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Online gambling as a money laundering method

8 January 2021 16:47  - By Noortje Boere, senior AML specialist at the AMLC17 December 2020 A number of Dutchmen every now and again try their luck at gambling on the Internet. However, under the Betting and Gaming Act,… Read more 

Mirror trading, an opportunity for criminals?

4 December 2020 09:13  - By Dorine Stahlie and Sophie de Ridder, AMLC In response to the FinCen files, several news items were published on mirror trading in connection with money laundering. Take for example the item in… Read more 

Wirecard viewed from a money laundering perspective

3 August 2020 09:46  - Reflections on possible accounting fraud and money laundering constructions at Wirecard By Dick Crijns, senior advisor AMLC Background During the last two weeks I have been regularly asked… Read more 

Money Laundering via digital books

13 May 2019 09:19  - Diëgo Crijns, AMLC senior advisor During money laundering training sessions I show a lot of examples of how you can use ordinary things for money laundering. I am often asked “do criminals… Read more 

The Azerbaijani laundromat: a new money laundering machine in a familiar guise

24 April 2019 13:43  - D. Crijns, AMLC senior advisor Most of you are familiar to the so-called Russian laundromat, a $20 billion money laundering scheme during the period 2010 - 2014. A few weeks ago, the journalist… Read more 

Money laundering with Fortnite

24 April 2019 13:17  - by D. Crijns, AMLC, February 2019 I previously wrote a background  article in which I examined the possibilities of money laundering by means of the game values used in internet games. Game… Read more 

Online games and money laundering

24 April 2019 13:17  - By: D. Crijns, AMLC, 2016 During money laundering courses at the AMLC we are often asked how criminals use online games and the payment systems associated with them for money laundering purposes.… Read more 

Zschüschen, ECHR indirect method of proof

24 April 2019 10:55  - This is an article from our newsletter 2017-1 The 'step-by-step plan' is ECHR proof In previous newsletters we discussed the step-by-step plan the Netherlands can use to prove money laundering… Read more 

Step by step plan, handout

24 April 2019 10:53  - Step-by-step plan for a conviction for money laundering without an evident predicate offence Money laundering involves objects originating from crime. It is not always clear from which offence an… Read more