SEASON 7 · EPISODE 13 · 27:52
Alternative Laundries 3 - Art, auctions, sanctions and shells
Ray Blake & Graham Barrow · 14 August 2021
Episode notes
Occasionally, we record an episode which is truly an exclusive, and this is one of them.
This episode started life as a straightforward explanation of the use of art and auctions in money laundering schemes. And then it went off on the most unexpected and jaw dropping tangent. You’ll need to listen to understand how art, auctions, sanctions and shell companies relate to the explosion in Beirut and the world of money laundering.
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