Crime School: Money Laundering: True Crime Meets the World of Business and Finance.Crime School: Money Laundering Money Laundering The process of creating the appearance that large amounts of money obtained from serious crimes, such as drug trafficking or terrorist activity, originated from a legitimate source.Notes: Some estimate the size of the problem is over $500 billion annually. Often thought of as a victimless crime, money laundering is a very serious issue. Without it, international organized crime organized crime, criminal activities organized and coordinated on a national scale, often with international connections. The American tradition of daring desperadoes like Jesse James and John Dillinger, has been superseded by the corporate criminal organization. Firmly rooted in the social structure, it is protected by corrupt politicians and law enforcement officers, and legal advice; it profits from such activities as gambling, prostitution, and the illicit would not be able to function. Chris Mathers Firefly Books Ltd. 4 Daybreak Lane, Westport, CT 06880 www.fireflybooks.com 1552979938 $16.95 1-800-387-5085 Since 9/11 a direct link has been drawn between money laundering and terrorism; yet few links have been drawn to just how money laundering operates. Enter Chris Mathers' Crime School: Money Laundering, a title specific to the history and how-tos of money laundering, how crimes are executed and detected, and how the operation links organized crime to terrorism. Mathers is a former R.C.M.P. undercover operator and an international authority on money laundering: he is the perfect author for this in-depth expose. |
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