International Money Laundering Through Real Estate and Agribusiness - A Criminal Justice Perspective from the "Panama Papers" (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book examines two types of transnational money laundering: the use of offshores and wire transfers to "invest" in real estate; and agribusiness, a nebulous activity that is difficult to regulate. The author also examines current international mechanisms to combat money-laundering; whether these efforts have been successful or unsuccessful; and whether multilateral instruments are an effective tool in the war against international organized crime. As national borders have opened and trade barriers have fallen, transnational crime has grown at unprecedented levels. The current situation, better revealed by the so-called "Panama Papers," is a result of a lack of local cooperation in the investigations, prosecution, and/or extradition of criminals. Governments profit from ill-gotten wealth hosting international criminal enterprises in their own territories, thus providing a fertile ground for illicit practices, closing their eyes to the nexus among false or inappropriate identification, fraudulent records, corruption, and money laundering. If these types of transnational money-laundering are allowed to remain as they are currently treated, the shift in the financial paradigm, from centralized and regulated to decentralized and "unregulated," would allow for the continuation of some of the most dangerous criminal activity. In this timely book, the author presents arguments that by "following the money," capital movements involved in transnational money laundering through real estate and agribusiness can be examined, revealed, and understood.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	February 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Fausto Martin De Sanctis
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	143
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-52068-1
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > International criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > International finance Promotions
LSN:	3-319-52068-7
Barcode:	9783319520681

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