Money laundering in Canada : chasing dirty and dangerous dollars / Margaret E. Beare and Stephen Schneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beare, Margaret E.

Contributor:

Schneider, Stephen, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Money laundering--Canada.

Money laundering.

Commercial crimes--Canada.

Commercial crimes.

Canada.

Physical Description:

xv, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2007]

Summary:

For much of this century, money laundering remained largely undefined and unrecognized as a criminal activity by lawmakers, police, the courts, and researchers. Nonetheless, there is evidence that professional criminals realized the importance of hiding or legitimizing their illicit proceeds during the formative years of Canadian organized crime. Historical literature suggests that the first conscious attempts at money laundering can be traced to the 1920s and 1930s, when strict temperance laws in Canada and the United States prompted a highly profitable underground economy of liquor distilling and distribution ... Today, money laundering is tied to almost all profit-oriented criminal activity and has become an essential tactical component of organized crime.

Contents:

1 Canadian Money-Laundering History and Legislative Framework 3

2 The Evil that Dirty Money Does: Accusations, Actions, and Evidence 30

3 Money-Laundering Cases: The RCMP Study 76

4 Enforcement: Assessing Proceeds of Crime Enforcement and FINTRAC 147

5 Compliance: Bankers and Lawyers 203

6 Terrorist Financing and Its Enforcement 248

7 Conclusion: Full Speed Ahead on a Runaway Horse 296.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references: pages [337]-363.

ISBN:

9780802091437

0802091431

9780802094179

0802094171

OCLC:

72261634