Journal of Money Laundering Control: Volume 23 Issue 3

Editorial

Barry A.K. Rider

Discerning payment patterns in Bitcoin from ransomware attacks

Adam B. Turner, Stephen McCombie, Allon J. Uhlmann

The purpose of this paper is to investigate available forensic data on the Bitcoin blockchain to identify typical transaction patterns of ransomware attacks. Specifically, the…

Whistleblowing: protection or discouragement

Tanya Gibbs

The purpose of this paper is to survey UAE legislative initiatives affecting whistleblowing. Many studies claim that whistleblowing is one of the most effective mechanisms in…

Strategies for preventing illicit financial flows in developing countries

Bello Umar, Martins Mustapha Abu, Zayyanu Mohammed

This paper aims to critically review the strategies for prevention of illicit financial flows to and from developing countries with a view of ascertaining the most effective…

The determinants of corporate disclosures of anti-money laundering initiatives by Kenyan commercial banks

David Mathuva, Samuel Kiragu, Dulacha Barako

This study aims to examine the extent and drivers of anti-money laundering (AML) disclosures in the audited annual reports of regional listed banks in Kenya.

Designating lawyers as reporting entities under the Kenya’s anti-money laundering regime

Kennedy Otieno Pambo

Kenya has made little progress in its endeavor to categorize lawyers as designated non-financial businesses and professionals (DNFBPs), despite making spirited attempts in 2007…

Trade-based money laundering: organized crime, learning and international trade

Todd Hataley

The purpose of this paper is to examine the link between trade-based money laundering and organized crime. Trade-based money laundering (TBML) has emerged as the newest and…

Deficient regimes of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism: An analysis of short term economic implications

Sisira Dharmasri Jayasekara

The purposes of this paper are to discuss the short-term economic impact of the jurisdictions that have been identified as deficient countries in terms of the regime of anti-money…

Reverse engineering legal professional privilege in a globalising world – the Australian case

Doron Goldbarsht

This paper aims to explore the ways in which the international standards in the field of anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) have reshaped regulatory…

Money laundering in the jewellery business

Fabian Maximilian Johannes Teichmann

This paper aims to illustrate how white-collar criminals launder money in the jewellery business.

Money-laundering risk and preventive measures in Pakistan

Irfan Hassan Jaffery, Riffat Abdul Latif Mughal

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of anti-money laundering/combating of financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures in Pakistan. Key variables of AML/CFT…