The Analyticals - Mathletes of Justice: Recent Episodes
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What does the Malaysian government, expensive artwork and The Wolf of Wall Street movie have in common? Find out these and many more facts in the crazy, bonkers, cuckoo banana pants world of money laundering! In each episode, join three sisters as they use their half century of financial investigation & expertise to discuss some of the most infamous money laundering crimes and explain how institutions & individuals can use math to discover these criminal activities.
If you have a question for the Analyticals concerning compliance, money laundering or anything in-between, please send us an email at mathletesofjustice@gmail.com.
NFT (non-fungible token) started out in 2012 as Colored Coins, became mainstream in late 2017 with CryptoKitties and now in 2021, a piece of NFT artwork by famed digital artist Mike "Beeple" Winkelmann entitled EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS sold for $69.3 million. To say interest in NFTs are skyrocketing would be a little bit of an understatement.
Join the Analyticals as we explain what NFT is, how it works, possible ways it could be used for nefarious means and how law enforcement can mitigate those risks.
Now that the 2020 US Election season is over (well, almost) come join the Analyticals as we talk about the importance of the history, identification and management of PEPs - Politically Exposed Persons. We'll also share two stories of politician mayhem from both sides of the aisle that illustrate why and how financial institutions need to strengthen their PEP programs not only for the public good but for their own bottom line as well.
What the heck is a pangolin?
Join the Analyticals as we answer this and many other questions concerning the $23 billion per year illegal wildlife trade industry that leads to political corruption, destruction of resources, and how financial institutions can help in this global crisis.
In late 2018, a hot & upcoming co-founder of Canada's largest crypto-exchange unexpectedly dies on his honeymoon. His untimely demise leads officials to discover one of the larges crypto/ponzi schemes in recent years. Listen in as the Analyticals takes a deeper dive into the long history of grift by Gerald Cotten, how he exploited the Wild West environment of crypto currency exchange and what people need to do to best protect themselves in this new world.
We continue our two part podcast Up in Smoke with Gaylon Dacus of Thomasson Global Consultants as we discuss the ins & outs of CTRs, SARs and how smurfing can get you in a whole lot of trouble.
Join us for the first of a two part episode with special guests Scot Thomasson & Gaylon Dacus of Thomasson Global Consultants. In Part 1, Scot will share how criminals used a well known institution to steal millions from US taxpayers & small businesses.
How does a movie about money laundering actually get caught up in an international multi-billion dollar money laundering scheme? Find out on this first episode of The Analyticals - Mathletes of Justice.