Journal of Money Laundering Control: Volume 21 Issue 3

Editorial

A critical analysis of the anti-corruption policy of the national judicial council of Nigeria

This paper aims to examine the new anti-corruption policy of the National Judicial Council of Nigeria to determine the level of effectiveness of its preventive measures and to…

“Captured by evils” – combating black money, corruption and money laundering in Bangladesh: The dog must bark to keep predators away

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the recurrent amnesties to black money holders (BMHs) in Bangladesh have not benefited the national economy, rather have increased…

Updates on Hong Kong’s anti-money laundering laws

The purpose of this study is to discuss the latest developments of anti-money laundering (AML) laws in terms of case law and intended legislation amendments.

Illicit Bitcoin transactions: challenges in getting to the who, what, when and where

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the intelligence and investigatory challenges experienced by law enforcement agencies in discovering the identity of illicit Bitcoin…

FATF and money laundering in Iran

The aim of this paper is considering that obtaining illegitimate property and obtaining property illegally is morally outrageous. The law also condemns it as a crime. The act of…

Shadow economy in a turbulent environment: evidence from Poland

The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirical insight into the functioning of the informal sector in Poland and highlight the reasons for involvement of economic agents in…

Choose your weapon: Is civil forfeiture really necessary, or is it an undesirable shortcut to real law enforcement?

Civil forfeiture is an increasingly common way for governments to relieve criminal wrongdoers of the proceeds of their crimes and to restore the property to the victims of the…

Is tackling Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML) through stricter reporting regulation the most effective response?

This paper (written in August 2015) aims to discuss the regulatory approach to detecting and preventing trade-based money laundering (TBML) by using the example of Financial…

AML/CFT in Myanmar: a review of recent developments

The purpose of this paper is to examine anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) developments in Myanmar in light of its recent political and…

Real estate money laundering in Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how criminals launder money in the real estate business in Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

Time required to move cash through slot machines

The purpose of this paper is to present an empirical study on the time needed to load and disburse cash using bill validators on slot machines and stand-alone cash dispensers in…

Money laundering risk from emerging markets: the case of Vietnam

The purpose of this paper is to apply the framework Price (2008) and HSBC Money Laundering Risk Procedures 2016 for estimating the risk contribution of each individual customer in…

Determinants of money laundering: evidence from Italian regions

The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the determinants of money laundering in Italy. Given the high heterogeneity in terms of economic, social and institutional…

The influence of third party to the effectiveness of commercial crime investigation

The purpose of this paper is to examine the problems that are related to the witness and acquisition of evidence during the commercial crime investigation.

Where does a nation’s wealth go? Evidence from a third world country

This paper aims to determine the preferable destinations of money laundered from Pakistan by using the Walker’s Gravity Model and to estimate the amount of money laundered through…