Forbes - EU Spotlights New Ways To Bribe And Launder Money This is an excellent article in Forbes by Kenneth Rapoza on how the EU is waking up on how real money is laundered. … Read More
Deutsche Bank and Trump in Newsweek
Deutsche Bank and Trump in Newsweek I was quoted in an article involving Deutsche Bank's ongoing trouble with operations and their relationship with Trump. … Read More
Newsweek Story on Troika and Prince Charles
Newsweek Story on Troika and Prince Charles We have a nice quote in the ongoing story of money laundering Prince Charles Charity Received Funds From Offshore Company Used to Launder Russian Money, Investigation … Read More
Berlingske – Nordea and Potential Money Laundering
Berlingske - Nordea and Potential Money Laundering We have a nice quote in this story on what had happened in Nordea and we have to say - even a basic appraise of the accounts should have shown red flags. Please … Read More
Newsweek – How Rich Is Putin?
Newsweek - How Rich Is Putin? It was a nice discussion on how do you calculate the wealth of a person in power and why does it matter? … Read More
What Was The OECD Thinking
What Was The OECD Thinking The OECD recently blacklisted another group of countries for their Economic Citizenship Programs. L. Burke Files authored an article on his short analysis of the OECD's intent only to … Read More
Oleg Deripaska Sanctions – Newsweek
Oleg Deripaska Sanctions - Newsweek L. Burke Files was interviewed for an article on the partial lifting of sanctions by the Trump Administration on Oleg Deripaska A link to the story … Read More
Danske Bank – Newsweek
L. Burke Files was quoted in a story on Danske Bank in Newsweek Link to the story https://www.newsweek.com/danske-bank-whistleblower-will-give-department-justice-information-massive-1194112 Link to PDF version. … Read More
OECD Benefits from Citizenship – IMI Daily
OECD Benefits from Citizenship - IMI Daily L. Burke Files wrote an OpEd on the direct benefits the OECD received from economic citizenship programs while at the same time blacklisting those nations that offer those … Read More
Ghost Employees – SHRM
Ghost Employees - SHRM Society For Human Resource Managers L. Burke Files was interviewed on the story of the problems with Ghost Employees. Link to the story … Read More
Freelancers and Collection Agencies
Freelancers and Collection Agencies A few quotes on Business News Daily on how and when a Freelancer should use a collection agency. Link to Story … Read More
Resume Errors – Market Watch
Resume Errors - Market Watch L. Burke Files was interviewed on critical mistakes professional make when crafting their resume. Link to the Story … Read More
Beware of Phantom Income and the Tax It Brings
Beware of Phantom Income and the Tax It Brings from US News and World Report a few comments on the origins of real tax dollars on phantom income. Link to Story PDf of … Read More
Limitations of Automated Due Diligence – IMI Daily
Limitations of Automated Due Diligence - IMI Daily L. Burke Files wrote an OpEd article on the limitations of Automated Due Diligence for IMI Daily. Link to the article; … Read More
Danske Bank in the Financial Times
L. Burke Files was quoted in an article in the Financial Times on Danske Bank and their troubles. Link to story https://www.ft.com/content/0d2b3bf6-812f-11e8-bc55-50daf11b720d Link to PDF of … Read More
Crypto Pump and Dump
Crypto Pump and Dump A quote in an excellent article on Pum and Dump schemes. https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/dirty-money-look-inside-crypto-pump-dump-schemes/ In pdf … Read More
An update on Jamie Laiaddee
In 2010 Mr. Files was asked as a favor to look for Jamie Laisddee who had left Phoenix for a job interview in Denver. Jamie never did make it to Denver and her remains were only recently discovered. He are links to … Read More
Offshore wind blowing over Serbian Prime Minister
Offshore wind blowing over Serbian Prime Minister While Mr. Files has a few quotes in what has been described as a very complex business structure. It was designed for the development of a wind farm in Serbia with … Read More
Quote In Univision on Real Estate Due Diligence
Quote In Univision on Real Estate Due Diligence http://bit.ly/2p3wL2v pdf version I am continually amazed at the utter sloth by all participants in real estate due diligence - with the notable exception of bank … Read More
Russian Officials Tied To Danske Bank – Polish Radio
Russian Officials Tied To Danske Bank - Polish Radio L. Burke Files was quoted in the story on how Russian officials may have been using Danske Bank Link to the story - … Read More
Quote In Guardian – Russian Laundered Millions Through UK Firms
Quote In Guardian - Russian Laundered Millions Through UK Firms https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/26/russian-millions-laundered-via-uk-firms-leaked-report-says PDF … Read More
Quote in Berlingske on Russian Mirror Trading
Quote in Berlingske on Russian Mirror Trading https://www.business.dk/finans/whistleblower-alert-putin-family-and-russian-intelligence-used-danske-bank-to PDF Version … Read More
Quote in OCCRP on Danske Bank Mirror Trading
Quote in OCCRP on Danske Bank Mirror Trading https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/cc-watch-briefs/7698-report-russia-laundered-billions-via-danske-bank-estonia PDF version … Read More
The Ciprani Five
The Ciprani Five This is the story of 5 entrepreneur friends in London that all died rather abruptly. The center point and last man to die was Scot Young. Some of my comments on Scot Young and his business dealings … Read More
Financial Self-Defense: Preventing Fraud and Mischief
Financial Self-Defense: Preventing Fraud and Mischief Norb Vonnegut and I had many far-ranging conversations on fraud and financial mischief directed at the HNW Individuals. After a sort, we decide that our … Read More
Tycoon Scot Young’s millions still missing four years after fatal plunge
Tycoon Scot Young’s millions still missing four years after fatal plunge Mr. Files was quoted in the case matter in the Sunday Post. Link to Story Pdf of … Read More
Understanding Information
Understanding Information Financial structures and transactions leave clues much like a deer walking through a forest. One needs the experienced eye of a tracker to understand both the animal and the trail. When no … Read More
Scot Young’s Financial Phone Call
Scot Young's Financial Phone Call L. Burke Files was quoted in the Telegraph story on Scot Young's final phone call before he died. Link To Story PDF of Story … Read More
L. Burke Files and the AACI in Jordan
L. Burke Files and the AACI in Jordan December 6th I gave a presentation in Jordan on behalf of the American Anti-Corruption Institute. It was a direct and blunt discussion of corruption, celebrating the launch of … Read More
Maltese law firm confirms Erdoğan company offshore bank account
Maltese law firm confirms Erdoğan company offshore bank account. I have been quoted in these articles providing some professional color commentary on a fascinating story of intrigue, financial mischief, and money … Read More
Berlingske Business: Internal letter indicates Danske Bank hid suspicious clients from authorities in money-laundering scandal
L. Burke Files was quoted in an article by Berlingske Business: Internal letter indicates Danske Bank hid suspicious clients from authorities in money-laundering scandal. … Read More
Starting a Business, What is Most Important?
Starting a Business, What is Most Important? My dear friend Ethan Fialkow and I had a wide-ranging long-lasting discussion about what is most important in starting a business. Our discussions focused on the errors … Read More
When Did Danske Bank Discover Money Laundering?
When Did Danske Bank Discover Money Laundering? I was quoted in a fascinating story surrounding actions at Danske Bank in 2014 and how the bank was dealing with flows of wealth from Russia. Link to Berlingske Link … Read More
From Azerbaijan with love and money
From Azerbaijan with love and money. I was privileged to assist, as a fiscal interpreter, the reporters who broke the story on money flowing from Azerbaijan to EU politicians by and through Scottish LPs. The size … Read More
Azerbaijan Scottish Limited Partnerships
Azerbaijan Scottish Limited Partnerships A discussion with Business Insider on the Azerbaijan LAundromat with a few quotes from L. Burke Files Link To … Read More
Scottish Firms that let money from from Azerbaijan to the UK
Scottish Firms that let money from Azerbaijan to the UK https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/04/the-scottish-firms-that-let-money-flow-from-azerbaijan-to-the-uk A fascinating tale on how money was moved and … Read More
UK at the centre of secret 3 billion money laundering ring.
UK at the centre of secret 3 billion money laundering ring. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/04/uk-at-centre-of-secret-3bn-azerbaijani-money-laundering-and-lobbying-scheme A great story in the Guardian … Read More
New money laundering case: Billions from dictatorship flowed through Danske Bank
New money laundering case: Billions from dictatorship flowed through Danske Bank Ny hvidvask-sag: Milliarder fra diktatur strømmede gennem Danske Bank A quote in the Danish Newspaper Berlingske … Read More
A Bet Gone Bad: How the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act Harms Consumers, States and Sports
A Bet Gone Bad: How the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act Harms Consumers, States and Sports, a paper published by the Reason Foundation, Policy Brief No.145 by Julian Morris and Guy Bently. Mr. Files … Read More
Checklist Are Great – Or are they?
Checklist Are Great - Or are they? Checklists can be helpful or lead us into system compounding cascading errors. So environments are they effect and what environments are they dangerous? An article by L. Burke … Read More