Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Is on the Rise in Brazil
Police in São Paulo have frozen bank accounts holding over a billion dollars in an anti-money laundering operation that highlights…
Flight Attendants Smuggled Millions of Dollars in Fentanyl Cash Proceeds to the Dominican Republic
A case in which flight attendants working for passenger airlines used their privileged access to transport millions of dollars of…
How Mexico Loses the Precursor Chemical Money Trail
In 2021, Mexican authorities captured an Asian-Mexican businessman at a Mexican port and seized 23 tons of drugs. The shipping…
Gangs, Corruption to Test Panama’s New President
Panama’s new President-elect José Raúl Mulino has won election by promising to return Panama to its economic boom years. But…
Brazil’s PCC Wades into Municipal Contracts Game
A spate of arrests targeting politicians with gang links in the Brazilian state of São Paulo illustrates the ongoing evolution…
Honduras ‘Narco-State’ on Trial in US
The first week of the trial of Honduras’ ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández was marked by dramatic testimony that detailed how…
What the Corruption Perceptions Index Actually Says About Corruption In Latin America
Latin American countries continued to score poorly on Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), but the report presents a…
Colombian Criminals Use Music Industry to Launder Money
A recent case, together with several past investigations, shows how the music and events industry is being used by organized…
Corruption, Crypto Test LatAm Money Laundering Laws
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean face multiple obstacles to effective anti-money laundering enforcement, even though the region ranks…
US Shell Company Crackdown Could Stymie LatAm Money Launderers
A new US anti-money laundering rule targeting shell companies could have a big impact on Latin American crime groups if…