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Financial Crime Matters: Author Discusses Crypto, Pig Butchering Scams

January 17, 2024

<p>In this episode of Financial Crime Matters, Zeke Faux, an investigative reporter for Bloomberg and author of "Number Go Up," talks with Kieran Beer of <em>ACAMS moneylaundering.com</em> about cryptocurrency's links to crime, particularly in Southeast Asia. Faux also discusses his trip to Cambodia, where he investigated a "pig butchering" operation run from a hotel, and his recent interview with convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried.</p>
<p>Listen to the podcast <a href="https://soundcloud.com/financialcrimematters/zeke-faux">here</a>.</p&gt;
<p>Find Kieran on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/KieranBeer">@kieranbeer</a&gt; and on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kieran-beer-460678b/">LinkedIn</a>.</p&gt;

  • Topics: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Finance of Terrorism, Crypto, Fraud, Technology
  • Document Date: January 17, 2024
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