Keeping schtum

Susan Grossey may be contacted on +44 (0)1223 563636, susan@thinkingaboutcrime.com, www.thinkingaboutcrime.com

I have been delivering anti-money laundering training for nearly a quarter-century, writes Sue Grossey, and in that time I have heard just about every money laundering, AML, financial crime and related question that you can imagine – and a few that might take you by surprise. The one I hear most often is, “Have you ever considered making more money by offering courses on how to launder money rather than how to prevent it?” [answer: no, although I do make a bit on the side by writing novels about money launderers]. But the second-most popular question is, “Does [example given] count as tipping off? What can I say to the client without risking prison time?”