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The Puppet Masters How the Corrupt Use Legal Structures to Hide Stolen Assets and What to Do About It By: Emile van der Does de Willebois Billions in corrupt assets, complex money trails, shell companies and other spurious legal structures. These form the complex web of subterfuge in corruption cases, behind which hides the Puppet Master and beneficiary of it all. Linking the beneficial owner to the proceeds of corruption is difficult. With sizable wealth and resources, the corrupt stay ahead of the game by exploiting transnational constructions that are hard to penetrate. Indeed, nearly all cases of grand corruption have one thing in common. They rely on corporate vehicles- legal structures such as companies, foundations and trusts - to conceal ownership and control of tainted assets. star.worldbank.org/star/publication/puppet-masters
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:20:52 +0000

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