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Connecting corruption to ethnic polarization and religious fractionalization

Nissan, Edward; Naghshpour, Shahdad - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 6, pp. 763-774

Purpose – The paper aims to investigate the connection between corruption and ethnic polarization and religious … than the norm in corruption were identified. Originality/value – The paper highlights the connection between corruption and …

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The implications for intermediaries in handling (innocently or otherwise) the proceeds of corruption

Tugendhat, Michael - In: Journal of Financial Crime 10 (2003) 1, pp. 91-93

Reports a case study concerning two individual defendants, SK and F, who were intermediaries in a case of large‐scale fraud during the Gulf War; the Grupo Torras SA (GT) sued them in order to recover money lost, and the case illustrates the circumstances in which intermediaries can be held...

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Global financial business and the implications for effective control of money laundering in offshore centres

Pratt, Richard - In: Journal of Financial Crime 10 (2003) 2, pp. 130-132

Discusses the effect of globalisation of financial markets, especially the effects of international initiatives to improved financial probity and stability in offshore centres, with Jersey as the specific example. Argues that the effect on offshore centres is always positive, and that...

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The misuse of corporate vehicles

Morgan, Talmai P. - In: Journal of Financial Crime 10 (2003) 2, pp. 133-134

Comments briefly on the OECD report on Guernsey as an Offshore Financial Centre, one which is emphatically not a Non‐Cooperative Country or Territory. Focuses on the misuse of corporate vehicles for illicit purposes, and outlines the main objectives of the Report to ensure proper access and...

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Compliance and anti‐money laundering regulation in France

Bardin, Geneviéve - In: Journal of Financial Crime 10 (2003) 2, pp. 135-136

Describes briefly how France has recently adopted stricter rules for compliance in the fight against money laundering, and the role played by regulatory authorities in improving compliance; France was the first country to implement the FATF Recommendations in 2001, it has widened the scope of...

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The responsibility for handling proceeds of corruption in Polish criminal law

Bojarski, Janusz - In: Journal of Financial Crime 10 (2003) 2, pp. 146-152

to the free economy, and includes provisions for economic crime. Outlines its provisions for corruption, which are … Articles 109‐113 of the Polish Criminal Code. Concludes that the laws against both corruption and money laundering indicate …

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An appraisal of the Nigerian Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 as an instrument against financial crimes

Chukwuemerie, Andrew I. - In: Journal of Financial Crime 10 (2003) 3, pp. 275-294

, pointing that conspiracy or attempt to commit corruption is now as culpable as the offence itself. Assesses how workable the …

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International controls of corruption: recent responses from the USA and the UK

Johnstone, Peter; Brown, George - In: Journal of Financial Crime 11 (2004) 3, pp. 217-248

corruption in particular. Traces the long history of corruption and attempts to suppress it, and defines the terms bribery and … corruption. Looks at the US legislation against corruption, focusing on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act … Enforcement Act (FIRREA) 1989 and most recently the PATRIOT Act 2001, which covers corruption as part of a wider response to the …

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Exotic embezzling: investigating off‐book fraud schemes

Buckhoff, Thomas; Clifton, James - In: Journal of Financial Crime 11 (2004) 3, pp. 249-256

Defines on‐book and off‐book fraud: the former occurs when theft takes place after the recording of money on the victim company’s books, the latter when it occurs after recording, and types of such fraud can involve billing, payroll, expenses, cheque tampering, and register disbursement....

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The underground economy in Poland and its control

Bojarski, Janusz - In: Journal of Financial Crime 11 (2004) 3, pp. 257-259

Analyses the underground economy in Poland as containing both hidden and illegal production: the former refers to illegal drugs, for example, and is not measured by the Polish Central Statistical Office, while the latter includes legal activities undeclared to the tax, customs, social security...

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