“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
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 dawning of reality
When I read this story, I had to check the date and make sure that it wasn’t April Fools’ Day, but no, it seems that it’s on the level. A large Irish law firm called Matheson has launched a phone … Continue reading
The conviction that keeps on giving
It’s an old joke – “I’ve been married for twenty years; you get less for murder” – but in the UK, at least, that’s true. According to reputable research, the average sentence for a murderer in the UK is sixteen … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, due diligence, financial crime, fraud, money laundering, organised crime, prison, proceeds of crime, visa, white collar crime
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White collar crime
I’m back from my hols and – as promised – I did not succumb to the flattering blandishments of Karen Pierce, UN Officer, but rather immersed myself in history and gelato in Naples and then on the island of Ischia. … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, due diligence, embezzlement, financial crime, fraud, money laundering, proceeds of crime, suspicion, white collar crime
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UN me – together at last
It has been the summer of daft emails for Thinking about Crime – perhaps the very hot weather has kept all of the scammers indoors even more than usual, crafting their approaches. Hoping to appeal to my vanity and to … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, cybercrime, due diligence, financial crime, fraud, government, money laundering, Thinking about Crime Limited, white collar crime
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Made to measure
About once a year I will say in a dreamy voice, “Perhaps I should do a PhD in criminology…”. I love the idea of spending months in the library as I craft my thesis, and then becoming the first-ever Dr … Continue reading
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
Tainted treasures indeed
I have always been a swot, living mainly in my head. Physically I’ve never been much cop; I was always the one picked last – and even then, reluctantly – for sports teams, and my clumsiness is legendary. But in … Continue reading
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
