This book addresses the most widespread forms of financial crime today, namely corporate fraud, corruption, tax fraud, the shadow economy, informal entrepreneurship, money laundering, international informal capital flows, cybercrimes, and cryptocurrency scams. Given the rapid rise of...

1. What is Money Laundering? -- 2. Methods of Money Laundering -- 3. Federal Regulations -- 4. Building a Quality AML Program for Financial Institutions -- 5. Know Your Customer and Customer Identification Program -- 6. A SAR Is Born -- 7. Money Laundering for Law Enforcement -- 8. International...

Scholarly and policy literature has yet to provide a systematic analysis on how criminal organizations launder money beyond descriptions of who conducts this illegal activity and the existing types and practices for laundering the proceeds of crime. This article seeks to bridge the divide of two...