E145: What American Candy Stores can tell us about money laundering
The Laundry27 Nov 2025

E145: What American Candy Stores can tell us about money laundering

This month, more than 2,700 high street stores across the UK were visited by police – leading to 900 arrests and more than £10 million in criminal proceeds seized.


But while the news cameras focussed in on the hauls of counterfeit cigarettes, it is how this web of small businesses fit into money laundering where we should be really paying attention.


In this episode, your expert hosts – Fredrik Riiser and Robin Lycka – are asking: What can American Candy Stores can tell us about money laundering?


The pair discuss: how these shop fronts work for laundering criminal funds and how the data can help us see the full picture.


Producer: Matthew Dunne-Miles

Editor: Dominic Delargy

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The Laundry podcast explores the complex world of financial crime, anti-money laundering (AML), compliance, sanctions, and global financial regulation.


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