E120: How sanctions became a political weapon

You receive a call. Your account has been compromised – you need to move all your funds to a different secure account. The person on the other end is from "your bank" and ready to "help you out" - if ...

16 Nov 202334min

If you’ve picked up a British newspaper, switched on the TV, logged on to social media, or attended a political party conference – there is one word you will have come across again and again…. De-Bank...

9 Nov 202332min

With over 130 bomb attacks, a record numbers of shootings, and a criminal network estimated to include over 30,000 individuals – Sweden is in the grip of an organised gang crime problem like it’s neve...

2 Nov 202333min

Let’s face it. When it comes to money laundering – the UK is a serious player! If money laundering was an olympic sport – research suggests that the UK would be on the podium with a silver medial – on...

26 Okt 202323min

Our guest for this episode is unique to The Laundry so far!In 2007, he was convicted under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for the kind of financial crimes our podcast audience are typically looking...

19 Okt 202339min

The University of Oxford is currently *the* top higher learning institution in the world and two more British universities also make it into the top 10, according to World University Rankings.But new ...

12 Okt 202333min

Human trafficking is one of those terms which hides a lot of human suffering.Estimates put the number of people trafficked globally at around 27 million – forced into domestic work, construction, agri...

5 Okt 202329min

Law firms are responsible for some of the largest transactions globally – from M&As, to real estate deals, to setting up new companies.But no money movement is without risk and legal firms come close ...

28 Sep 202331min