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“Strings Attached” – A Jim Simons Financial Crime Thriller by John Cusack

Book 6 in the Jim Simons Series of Financial Crime Thrillers is now available – “Strings Attached“. When a Latvian anti-money laundering officer sends a…

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“Crises” – A Jim Simons Financial Crime Thriller by John Cusack

Book 4 in the Jim Simons Series is now out and available. The world’s financial system is collapsing. Wall Street is in free-fall. Governments are…

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From Potentates to PEP’s – A 50 year Journey

It is 25 years since the term “Politically Exposed Persons” was first used publicly, and it came from the Chairman of the Swiss Banking Regulator…

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Epstein Files: Financial Crime Case Study – Lessons Learned & Long Form Chronology - Premium

For a summary Financial Crime Case Study on the Epstein Files see HERE: For a Financial Crime Case Study on the Epstein Files and long…

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Epstein Files: Financial Crime Case Study – Lessons Learned

The Epstein Files: When a plane crashes, an investigation is undertaken and a root cause is identified and lessons for the wider aviation industry are…

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Sanctioned – A Jim Simons Thriller by John Cusack

Now published, “Sanctioned”, the 3rd book in the JIM SIMONS series. To order your copy in paperback or Kindle from Amazon, see HERE. In 2003,…

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Payback – A Jim Simons Thriller by John Cusack

This is Book 1 in the Jim Simons Thriller series of novels  by John Cusack, but is the second book published set in 1991. It…

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9/17 – A Jim Simons Thriller by John Cusack

This is Book 2 in the Jim Simons Thriller series, published first and set in 2001. For Book 1 “Payback” set in 1991 see HERE….

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UK National ML/TF Risk Assessment – Summary, Commentary & Dashboard by FCN

The UK ML/TF National Risk Assessment 2025 dropped last week and is a welcome update on those reported in 2015, 2017 and 2020. The NRA runs…

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Effectiveness and the Fight Against Financial Crime

At the ACAMS Effectiveness webinar held on 16th July, 2025, this topic was discussed from different perspectives in the fight against financial crime including money…

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