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When HSBC got caught laundering $881 million in drug cartel money, their stock price went UP.
In this surprising episode, Jamahal and Charlie reveal how the world's most "respected" companies have turned enabling fraud into a profitable business model. From Mercedes-Benz's shockingly casual approach to money laundering risks to Meta becoming "a cornerstone of the internet fraud economy," discover how corporate giants have mastered the art of looking the other way—and making billions doing it.
The most dangerous player in modern financial crime isn't wearing a mask or hiding behind encryption. They're wearing a business suit and hiding behind respectability.
🎙 Based on Respectable Racketeers by Justin Pemberton: https://medium.com/@justin_92850/respectable-racketeers-how-corporate-giants-quietly-helped-build-the-modern-fraud-economy-ed18602fcda9
#FinancialCrime #CorporateComplicity #RegTech #RespectableRacketeers
When HSBC got caught laundering $881 million in drug cartel money, their stock price went UP.
In this surprising episode, Jamahal and Charlie reveal how the world's most "respected" companies have turned enabling fraud into a profitable business model. From Mercedes-Benz's shockingly casual approach to money laundering risks to Meta becoming "a cornerstone of the internet fraud economy," discover how corporate giants have mastered the art of looking the other way—and making billions doing it.
The most dangerous player in modern financial crime isn't wearing a mask or hiding behind encryption. They're wearing a business suit and hiding behind respectability.
🎙 Based on Respectable Racketeers by Justin Pemberton: https://medium.com/@justin_92850/respectable-racketeers-how-corporate-giants-quietly-helped-build-the-modern-fraud-economy-ed18602fcda9
#FinancialCrime #CorporateComplicity #RegTech #RespectableRacketeers