The Flow of Illicit Funds : Georgetown University Press : 9781647122478 : 1647122473 : 01 Sep 2022 : High-profile case studies provide compliance professionals with a deep, holistic understanding of modern-day money laundering to better detect and deter it Money laundering is a serious crime that presents a heightened, yet underrated, global threat. Although often thought of as a victimless crime, money laundering significantly impacts the global financial system, which leads to further crime, corruption, human exploitation, and environmental degradation and causes tremendous human suffering, especially in the most impoverished populations. Recent advances in technology, communications, and globalization mean there are more illicit funds in circulation today than ever before. In order to catch these criminals and expose their underground networks, compliance professionals must learn to navigate an increasingly complex web of criminal activity. In The Flow of Illicit Funds, Ola M. Tuc