Journal of Financial Crime: Volume 20 Issue 3

Reaching the parts other investigations cannot reach: Securing convictions for organised crime through financial investigation

Rick Brown

This paper aims to examine 12 cases in which financial investigation was used in the UK to secure a conviction of an organised crime group. Importantly, no conviction would have…

Analysis on the new types and countermeasures of credit card fraud in mainland China

Feng Bai, Xiangmin Chen

The research on analysis on the new type and countermeasures of credit card fraud in mainland China mainly aims to take a comprehensive approach to fight against fraud and place a…

In‐house counsel claims against a corporate employer and access to privileged corporate communications: An analysis and a proposal

John W. Gergacz

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate in‐house counsel's dual role in the context of a wrongful discharge claim against his corporate employer and its effect on privileged…

External reactive detection v. internal proactive prevention: The holistic approach to integrate change

Robin Dyer

All members of staff up to the Chairman of the Board now get daily briefings of the serious issues within the financial sector. Headlines are commonly quoting regulatory fines…

Intelligent investigations: the use and misuse of intelligence – a personal perspective

Barry Rider

This paper aims to address in a comparative context the role of intelligence in law enforcement and in particular the significance of intelligence‐led policing.

“But we had obtained professional/legal advice!”: The disclosure conundrum and directors' dilemma

Aiman Nariman Mohd‐Sulaiman

In recent enforcement actions by several capital market regulators in some common law jurisdictions, the issue of directors' reliance on legal advice in relation to compliance…

Shopping fraud victimization among the elderly

Michael D. Reisig, Kristy Holtfreter

This study aims to investigate whether low self‐control and routine activity theories explain fraud outcomes among the elderly. Specifically, the effects of low self‐control and…

Arab fraud and corruption professionals' views in the Arabian Gulf

Khalid Farooq, Graham Brooks

The purpose of this paper is to highlight Arab counter fraud and anti‐corruption professionals' attitude towards fraud in the Arabian Gulf.

Editorial

Chizu Nakajima