The Financial World at Risk: The Dangers of Organized Crime, Money Laundering and Corruption

Until recently, the involvement of syndicated and organized criminals in economic crime, and the idea of its exitence outside (and to some extent even within) the United States has been discounted if not scoffed at. Describes the characteristics of organized crime and,specifically, economic organized crime, and its facilitators. Relates some “horror stories” to illustrate the seriousness of the problem. Examines the difficulties involved in combating organized economic crime and some of the efforts to counter it being made at international level.