Taking the Profit Out of Intellectual Property Crime: Piracy and Organised Crime
Organised crime groups are increasingly involved in audio-visual piracy. How do they make money?
Improving Governance and Tackling Crime in Free-Trade Zones
Free trade zones have been labelled ‘high risk’ for illicit trade and financial crime. So, why do countries keep introducing new ones?
Leading from Behind: The Focus on the Financial Investigation of Wildlife Crime Must be Sustained
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) June 2020 report on illegal wildlife trade showed financial action is rare. Where to now?
Written Evidence for the International Trade Committee’s Inquiry on UK Freeports
The introduction of new UK freeports carry a number of potential risks.
Case Closed? Why We Should Review Historic Wildlife Trafficking Cases from a Financial Perspective
This article explores the role of historic case reviews as a capacity building exercise in Lao PDR.
Have Your Cake and Trade It: Is it Possible to Promote Legitimate Commerce While Reducing Illicit Trade?
Trade based money laundering and illicit trade both take advantage of the sheer scale of global commerce. Several solutions exist to tackling the issues.
A Missing Page: Strengthening the Response to the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Financial investigations in illegal wildlife trade cases are too rare. More must be done to identify the illicit proceeds of IWT and ally confiscation laws and money-laundering charges to tackle criminals’ ill-gotten gains.