March 2018 - Page 4 of 4 - Compliance Culture

Selected Dirty Money episodes for corporate compliance

Dirty Money is a documentary series that premiered on Netflix in January 2018. The series focuses on different case studies of corporate corruption. The documentaries delve into the political and cultural causes behind the key events in each case, motivations of the individuals involved, and the way that society has been impacted by these situations, some of which remain under investigation or legal challenge. While all the episodes are interesting to study for general themes of corporate compliance and/or ethical culture and organizational integrity, four of the episodes are especially relevant.

Round-up on anti-money laundering compliance

The practice of money laundering takes on many forms, all with the objective of transferring money earned from illegal activities into the legal financial system for further use. These various strategies for transferring profits from theft, drug sales, bribery, or other illicit activities are all targeted for the criminals to gain access to legitimate banking and from there use the money for mainstream activities such as investing, shopping, or buying property.