US Tops Financial Secrecy Index
The Tax Justice Network has released its Financial Secrecy Index 2022. The Index “identifies the world’s biggest suppliers of financial secrecy” with the US being number 1. John and Elliot discuss the...
20 Maj 202212min
Is London the Capitol of Dirty Capital?
The UK has become a haven for rich Russians. The lax approach to regulation has allowed money laundering to flourish. Recent government action in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine is making ...
13 Maj 202210min
HSI – Cornerstone Outreach
Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) Outreach Initiative – Cornerstone recently shared information about the rising level of organized retail crime (ORC) being perpetrated by transnational criminal...
6 Maj 202212min
UAE Continues to Offer Safe Haven to Bad Actors
The International Consortium of Investigation Journalists (ICIJ) recently shared documents with The Irish Times about the Kinahan organized crime cartel. The Irish Times published an extended article ...
29 Apr 202211min
FinCEN Issues Guidance on Kleptocracies and Foreign Corruption
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued guidance about kleptocracies and foreign corruption. The guidance includes insights into typologies and includes red flags. John and E...
22 Apr 20227min
How financial institutions can help prevent human trafficking
For this episode of our AML Conversations podcast, we sit down with Sara Crowe, the strategic initiatives director at Polaris, a non-profit working to end human trafficking. We discuss how human traff...
21 Apr 202216min
Secretary Yellen Discusses Digital Assets
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke recently at American University about digital assets. The speech look at the intersection of innovation, policy and regulation. John and Elliot discuss key points...
15 Apr 202211min
Cybersecurity Issues Challenging the AML World
John Byrne chats with Brian Szady, Founder of a threat mitigation firm Threatminder, on the various cybersecurity issues challenging the AML world, including ransomware, training staff and defining hu...
13 Apr 202229min
