On the Trail of Terror Finance: What Law Enforcement and Intelligence Officers Need to Know

On the Trail of Terror Finance: What Law Enforcement and Intelligence Officers Need to Know
ISBN-10
0984174737
ISBN-13
9780984174737
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2010-09-01
Publisher
Red Cell Ig
Authors
John Cassara, Avi Jorisch

Description

It is an axiom within the U.S. law enforcement and intelligence communities that "following the money" is the key to disrupting and dismantling criminal organizations. The same is true when it comes to terrorist networks. Officials in the United States and abroad now realize that fighting terrorism financing (and its corollary, money laundering) is one of the best ways to prevent future catastrophic attacks. As a new generation of public servants learns the ropes and begins to contribute to the war on terror, the proven tactic of following money trails will become more central than ever. At the same time, this task is becoming increasingly complex due to our adversaries' skill in avoiding traditional financial countermeasures. Law enforcement and intelligence officials must learn to understand the sometimes obscure methodologies that terrorist organizations use to raise, move, and store money-whether these activities stem from the Usama bin Ladens of the world, rogue regimes like Iran and North Korea, or members of Hizbollah, Hamas, or a host of other like-minded organizations.

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