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The Regime cruises for a few episodes as a passable facsimile of an Armando Iannucci series like The Thick of It or Veep, buzzing on a viper’s nest of palace intrigue and a keen sense of how autocracies convert populism and propaganda into piles of dirty money.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2024
Financial institutions and other private-sector entities that have been caught laundering dirty money appear to view fines as the cost of doing business; for genuine deterrence, the use of more severe sanctions, including criminal prosecution, is necessary.
—Samantha Power, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2020
American universities’ acceptance of such dirty money was in the spotlight just a few years ago, when the Trump administration oversaw an unprecedented investigation into universities’ failing to disclose foreign funding.
—Casey Michel, National Review, 2 June 2024
Emilia wants to selectively reset what came before, spending the dirty money earned before her transition and lavishing attention on her kids while all but ignoring their mother.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2024
In 2020, a British parliamentary committee concluded that Russia had mounted a prolonged campaign to undermine Britain’s democracy — using tactics from disinformation, meddling in elections, funneling dirty money and employing members of the House of Lords.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Authorities say Chinese money laundering organizations have grown in recent years, with offenders able to wash dirty money and clean it within minutes, thanks to the help of new technology.
—David Spunt, Fox News, 1 May 2024
Legal and banking syndicates that specialize in laundering dirty money would fight to maintain their sources of income; developers and property brokers would decry the inevitable drop in real estate prices.
—Alexander Lebedev, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2014
The Treasury rule is part of an effort to stop criminals from using anonymous shell companies to hide dirty money.
—Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2023
Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2024
Financial institutions and other private-sector entities that have been caught laundering dirty money appear to view fines as the cost of doing business; for genuine deterrence, the use of more severe sanctions, including criminal prosecution, is necessary.
—Samantha Power, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2020
American universities’ acceptance of such dirty money was in the spotlight just a few years ago, when the Trump administration oversaw an unprecedented investigation into universities’ failing to disclose foreign funding.
—Casey Michel, National Review, 2 June 2024
Emilia wants to selectively reset what came before, spending the dirty money earned before her transition and lavishing attention on her kids while all but ignoring their mother.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2024
In 2020, a British parliamentary committee concluded that Russia had mounted a prolonged campaign to undermine Britain’s democracy — using tactics from disinformation, meddling in elections, funneling dirty money and employing members of the House of Lords.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Authorities say Chinese money laundering organizations have grown in recent years, with offenders able to wash dirty money and clean it within minutes, thanks to the help of new technology.
—David Spunt, Fox News, 1 May 2024
Legal and banking syndicates that specialize in laundering dirty money would fight to maintain their sources of income; developers and property brokers would decry the inevitable drop in real estate prices.
—Alexander Lebedev, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2014
The Treasury rule is part of an effort to stop criminals from using anonymous shell companies to hide dirty money.
—Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Dirty money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%20money. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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