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AML Talk Show brought to you by KYC360.com, with host Stephen Platt
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In this series of podcasts our host Stephen Platt will interview key figures in the world of financial crime prevention and examine successes and failures in the global fight against money laundering and related crimes including drug trafficking, bribery and corruption, sanctions evasion, human trafficking and tax evasion.
You can also catch up on past recordings at https://www.riskscreen.com/kyc360/amltalkshow/, and record your listening time in an online CPD wallet.
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Episode 29: Stephen Kohn in conversation with Stephen Platt
Jun 7, 202301:03:58Tap to summarizeIn this episode, host Stephen Platt, is joined by guest Stephen Kohn - one of America's leading whistleblower lawyers. Having represented several whistleblowers including former UBS employee Bradley Birkenfeld, Stephen Kohn discusses the hugely important implications of the extension of US whistleblowing provisions to AML.About Stephen Kohn:Stephen M. Kohn is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading qui tam and whistleblower attorneys. Kohn represents Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson in the largest money laundering scandal in world history ($230 billion), and successfully represented Greek whistleblowers whose information triggered a $320 million sanction against Novartis drug company under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also won the largest ever individual tax whistleblower reward for UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld ($104 million), and the largest ever reward ever paid to an individual under the related action provisions of the IRS, SEC and DOJ programs ($177 million).His record of winning whistleblower cases dates back to 1984. His successful advocacy has resulted in landmark precedents in whistleblower and qui tam law. Kohn has also helped draft key whistleblower legislation and regulatory rules, including those incorporated into the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd-Frank Act, the IRS Qui Tam whistleblower amendments, the AML Whistleblower Law, and the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act.Order his new book Rules For Whistleblowers: https://kkc.com/product/rules-for-whistleblowers/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 28: Robert Mazur in conversation with Stephen Platt
Apr 28, 202200:59:32Tap to summarizeIn this episode, host Stephen Platt, is joined by guest Robert Mazur - author of The New York Times bestseller The Infiltrator. Stephen and Robert discuss Robert's new book The Betrayal which details a second 2-year undercover assignment he carried out subsequent to the events in The Infiltrator.About Robert:Robert is the New York Times bestselling author of The Infiltrator, a memoir about a portion of his undercover life, acting as a conduit between ruthless Medellin Cartel drug barons and corrupt legitimate appearing senior executives that cleaned billions in blood-stained money through otherwise respectable international banks and businesses. Robert has transformed his underworld experience and current day involvement in the money laundering field into a remarkable lesson for today’s business sector. He shares unique insights about how to build a team to identify and manage the type of risk that could otherwise inflict costly reputation loss for institutions, like those that have in recent years entered into Deferred Prosecution Agreements or otherwise been prosecuted for criminal offenses in connection with their movement of tainted funds.After completing a highly decorated 27-year career as a federal agent in 3 U.S. agencies, Robert is now the President of KYC Solutions, Inc., a firm that provides speaking, expert witness and consulting services to companies worldwide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 27: Jonathan Benton in conversation with Stephen Platt
Mar 29, 202200:52:43Tap to summarizeIn this episode, host Stephen Platt is joined by guest Jonathan Benton, CEO of Intelligent Sanctuary. Stephen and Jonathan discuss topics such as asset recovery and the UK's Economic Crime Bill as well as pondering the question; is there a time and place for opaque lists?About Jonathan:Jonathan is the CEO of Intelligent Sanctuary. A Fintech start-up using AI-enabled digital platforms to change the approach to asset recovery including crypto assets. Jonathan is a senior advisor for the WorldBank StAR programme and is on the board of one of the UK’s largest financial institutions and a UK anti-corruption NGO. Jonathan is a former head of UK's International Corruption Unit, National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Corruption Unit, New Scotland Yard. Jonathan served for 25 years in UK law enforcement reaching the rank of Detective Superintendent, he has global anti-bribery and anti-corruption, AML and asset recovery expertise. And, over a decade as a hostage, crisis and kidnap negotiator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 26: Ruth Paley in conversation with Stephen Platt
Feb 3, 202200:57:41Tap to summarizeIn this episode, host Stephen Platt is joined by Ruth Paley, a Legal Director in Eversheds Sutherland’s Corporate Crime and Investigations team. Ruth and Stephen examine what does the recent NatWest fine issued by the FCA really mean for financial institutions in the UK and getting the balance right between good compliance tech versus boots on the ground.About Ruth:Ruth Paley is a Legal Director in Eversheds Sutherland’s Corporate Crime and Investigations team. She is ranked as a key lawyer in risk advisory, regulatory investigations and corporate crime and is ‘one of the leading names in anti-money laundering work in London, with a depth of knowledge few in the City have’ [Legal 500 2021]. She is an expert in all aspects of white collar crime and fraud, with a focus on advising a range of multinationals, financial institutions and individuals on compliance with the UK anti-money laundering (AML) regime including POCA 2002 and MLR 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 25: Mike Parker in conversation with Stephen Platt
Dec 10, 202101:00:39Tap to summarizeIn this episode, host Stephen Platt is joined by Mike Parker to discuss the role sanctions play in the fight against crime.Mike Parker is a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (“MLARS”). During his six-plus years at MLARS, Mike was responsible for money laundering and forfeiture investigations of transnational criminal organizations and foreign threat actors, including serving as the lead MLARS prosecutor for the “Panama Papers” case. Mike also served as a subject matter expert on economic sanctions for MLARS and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the country. In 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) awarded Mr. Parker with the FBI Director’s Award for Outstanding Counterintelligence Investigation for his work on a North Korea-related sanctions evasion and money laundering case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 24: Andrew Fox in conversation with Stephen Platt
Nov 8, 202100:56:32Tap to summarizeJoin RiskScreen CEO and founder, Stephen Platt as he speaks to Major Andrew Fox about the parallels that can be drawn between how the army and the financial services industry handle their processes and how they mitigate risks.About Andrew Fox:Andrew Fox was commissioned in 2007 from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He commanded on operations at every rank from Second Lieutenant to Major. He did three combat tours in Afghanistan between 2007-2010, most notably with the US Army Special Forces in 2009. He also commanded companies in the Special Forces Support Group and 3 Para and retired as the Major in charge of military operations in Northern Ireland. He is now completing a PhD in Military History and teaching Communications and Applied Behavioural Science at Sandhurst as a civilian academic, specialising in ethical leadership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 23: Edmund McCormack in conversation with Stephen Platt
Sep 3, 202100:54:53Tap to summarizeJoin AML Talkshow host and RiskScreen CEO & founder, Stephen Platt and guest, Edmund McCormack, the CEO of Dchained, a crypto-based education and advisory platform, and Managing General Partner of Dchained Capital. Edmund is a tech industry veteran with 15 years of executive experience at leading organizations, such as Apple, MySpace and Teads. Stephen and Edmund discuss topics such as crypto's bad reputation in compliance changing to a full embrace of the sector, the steps for cryptocurrencies and regulation as well as enhancing the level of protection in your business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 22: Peter Bainbridge-Clayton in conversation with Stephen Platt
Jun 28, 202100:51:11Tap to summarizeSince co-founding the organisation back in 2012, Peter Bainbridge-Clayton has overseen the implementation of kompany’s proprietary global live network, which offers users real-time access to official and audit-proof information for regulated and unregulated industries. He is a true blockchain and AI enthusiast with a varied background in high throughput telecoms and government systems, including leading the redesign and implementation of the UK Government Business Register, Companies House.Peter has spent all his working life in various IT and scientific projects after teaching himself programming on a Commodore PET at the age of 11. His productive pursuits followed during and after his BSc. in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Physics from St. Andrews University: In a career which has spanned among many several others between designing and developing embedded control systems for bakeries, the world’s first ever implementation of a distributed java application in a manufacturing environment, the first ever implementation of SMS based content services and vending machine payment in telecommunications; the conversion of one of the first software-based telecommunications switches to European standards – including the world’s first transatlantic SIP-based telephone call – or the complete re-design and implementation of the core system for Companies House, the UK’s official company registry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 21: Mike Haley in conversation with Stephen Platt
May 14, 202100:53:40Tap to summarizeSince being appointed Chief Executive at British fraud prevention service, Cifas, in May 2018, Mike has actively worked to grow the community of stakeholders sharing data, intelligence and insight in the pursuit of preventing fraud and financial crime. Mike is passionate about Cifas becoming the driving force behind fraud prevention in the UK and with over 30 years’ experience of tackling and preventing fraud across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, he is determined to bring together a strong cross-sectoral collaborative approach to tackling fraud. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 20: Matt Taibbi in conversation with Stephen Platt
Dec 3, 202000:57:43Tap to summarizeMatt Taibbi is an award-winning investigative reporter and one of America’s more recognizable literary voices. The son of a television reporter and a lawyer, Matt grew up admiring Russian writers, which led him to spend most of his early adult life in the former Soviet Union, where he focused on participatory journalism. On his return to the US in 2002, Matt began work as a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine, where he won the National Magazine Award for commentary. He is best known for his coverage of four presidential campaigns, of the 2008 financial crisis, and the criminal justice system; and his many books include "Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America" (2010), and "I Can't Breathe" (2017). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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