The U.K. side of the Thomson Reuters Legal business recently released a study showing that white collar crime prosecutions fell to a five-year low. White collar crime includes offenses such as fraud, money laundering, cybercrime and insider trading. Prosecutions in the U.K. were down 14 percent* to 6,670 last year, from 7,790 in 2017. The …
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Steve Rubley Part of Esteemed Panel on “Risk-Proofing the Government Supply Chain”
At any moment, and from around the world, affordable goods are available in our global economy through a few simple clicks. But behind the free movement of these goods lays a complex supply chain, that if mismanaged or misused by any one party, can lead to risk for any number of organizations. From potential slave …
Digital currency brings money laundering into high-tech territory
The recent bust of Liberty Reserve, a $6 billion Costa Rica-based money laundering operation, by the United States government represents a sea change in the fight against money laundering. This fight has become even more complicated in recent years due to the rising use of digital currency to clean money obtained through illegal activities. A …
