The Dark Money Files

By Graham Barrow and Ray Blake

A series of podcasts which explain to a non-technical audience how "Dark Money" (e.g. money laundering, corruption, bribery, tax evasion) enters the financial system and infects everything it touches.... more

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How many episodes does The Dark Money Files have?

The podcast currently has 141 episodes available.

The Dark Money Files episodes:

June 25, 2022 Fraud, intents and purposes
In this pun laden episode, we start to delve into the world of fraud. More to follow…
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16min
May 29, 2022 Synthetic data and real-world applications: The FCA call for input
The UK regulator, in common with most regulators around the world, is keen to understand the role that synthetic data might play, alongside Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
It has made a call for input which closes on 22 June.
In this episode we review the current state of play, the uses for synthetic data and why contributing to this call is so important.
Link to the call: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/call-for-input/synthetic-data-to-support-financial-services-innovation.pdf
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18min
May 27, 2022 Tax: Avoidance, evasion, and small umbrellas
In this episode we tackle the thorny issue of tax avoidance, aggressive tax avoidance and tax evasion. We also take a closer look at one of the schemes which falls somewhere on that spectrum: mini-umbrella companies.
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24min
May 05, 2022 Selfies, Swipes and Security - authentication in the digital age
In this episode we look at all things digital and how it is changing the landscape of authentication whilst making KYC more dynamic.
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22min
March 15, 2022 A view from the dark side – Part 3
To conclude this trilogy of podcasts looking at the world from the money launderers point of view, Ray and Graham take a deep dive into trade-based money laundering and trade finance.
They revisit the research conducted by John Zdanowicz – copy of the report referred to can be found here.
$5000 tweezers and enriched uranium at $15/kg make for a lively episode!
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22min
March 03, 2022 A view from the dark side - Part 2
In this second part of Graham & Ray’s trip to the dark side, and with almost prescient timing, they explain how to set up a global money laundering machine.
Please don’t try this at home.
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16min
February 15, 2022 A view from the dark side - Part 1
Having spent three years and 93 episodes reporting from the side of the great and the good, Ray and Graham move the focus to the view from the dark side.
And it sounds like they had an inordinate amount of fun doing so!

Two more parts to follow!
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20min
January 27, 2022 NatWest Bank and HSBC: The King, his cleaner and the thirsty aspidistra
We bring this trilogy of episodes around transaction monitoring failures to an end with a final review of the NatWest case and a comparison with the recent fine levied against HSBC.
What’s that got to do with a King, his cleaner and a thirsty aspidistra? You’ll need to listen to find out!
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28min
January 10, 2022 NatWest Bank and the Bradford Laundromat - part 2
In this episode we bring you the second part of our deep dive into the criminal prosecution of NatWest through the lens of the Statement of Facts which accompanied the guilty verdict.
This time, amongst other things, we cover smelly banknotes and bin bags full of cash.
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27min
January 03, 2022 NatWest Bank and the Bradford Laundromat - part 1
In this episode we bring you part one of a deep dive into the criminal prosecution of NatWest
through the lens of the Statement of Facts which accompanied the guilty verdict.

No matter where you are in the world, given the ubiquity of AML regulations, this will be relevant to you and your organisation.
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28min

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How many episodes does The Dark Money Files have?

The podcast currently has 141 episodes available.

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