SEASON 3 · EPISODE 7 · 17:00
Panorama, Money Laundering, Whistleblowers and PEPS
Ray Blake & Graham Barrow · 4 November 2019
Episode notes
In this episode we look back at a recent episode of the BBC1 news programme "Panorama" featuring drug money, gold bullion, billions of dollars of money laundering, poor treatment of whistle-blowers and a (very brief) appearance from one half of the duo.
We talk about the money laundering "process" and how the description could be improved and look ahead to a forthcoming mini-series on "risk" starting with an introduction to the world of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).
We also announce the launch of our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxQt-hM8EsoV-xLufUtY8Vw) and a significant upgrade to our website (https://thedarkmoneyfiles.com/) as well as a new "The Dark Money Files" venture - a "Serial" type podcast reporting on a detailed investigation in-depth. Due to launch in the New Year, the first season is provisionally titled "The Tower".
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