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‘Follow the Money’ or ‘Follow the Money Launderer’?

February 7, 2025 /Leave a comment

The purpose of the fight against money laundering, as we know it in the world of compliance, is based on the implementation of the Financial Action Task Force recommendations. Financial investigations are often triggered following suspicious activity reports transmitted to the local financial intelligence unit...

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The Jersey Sting: Chris Christie and the Most Brazen Case of Jersey-Style Corruption

January 30, 2025 /Leave a comment

Having played a small part in investigating the illegal activities covered in The Jersey Sting, I was eager to learn even more about these series of crimes involving almost four dozen New Jersey politicians brought down by a single informant. The book, written by Ted...

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Unmasking the “Dread Pirate Rogers”

August 9, 2024 /Leave a comment

The book by Nick Bilton, American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road, dives into the creation, operation and downfall of Silk Road, the billion-dollar criminal network. The story behind Silk Road shows how Ross Ulbricht, a boy from Texas,...

Money Laundering and Illicit Financial Flows

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A Fascinating Read on AML and Illicit Financial Flows

August 12, 2020 /Leave a comment

John A. Cassara is a man with a unique career in the area of anti-money laundering (AML), having worked on the frontline, in law enforcement internationally and in the U.S. government. During his law enforcement investigative career, he conducted an extensive number of money laundering...

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A Comprehensive View of Money Laundering Methods―Old and New

August 12, 2020 /Leave a comment

Former Special Agent of the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence John A. Cassara has chronicled his 30-plus years of experience in the fight against transnational organized crime and money laundering in his newly released book, Money Laundering and Illicit Financial...

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The Young Adult’s Guide to Identity Theft, by Myra Faye Turner

November 14, 2017November 14, 2017 /Leave a comment

Financial fraud is a known risk that may serve as a predicate criminal offense for money laundering activities; however, the topic may not always receive its due within the anti-money laundering community. The recent hack,1 data breach and theft of over 140 million U.S. consumers’...

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A Guide to AML/CTF

December 20, 2016July 17, 2017 /Leave a comment

Kannan Subramanian’s book The Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism Eco-System, provides a comprehensive review of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) mechanisms, methods and techniques. The book features an introduction to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF), case studies and approaches to implementing...

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A Review of Bob Pasley’s Anatomy of a Banking Scandal

September 30, 2016October 17, 2016 /Leave a comment

Bob Pasley's book Anatomy of a Banking Scandal, presents the story of small West Virginia bank that grew through fraud, embezzlement and money laundering to become one of the most profitable community banks in the country, only to then become one of the largest bank...

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Tom Burgis’ The Looting Machine

February 17, 2016February 22, 2016 /Leave a comment

The negative socioeconomic impact and global instability triggered by the expropriation of nations’ wealth by kleptocratic regimes around the world cannot be understated. Tom Burgis’ book, The Looting Machine, takes an in-depth look specifically at the continent of Africa, where post-colonial relationships founded upon natural...

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Hitha Prabhakar’s Black Market Billions

February 2, 2016 /Leave a comment

"No cops on Sundays," says Chris, an illegal street vendor, as throngs of shoppers sift through tables of counterfeit goods and stolen electronics on a busy New York City street. With only one indifferent traffic officer in sight, the buyers are free to load up...

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The money laundering bus driver

Riveting Reads

‘Follow the Money’ or ‘Follow the Money Launderer’?

The Jersey Sting: Chris Christie and the Most Brazen Case of Jersey-Style Corruption

Unmasking the “Dread Pirate Rogers”

A Fascinating Read on AML and Illicit Financial Flows

A Comprehensive View of Money Laundering Methods―Old and New

The Young Adult’s Guide to Identity Theft, by Myra Faye Turner

A Guide to AML/CTF

A Review of Bob Pasley’s Anatomy of a Banking Scandal

Tom Burgis’ The Looting Machine

Hitha Prabhakar’s Black Market Billions