reading
Read all about it
As I prepare to launch my fifth historical crime novel on the world (you can read all about it here), I see that those dastardly money launderers have found a way to do their stuff via Amazon. Well, why not … Continue reading
Posted in Fraud, Money laundering
Tagged Amazon, financial crime, fraud, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime, white collar crime
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A return to the bad old days
You all know how I feel about Brexit, so we shall draw a discreet veil over the months of wailing and gnashing of teeth and rending of garments that have befallen Grossey Mansions. However, as I had feared, we are … Continue reading
Writing a wrong
Last week I wrote a blog post about French gangster Jacques Cassandri, who is currently on trial for laundering the proceeds of a bank robbery that he claimed,in a book he wrote, to have masterminded. And this has started me … Continue reading
AML 1, bitcoin 0
There have been acres of newsprint (and the digital equivalent) written in recent months about the long-term future of bitcoin in particular and cryptocurrencies in general. The value of bitcoin, for instance, is going through the roof, and then back … Continue reading
A family business
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
Ladies first
In an era when we have the first female Doctor Who, female heads of the Met, the London Fire Brigade and the London Ambulance Service, and a female sort-of-Prime Minister, it is perhaps only right that women should be in … Continue reading
The law of the wild
In a quest to find a country that is still outward-looking and welcoming, I am going to have a look at Canada this summer. Although I will still be keeping a weather eye on all things AML, please note that … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence, Money laundering
Tagged AML, Canada, due diligence, financial crime, government, lawyer, legislation, money laundering, proceeds of crime, suspicion, white collar crime
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Feeling the benefit
One of my very favourite things in my professional life is the concept of criminal benefit. I like what this says about our attitude to crime and those who commit it. Put very simply – and I am sure a … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Money laundering
Tagged financial crime, fraud, government, legislation, money laundering, proceeds of crime, tax evasion, white collar crime
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Conspiring against criminal cash
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
