Counterfeiting: links to organised crime and terrorist funding
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to highlight how terrorists are using counterfeiting to fund their operations.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper provides an overview of the links between counterfeiting and terrorism.
Findings
Terrorist groups have multiple sources of funding, both licit and illicit. It is to be expected that terrorist groups and their sympathisers will become even more involved in counterfeiting and piracy in the future.
Originality/value
The paper provides insight into why counterfeiting is attractive to terrorists and why they will look more to this source of income in the future.
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Citation
Lowe, P. (2006), "Counterfeiting: links to organised crime and terrorist funding", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 255-257. https://doi.org/10.1108/13590790610660944
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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