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Money Laundering

Crime

James Bond and the Killer Bag Lady

In November 1985, a woman who appeared to be a homeless drifter staked out the offices of 80-year-old banker Nicholas Deak, waited until he returned from lunch, then executed Deak and his secretary. As police wrestled her to the floor, she said “Don’t hurt me. He told me I could carry the gun.”

Mark Ames, Alexander Zaitchik Salon Dec 2012 25min Permalink

Business World

Dirty Dollars

Accused money launderers left a path of bankrupt factories, shuttered buildings, and hundreds of steelworkers out of jobs.

Michael Sallah Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Apr 2021 30min Permalink

Crime

Money Trail from Daphne Murder Probe Stretches to China

An investigation into the killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Engen Tham, Jacob Borg, Christoph Giesen, Stephen Grey Reuters Mar 2021 30min Permalink

World

Ihor Kolomoisky’s Untold American Legacy

With Deutsche Bank’s help, an oligarch’s buying spree trails ruin across the US heartland.

Michael Sallah, Tanya Kozyreva International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Sep 2020 40min Permalink

Business

The Money Behind Trump's Money

The inside story of the president and Deutsche Bank, his lender of last resort.

David Enrich New York Times Magazine Feb 2020 30min Permalink

Business World

The City That Had Too Much Money

Known abroad primarily for its stunning Pacific Coast setting and athletic lifestyle, the city [Vancouver] has since become one of the world’s largest sluices for questionable funds moving from Asia into Western economies.

Matthew Campbell, Natalie Obiko Pearson Bloomberg Businessweek Oct 2018 20min Permalink

Arts Crime

The Crimes That Fueled a Fantastic Brazilian Museum

At Inhotim, Bernardo Paz commissioned the Jurassic Park of contemporary art. Then the Brazilian government started investigating him.

Alex Cuadros Bloomberg Jun 2018 20min Permalink

Business

How to Hide $400 Million

When a wealthy businessman set out to divorce his wife, their fortune vanished. The quest to find it would reveal the depths of an offshore financial system bigger than the U.S. economy.

Nicholas Confessore New York Times Magazine Nov 2016 35min Permalink

Crime Sports

Gridiron Gangster

How the Robin Hood of gamblers got ensnared in a money laundering scheme led by former football players.

David Amsden Rolling Stone Nov 2016 30min Permalink

Business Crime

1MDB: The Inside Story of the World’s Biggest Financial Scandal

How a retired Swiss banker ended up behind bars in Thailand for uncovering a scheme that included the Malaysian prime minister and billions of in laundered money that was spent on everything from parties with Paris Hilton to backing for The Wolf of Wall Street.

Randeep Ramesh The Guardian Jul 2016 25min Permalink

Crime Tech World

An Arrogant Way of Killing

Part 1 of “The Mastermind,” a serialized investigation of Paul Le Roux, who went from brilliant programmer to vicious cartel boss to highly protected U.S. government asset.

Evan Ratliff The Atavist Magazine Mar 2016 Permalink

Arts Business Crime

Comic Conman

The story of a lawyer-turned-money launderer, stolen evidence, and a bunch of comics selling at outrageously high prices at auction. And Mussolini.

Russell Brandom, Colin Lecher The Verge Jul 2015 15min Permalink

Business World

Stash Pad

How New York real estate became the new Swiss bank account.

Andrew Rice New York Jun 2014 25min Permalink

Crime Sports

Bloodlines

How the heir to a horse racing empire became an informant on the Zetas cartel as they pushed their money laundering operations into the lucrative quarter horse trade.

Melissa Del Bosque, Jazmine Ulloa Texas Observer Aug 2013 20min Permalink

Crime Sex

Mayhem and Murder Rule at This Little Strip Club

The decades-long saga of Miami’s Take Once Cocktail Lounge, where you might get shot, your money will definitely be laundered, and everybody will know your name.

Gus Garcia-Roberts The Miami New Times Feb 2011 20min Permalink

Crime World

The Search for the Securitas Millions

In 2006, seven men stole £53m. Six were caught, but more than half the money remains at large. On modern money laundering best practices.

Sam Kinght The Financial Times Feb 2011 15min Permalink

Best Article Business World

The Billion-Dollar Shack

A reporter heads to Nauru, a tiny island nation in the Pacific, to track down the hub of a worldwide money-laundering operation—a shack filled with computers, air-conditioners, and little else.

Jack Hitt New York Times Magazine Dec 2000 20min Permalink