Authoritative and accessible, Money Laundering: A Guide for Criminal Investigators, Second Edition is based on the author's extensive experience in law enforcement. It provides a clear understanding of money laundering practices and explains the investigative and legislative processes that are essential in detecting and circumventing this illegal and ultimately dangerous activity. In addition to being an informative and straightforward resource for those investigating complex narcotics cases or other cases in which there is a financial component, this new edition addresses techniques used to track down the money trail of terrorists who are highly motivated, well-trained, organized, disciplined - and well-funded. What's New in the Second Edition: Explains money laundering provisions under the U.S. Patriot Act; Explains how the changes in federal forfeiture law affect existing money laundering law; Clarifies current legislation and how it affects money laundering investigation; Outlines the basics as well as the emerging trends of terrorist financing; and, Includes two new chapters on the investigation of terrorist activities.

One reader of Money Laundering: A Guide for Criminal Investigators, Second Edition, said, “As a Canadian police officer, I picked up this book expecting to find its understandable American focus to be of limited use to me. Instead I was very surprised. Yes it is entirely American in focus and reference, but its explanation of laundering methodologies - and weaknesses - was exceptionally straight forward and of universal application. I was able to apply several aspects immediately to an existing international investigation of commercial fraud. It is in its explanations that the book is strongest. These are simply written, without jargon. For example, using the analogy of Al Capone's enterprises, it gives the best and simplest description of a balance sheet and financial statement and what goes into their makeup that I have ever seen. When this began I was suspicious that the Capone analogy was going to have to be stretched beyond any usefulness, but this turned out not to be the case at all. In fact, the analogy gave the explanations life and character.  Its outline of resources, to consider was equally direct and useful, even to a Canadian investigation.”

One reader of Money Laundering: A Guide for Criminal Investigators, Second Edition, said, “This is more than a text book. It's a excellent primer in money laundering. It gives examples from the most simple to the most complex methods of hiding illegally obtained money from the prying eyes of law enforcement. I could have used this early in my career. I recommend this book to anyone interested in learning the how's of money launderers. A second edition is now out.”

According to the book Confidential Informant: Law Enforcement's Most Valuable Tool, “He baffled and eluded law enforcement officers for nearly two decades. In the end, however, it wasn't the painstaking forensic analysis of hundreds of pieces of crime scene evidence that led to the capture of the Unabomber-but the lucky tip of an informant. Truth of the matter is, for all their sophistication and hi-tech science, crime-fighting techniques such as fingerprint and DNA analysis are a factor in less than one percent of all criminal cases. In the overwhelming number of crimes, informants have provided the necessary ammunition needed to bring criminals to justice, from Genovese to Gotti and Capone to Dillinger. Confidential Informant: Understanding Law Enforcement's Most Valuable Tool explores the covert and clandestine world of informants-revealing the secrets of how to find them and make the most out of them, while at the same time, avoiding the pitfalls of dealing with them. Using case studies in which informants played key roles in solving crimes, the book examines all aspects of informant development and management, from the motivation of the informant to the legal problems that accompany the use of informants in criminal cases. Written by John Madinger, a former narcotics agent, supervisor and administrator, and currently a Senior Special Agent with the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service, Confidential Informant: Understanding Law Enforcement's Most Valuable Tool examines the emotional and behavioral characteristics of the informant, as well as the psychology of trust and betrayal. The book also illustrates techniques for improving interviewing and communication skills when dealing with informants, and provides invaluable forms that can be used in connection with these vital sources of information.”

One reader of Confidential Informant: Law Enforcement's Most Valuable Tool said, “This is an excellent book for both those interested in how those in law enforcement deal with informants & those in law enforcement who have to deal with informants. I found his admonition to control the informant especially important. Most CIs know how to work the system & if not careful they'll work you too. Should be required reading for anyone in law enforcement.”

One reader of Confidential Informant: Law Enforcement's Most Valuable Tool said, “This book was well written, and detailed. The lessons were followed buy examples that illustrated the key points. I am now preparing to go into narcotic's, and the author has vast knowledge in the subject of narcotic's. This was an excellent beginning to the use of informants. The author has clearly set up the parameters for the selection, preparation, and use of informants. The cases that are talked about in the book are from taken from current and historical cases, both narcotics and other crimes. I found this book very interesting. I have loaned it out to a fellow Officer who has commented that it is an excellent book and he has been in narcotics for 7 years.”

No haunted, lonely detective living in a dive just a step ahead of the bill collectors. Been there, read that before, too. The author is a former U.S. Treasury Department criminal investigator with 30 years experience, mostly in Hawaii. He’s written textbooks on money laundering and criminal informants. So on many fronts -from technical details to the local neighborhoods—he knows of what he writes, and his style is crisp and breezy. The book, despite its grisly crimes, doesn’t take itself too seriously. The many side characters are interesting, with the exception of Kimo’s rage-filled boss, Edmund Chin, also known as Special Ed, who is so one-dimensional he could’ve come out of a bad sitcom. The best part of the story is actually a secondary case - a tagger who’s been defacing walls all over town. Kimo’s solution to that crime is truly original.”

According to the book description of Death on Diamond Head, it “is a murder-mystery novel introducing the character of Honolulu police detective Kimo Rigg, a veteran cop whose career has been sidetracked by a whistleblower lawsuit. Rigg has been relegated to the Unsolved Crimes department in the bowels of the precinct headquarters. He is trying to stay out of trouble when he finds himself in hot water once again: A murder victim's body is dumped almost on the doorstep of his new house at Diamond Head. Five years earlier, a series of brutal slayings had torn Honolulu apart. When the bodies of young girls started turning up at island beach parks, HPD pulled out all the stops to catch the man they called the Double-Crosser. When their prime suspect was found dead and the killings abruptly stopped, everyone had figured the case was closed. Now, Rigg isn't so sure. The latest killing has all of the Double Crosser's trademarks, and there's another tie to the old case; the victim was a key witness against their old suspect. That's one too many coincidences for Rigg, who now must follow a twisting path into the dark heart of a case no one wants reopened.

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