From the bestselling author of Butler to the World, Drugs for Gucci reveals how organized criminals move vast amounts of dirty money around the globe, how they escape the eyes of law enforcement, and how they turn their ill-gotten income into enormous wealth recognized legitimately.

Without money laundering, few acquisition crimes would be worth the effort to commit. But despite decades of effort to eliminate it, money laundering is more widespread than ever, with organized criminals developing increasingly innovative and efficient methods to clean their cash.

With forensic precision, Oliver Bullough uncovers this shadow financial system and connects the dots of a sophisticated international operation linking illegal logging in Papua New Guinea, real estate purchases in Vancouver, terrorism in the Middle East, and capital flight from China.

Based on complex court records and firsthand accounts from convicted money launderers, prosecutors, and fraud officers, Bullough suggests there might be a way to prevent crime from paying off — if we are willing to explore the core of the global economy and see where it leads.

Pages: 336, Year of Publication: 0127, Dimensions: 15.2x15.2cm