Chinese financial institutions feature prominently among more than a hundred banks recently revealed to have knowingly or unknowingly processed billions of dollars-worth of illicit payments originating from Russia.
Hampered by restricted access to international wire data, U.S. federal officials are hoping to shine a light on a suspected money-laundering ring through reports on cash payments in Miami's electronics sector.
A top BCCI investigator spoke with reporter Larissa Bernardes about some of the complex money laundering schemes he encountered during his undercover work.