International Tax & Financial Services
Graduate Programs
19 years online - serving international financial
service professionals and government regulators
Prof. William H. Byrnes, IV
Assoc. Dean, Graduate & Distance Programs
Law & Economics Workshop
Two Topics
 Models
 Typologies & Trends
Part I: Survey of Models
 Currency Demand Approach
 Pricing Approach
 Multiple Indicators Multiple Solutions (MIMIC)
 Measurement of Crimes Model
 Newton’s Law of Gravity applied to ML
Research Part II: Predictive Model
 Neural Networkings
 Concept Mapping
 Evolutionary Programming (Generic
Algorithms)
Typologies & Trends Part I
 Securities
 Trade Based
 Counterfeit Trade
 Sports Clubs (and Equestrian)
Typologies & Trends Part II
 Child Pornography & Human Trafficking
 Government Contracting / Bribery / PEPs
 Internet Based Market Systems
– Amazon, E-Bay, Second-Life & World of Warcraft
Crime Specific Estimates
PROCEEDS OF CRIME ×
PERCENTAGE LAUNDERED
= MONEY LAUNDERED
NUMBER OF CRIMES ×
MONEY LAUNDERED PER RECORDED CRIME
= MONEY LAUNDERED
Measuring a Black Hole
MIMIC Model to Measure ML
y = aML + e (1)
ML= b’x + c (2)
Where y = effects and x = causes
ML= unobservable variable
CAUSES (X)
Crime / Bank
Secrecy
Effects (Y)
Demand for $
Growth Rates
Unobservable
Money Laundering
(ML)
Newton’s Law of Gravitation
Attractive Force Fij = G* Mi*Mj/(Dij) 2
Fij = the attractive force between objects i and j
Mi = mass of object i
Mj = Mass of object j
Dij = Distance between object i and object j
G = Gravitational constant
Tinbergen’s Formula
Fij = Rj * Mi*Mj / Dij θ
Rj has replaced the constant G from
Newton’s gravity formula.
Rj represents sets of alternatives for importers.
M represents economic mass (GDP)
Walker Model: Subjective Calibrations
per country & bi-lateral
Fij/Mi = Attractiveness j /Distance ij2
BS Bank Secrecy GA Govt Attitude CF Conflict CR Corrupt
Fij/Mi = (GNP/capita)j * (3BSj+GAj+SWIFTj-3CFj –CRj +15)/ Distance ij2
Rich Developed
Countries
$
Pakistan
(drugs)
Netherlands
Unger’s Calibrating Revisions
Attractiveness = (GDP/capita)*(3BS+GA+SWIFT+FD-3CF-CR-EG+10)
Distance
DIST = language+3*colonial background+3*trade+physical distance
BS = Bank Secrecy
GA= Govt Attitude
CF = Risk of Conflict
CR Corruption
EG – Egmont
FD = financial deposits for market size
Modified Walker (Unger)
P = proportion of money from X to Y
Walker Model: Results
bi-lateral
E14.5  NL + E4  E18.5 (5% NL GDP)
Antilles, Spain,
Turkey,
Colombia
Netherlands
USA, Russia,
Italy,
Germany, UK,
France
Topic 1: II – Predictive Modeling
•Neural Networks
•Concept Mapping
•Evolutionary Programming = Genetic Algorithms
http://amlsample.googlepages.com/Securities_and_Trade_ML.html
Topic II: I - Typologies
•Securities
•Trade Based
•Counterfeit Trade
•Sports Clubs (and Equestrian)
Topic II: I - Securities
If incidence of Opaqueness relative to Transparency; with
higher Liquidity is an indicator for Launderer, then
Securities
•GEM, AIM, B®IC
•Hedge Funds
•Audit firms, banks, law firms = $100B in tax losses = $T
alleged w/o business purpose and w/o risk, IMAGINE
what launders can do…
Topic II: I – Trade Based
Transfer Pricing
L.A. goods hP a USA
Dump (harm market price
& higher risk detection)
Smurf purchases to avoid
CTRs
Switzerland  USA $31B
Russia  USA $9B
Topic II: I – Counterfeit Trade
• 2% - 7% of World Trade $200B - $650B
• CF currency
• CF goods perceived by BRIC as less harmful than drugs
This weakness in perception can allow substantial $
flows from other crimes
(B movie industry)
Topic II: I - Equestrian
Equestrian > Hollywood
Economic Impact = $25B / $100B indirect
# of Americans Involved = 7.1 Million
# of Full-Time Jobs = 1.4 Million
# of Horses = 6.9 Million
Total Taxes Paid = $1.9 Billion
Topic 2: II - Trends
• Child Pornography & Human Trafficking
• Government Contracting / Bribery / PEPs
• Internet Based Market Systems
• Amazon & E-Bay
• Second-Life (Direct) & World of Warcraft (3rd Party)

Anti Money Laundering Typologies

  • 1.
    International Tax &Financial Services Graduate Programs 19 years online - serving international financial service professionals and government regulators Prof. William H. Byrnes, IV Assoc. Dean, Graduate & Distance Programs Law & Economics Workshop
  • 2.
    Two Topics  Models Typologies & Trends
  • 3.
    Part I: Surveyof Models  Currency Demand Approach  Pricing Approach  Multiple Indicators Multiple Solutions (MIMIC)  Measurement of Crimes Model  Newton’s Law of Gravity applied to ML
  • 4.
    Research Part II:Predictive Model  Neural Networkings  Concept Mapping  Evolutionary Programming (Generic Algorithms)
  • 5.
    Typologies & TrendsPart I  Securities  Trade Based  Counterfeit Trade  Sports Clubs (and Equestrian)
  • 6.
    Typologies & TrendsPart II  Child Pornography & Human Trafficking  Government Contracting / Bribery / PEPs  Internet Based Market Systems – Amazon, E-Bay, Second-Life & World of Warcraft
  • 7.
    Crime Specific Estimates PROCEEDSOF CRIME × PERCENTAGE LAUNDERED = MONEY LAUNDERED NUMBER OF CRIMES × MONEY LAUNDERED PER RECORDED CRIME = MONEY LAUNDERED
  • 8.
  • 9.
    MIMIC Model toMeasure ML y = aML + e (1) ML= b’x + c (2) Where y = effects and x = causes ML= unobservable variable CAUSES (X) Crime / Bank Secrecy Effects (Y) Demand for $ Growth Rates Unobservable Money Laundering (ML)
  • 10.
    Newton’s Law ofGravitation Attractive Force Fij = G* Mi*Mj/(Dij) 2 Fij = the attractive force between objects i and j Mi = mass of object i Mj = Mass of object j Dij = Distance between object i and object j G = Gravitational constant
  • 11.
    Tinbergen’s Formula Fij =Rj * Mi*Mj / Dij θ Rj has replaced the constant G from Newton’s gravity formula. Rj represents sets of alternatives for importers. M represents economic mass (GDP)
  • 12.
    Walker Model: SubjectiveCalibrations per country & bi-lateral Fij/Mi = Attractiveness j /Distance ij2 BS Bank Secrecy GA Govt Attitude CF Conflict CR Corrupt Fij/Mi = (GNP/capita)j * (3BSj+GAj+SWIFTj-3CFj –CRj +15)/ Distance ij2 Rich Developed Countries $ Pakistan (drugs) Netherlands
  • 13.
    Unger’s Calibrating Revisions Attractiveness= (GDP/capita)*(3BS+GA+SWIFT+FD-3CF-CR-EG+10) Distance DIST = language+3*colonial background+3*trade+physical distance BS = Bank Secrecy GA= Govt Attitude CF = Risk of Conflict CR Corruption EG – Egmont FD = financial deposits for market size
  • 14.
    Modified Walker (Unger) P= proportion of money from X to Y
  • 15.
    Walker Model: Results bi-lateral E14.5 NL + E4  E18.5 (5% NL GDP) Antilles, Spain, Turkey, Colombia Netherlands USA, Russia, Italy, Germany, UK, France
  • 16.
    Topic 1: II– Predictive Modeling •Neural Networks •Concept Mapping •Evolutionary Programming = Genetic Algorithms http://amlsample.googlepages.com/Securities_and_Trade_ML.html
  • 17.
    Topic II: I- Typologies •Securities •Trade Based •Counterfeit Trade •Sports Clubs (and Equestrian)
  • 18.
    Topic II: I- Securities If incidence of Opaqueness relative to Transparency; with higher Liquidity is an indicator for Launderer, then Securities •GEM, AIM, B®IC •Hedge Funds •Audit firms, banks, law firms = $100B in tax losses = $T alleged w/o business purpose and w/o risk, IMAGINE what launders can do…
  • 19.
    Topic II: I– Trade Based Transfer Pricing L.A. goods hP a USA Dump (harm market price & higher risk detection) Smurf purchases to avoid CTRs Switzerland  USA $31B Russia  USA $9B
  • 20.
    Topic II: I– Counterfeit Trade • 2% - 7% of World Trade $200B - $650B • CF currency • CF goods perceived by BRIC as less harmful than drugs This weakness in perception can allow substantial $ flows from other crimes (B movie industry)
  • 21.
    Topic II: I- Equestrian Equestrian > Hollywood Economic Impact = $25B / $100B indirect # of Americans Involved = 7.1 Million # of Full-Time Jobs = 1.4 Million # of Horses = 6.9 Million Total Taxes Paid = $1.9 Billion
  • 22.
    Topic 2: II- Trends • Child Pornography & Human Trafficking • Government Contracting / Bribery / PEPs • Internet Based Market Systems • Amazon & E-Bay • Second-Life (Direct) & World of Warcraft (3rd Party)