Table of Contents

Basic Concepts. The Historical Context. Federal Money Laundering Statutes. The USA PATRIOT Act. Money Laundering Forfeiture. Related Federal Statutes. International Money Laundering Control. Introduction to Financial Investigation. Introduction to Books and Records. Indirect Methods of Proving Income. Business Operations. Domestic Banking. Banking Operations. International Banking. Money Transfers. Real Property. Securities. Obtaining Financial Information. Sources of Information. Basic Money Laundering Schemes. Diabolically Clever Laundering Schemes. Fiendishly Complex Money Laundering Schemes. Fraud and Money Laundering Issues. Terrorism Financing. Financial Intelligence. Investigating Money Laundering Cases. The Case File. Bibliography. Appendix A: Glossary of Terms Used in Money Laundering Cases. Appendix B: Source Debriefing Guide. Appendix C: Subpoena Templates. Appendix D: Bank Secrecy Act Forms. Appendix E: Money Laundering Forfeiture Statutes. Appendix F: List of Specified Unlawful Activities (SUAs). Appendix G: Federal Statutes Relating to Terrorist Financing.

About the Author

John Madinger recently retired as a senior special agent with
the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue
Service. In his 36-year law enforcement career, he also served
as narcotics agent, supervisor, and administrator. He holds a
bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Indiana University,
a master’s degree in history from the University of Hawaii, and
was the honor graduate in the Treasury Criminal Investigation
Training Program. He is the recipient of numerous awards
and citations from the Internal Revenue Service, the Drug
Enforcement Administration, and Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Forces. Throughout his career, he had
extensive experience in money laundering, forfeiture, and
financial investigations, developed training programs in these
areas for the Treasury and Justice Departments, and developed
and presented money laundering training in the United
States, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.

Reviews

"John Madinger, who has extensive experience as an IRS criminal investigator, has written an outstanding introduction to the complex world of money laundering. It includes interesting sections on the history of money and of money laundering along with other forms of financial crime."—Security Management June 2013