The confiscation, forfeiture and disruption of terrorist finances Available to Purchase

Uses open source material to examine how terrorist groups raise money for their operations, and how this can be disrupted. Discusses the costs of terrorist campaigns, the sources of terrorist funding and the laundering of terrorist finance, UK anti‐terrorism legislation, the problems for financial institutions in knowing the source of what may be quite small funds, and terrorist groups’ organisational structures and financial arrangements. Moves on to legal proceedings and the difference between evidence versus intelligence. Shows how to combine strategies, including conviction for terrorist finance offences followed by forfeiture, cash forfeiture, civil forfeiture, freezing of terrorist funds, conviction for “ordinary” criminal offences followed by confiscation, taxation, disruption by frequent inspections, and regulatory action using bureaux de change, money transmission services, and charities. Outlines the conditions for effective strategy, including cultural and structural change, and resource management, and concludes by considering a global approach, and how to measure success.