Money Laundering Prevention Deterring, Detecting, and Resolving Financial Fraud

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Pub. Date: 2011-06-07
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

A how-to guide for the discovery and prevention of the illegal transfer of moneyWritten for the private sector-where most money laundering takes place-this book clearly explains shows business professionals how to deter, detect, and resolve financial fraud cases internally. It expertly provides an understanding of the mechanisms, tools to detect issues, and action lists to recover hidden funds. Provides action-oriented material that will show how to deter, detect, and resolve financial fraud cases Offers an understanding of the mechanisms, tools to detect issues, and action list to recover hidden funds Covers mechanisms for moving money, identifying risk exposures, and investigating money movementArming auditors, investigators, and compliance personnel with the guidance that, up until now, has been restricted to criminal investigators, Money Laundering Prevention provides nuts-and-bolts information needed to fully understand the money laundering process.

Author Biography

JONATHAN E. TURNER, CFE, CII, is a Managing Director with Wilson & Turner Incorporated, where he specializes in the prevention and detection of sophisticated financial fraud and employee crime issues. Prior to cofounding WTI, he served in investigations management positions with regional, national, and international investigations firms, with operational responsibility for thousands of investigations. He is a court-recognized expert in the investigation, documentation, and resolution of financial fraud matters. Turner is a commentator on fraud-related topics, including financial fraud schemes, employee fraud issues, and complex fraud schemes. He has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and has appeared on ABC News, CNBC, and CNN programs.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xix
Understanding the Process of Money Launderingp. 1
What Is Money Laundering?p. 1
Money Laundering Definedp. 2
Why Do People Launder Money?p. 4
The Money Laundering Cyclep. 6
Money Laundering Is a Criminal Businessp. 10
Money Laundering Is Globalp. 11
Money Launderers Adapt Technologyp. 13
The Role of Technologyp. 14
The Role of Banksp. 15
The Role of Nationsp. 17
Regional Hotspotsp. 18
The Birth of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)p. 20
Conclusionp. 22
Motivations for Getting Involvedp. 23
Involvement Is Personalp. 23
People Weigh the Odds of Successp. 24
Where Do Laundered Funds Come From?p. 26
The Impact of Corruptionp. 27
Why Is Corruption Increasing?p. 28
Corruption Always Begins Smallp. 30
Bribery and Corruption of Your Employeesp. 31
Bribery and Corruption by Your Employeesp. 33
Evolution of Government Attitudesp. 34
Official Corruption Impacts Individual Corruptionp. 35
Tax Evasion as a Gateway to Money Launderingp. 36
Moving from Taxes to Criminal Activityp. 37
The Rise of Regional and Multinational AML Organizationsp. 38
The Connection between Fraud and Money Launderingp. 40
Money Laundering as a Do-It-Yourself Activityp. 42
The Service Providers: Bankers, Accountants, and Lawyersp. 42
Conclusionp. 45
Mechanisms for Moving Moneyp. 47
Money Laundering Requires Movement through the Systemp. 47
Broken Windows Encourage Other Crimesp. 48
Look Local, Think Globalp. 49
Expanding International Requirementsp. 51
Financial Havens Are Expandingp. 52
Money Laundering Is a Growth Industryp. 53
Law Enforcement Gets a Big Boostp. 54
Profit Drives Criminal Activityp. 56
Structuring the Scheme to Succeedp. 57
Why Use a Bank, When You Can Own One?p. 58
Learning from the Big Fraud Schemesp. 59
Confronting the Inevitablep. 60
Balancing Security and Costp. 61
Effective Fraud Prevention Strategiesp. 62
The Fraud Trianglep. 63
Where to Startp. 64
Mitigating Improper Behaviorp. 67
Conclusionp. 68
Going Globalp. 71
Taking Money around the Worldp. 71
Moving the Money Offshorep. 72
Avoiding Detectionp. 74
Historical Basis for Money Launderingp. 75
Role of Private Bankingp. 76
Enhanced Regulationsp. 77
The Black Market Peso Exchangep. 79
Increasing Cooperation in Regulationp. 80
Regional Distinctionsp. 81
Global Effortsp. 83
The Law Enforcement Focusp. 84
Conclusionp. 87
Technology and Tomorrowp. 89
The Impact of Technologyp. 89
The Next Phase of Money Launderingp. 91
Everything Old Becomes New Againp. 92
Being Anybody You Want to Bep. 93
Welcome to the Futurep. 94
So What Is the AML Response?p. 94
Evolution of AML Controlsp. 96
Adjusting to Rapidly Increasing Scalep. 97
A Highly Flexible Methodology Results in Processes that Are Difficult to Stopp. 99
AML Is a Process, Not a Destinationp. 100
All Countries' Regulatory Programs Are Not Equalp. 101
Technology and Offshore Havens Intersectp. 103
The Cost vs. the Benefitp. 104
Consider the Pace of Change and Progressp. 105
Conclusionp. 106
Discovery and Preventionp. 109
Early Warning Is Essential to AMLp. 109
Proactive Means Activep. 110
By the Numbersp. 111
Paradigm Shiftp. 112
Testing Your Own AML Systemsp. 114
Expanding the Business Comparisonp. 115
The Regulatory Frameworkp. 116
High-Risk Areasp. 117
Money Laundering Meets Terror Financingp. 119
Hiding in Plain Sightp. 121
Criminalizing the Concealment Activitiesp. 122
Creating Financial Frontsp. 124
Keeping the Money Movingp. 125
Keeping the Tax Man Happyp. 126
Conclusionp. 128
Terror Financingp. 131
Terrorists Use Money Laundering Techniquesp. 131
Similarities and Distinctionsp. 132
Application of the Methodology to Terror Financingp. 133
Global Impact of Financial Crimesp. 135
Alternative Laundering Mechanismsp. 137
Regulatory Responsesp. 139
Conclusionp. 141
Identifying Risk Exposuresp. 143
AML Exposures: Assessing Financial Institution Riskp. 143
Language, Culture, and Ethnicityp. 144
The Legal Landscapep. 145
Geography: Distance Mattersp. 147
The Goal of the Launderer Is to Hidep. 147
The United States Takes a Different Approachp. 149
Laundering Groups Seek to Evade Detectionp. 151
A Fractured Enforcement and Regulatory Picturep. 152
The Regulatory Position on Cyber Risksp. 152
Simple Fraud, Still Successfulp. 154
Conclusionp. 158
Investigating Money Movementp. 159
Money Laundering Is Now Transnational Organized Crimep. 159
Succeeding in the Investigative Processp. 160
Government Access to Informationp. 161
Mining Data for Money Launderingp. 163
Some Products Help the Perpetratorsp. 164
Investigating Virtual Payment Technologiesp. 165
Looking to the Future Investigative Issuesp. 167
Putting an Investigative Plan in Motionp. 169
People Are Essential to Proofp. 170
Finding Money Laundering Abroadp. 172
Money Laundering Exposure during the Financial Industry Consolidationp. 173
Conclusionp. 177
Reporting and Recoveryp. 179
Reporting to Law Enforcementp. 179
Honest People Act Differentlyp. 180
Anticipating Challenges with Cyber Recoveriesp. 181
Building Appropriate Controls into Online Payment Systemsp. 183
Global Coordination on Future Issuesp. 185
Weighing Access vs. Privacyp. 185
Compliance Issuesp. 187
Putting Recovery Plans into Actionp. 188
Conclusionp. 191
Conclusionp. 193
About the Authorp. 197
Indexp. 199
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