Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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MBAG 8625

Trade-Based Financial Crimes

This course begins with an introduction to financial crime, beginning with traditional money laundering schemes, and then delves more deeply into financial crimes related to trade and investment, such as false trade invoicing, the black market “peso” exchange, the use of high value metals, and sanctions circumvention. Prevailing* laws, regulations and best practices will be reviewed. Students will look at a few case studies and learn how to spot “red flag” indicators, and conduct a simulation in class. This will require critical thinking. Students will also complete a take-home exercise involving visual presentation skills requiring the ability to convey a complex crime schematically. And finally, towards the end of the course we will develop a hypothetical sanctions compliance program using the knowledge from the previous weeks, and designed to develop problem solving skills.

This course is designed for students who hope to become financial crime specialists, or merely gain fundamental knowledge of financial crime risks and regulations. This expertise is useful for careers in public or private sector compliance, investigative analysis, trade finance, and security/intelligence.

Subject:
International Management
Department:
International Management
Division:
Intl Policy & Management
Requirements Fulfilled:

Sections

Spring 2016 - MIIS, MIIS First Half of Term

MBAG8625A-S16 Lecture (Ruehsen)