AML – CAMS Blog

Trade policy is constantly in the news, especially as the US adjusts its tariff structure in 2025. While the intent is often to protect domestic industries and promote economic growth, tariffs can have unintended consequences. One such consequence is the potential to fuel financial crime.… Read more: Trade Wars & Terror Dollars: Are Tariffs Secretly Funding Criminals?

Introduction to the Case In 2017, authorities uncovered a major international sex trafficking and money laundering operation in Minneapolis. This criminal enterprise trafficked hundreds of Thai women across the United States, including cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston. The investigation led to the indictment… Read more: The Dark Web of Human Exploitation: How Money Laundering Fuels Sex Trafficking

In the high-stakes arena of global finance, few tales are as astonishing as the Deutsche Bank mirror trading scandal. Between 2011 and 2014, a crafty money laundering operation quietly siphoned $10 billion out of Russia, right under the noses of one of the world’s banking… Read more: Deutsche Bank Mirror Trade Scandal: $10 Billion Loophole Exposed