Monetary value has taken various forms over time—beef, salt, mother of pearl, amber, metal, paper, shells, etc. Today, there are two types of money issued by countries via their central banks: fiduciary money or fiat (money and banknotes) and scriptural money (checks and transfers). But...

Environmental crime is one of the largest criminal activity sectors in the world. There are many kinds of environmental crimes, including illegal emissions into the air, discharge of substances into water or soil, illegal trade in wildlife or ozone-depleting substances, as well as illegal shipments...

The Pandora Papers refers to a set of documents leaked from offshore services firms detailing tax evasion and avoidance practices, published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in October 2021. The ICIJ is a non-profit network that works with more than 100 media...

Several jurisdictions have recently put in place sanctions against individuals with ties to the Russian government, either directly or through enterprises. As targeted financial sanctions (TFS) place freezing measures on sanctioned individuals’ economic resources, some sanctioned individuals might inevitably seek ways to avoid these restrictions....