Published: October, 2022
Authors: Noah Arshinoff, Jane Humphreys, Marc-Andre Tasse
This report is about the professionals around the world, from accountants and lawyers to realtors and art dealers, who each day (wittingly or unwittingly) facilitate illicit financial flows (IFFs) of money, which in turn allows crime and corruption to flourish. To date, the global community working to combat IFFs has focused its efforts on targeting criminals: the individuals and organizations generating revenues from illicit activities (e.g., kleptocrats, drug cartels, etc.). Considerably less attention has been paid to the enabling professionals (collectively referred to as ‘enablers’), often located in the Global North, that facilitate the process of obscuring or laundering illicit funds often originating in the Global South.
