Journal of Money Laundering Control: Volume 12 Issue 3

Light is the best antidote

The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the difficulties that non‐bank reporting entities have in establishing a best practice risk‐based approach to their anti money…

United States v. Santos: the US Supreme Court rewrites the money laundering statute

The purpose of this paper is to inform an international audience of the difficulties prosecutors in the USA have encountered in light of a decision of the US Supreme Court…

How effective are suspicious transaction reporting systems?

A fundamental element of international anti‐money laundering (AML) systems is the requirement that financial institutions file suspicious transaction reports (STRs) with financial…

Discussion on the role of epistemic community in Russian AML regime

The purpose of this paper is to open a theoretical discussion on the preventive anti‐money laundering (AML) regime, both international and domestic in Russia, building theoretical…

Concealing and disguising criminal property

The language in respect of the money laundering offence of concealing or disguising criminal property is drawn from various international conventions. It is therefore surprising…

Small amounts for big bangs? Rethinking responses to “low cost” terrorism

The purpose of this paper is to challenge the “myth” that terrorism is cheap and that terrorists are extremely efficient in how they use their money.

Section 311 Patriot Act: Is America using this legislation more as a means of cementing her extraterritorial reach than as a legitimate method of preventing money laundering?

The purpose of this paper is to provide an alternative opinion on the current debate on Iran and its place in the world, while seeking to avoid unnecessary dogma or propaganda.

The end of the havens?