Investment of Criminal Proceeds into the Legitimate Economy

This book explores the infiltration of Italian and Russian organised crime in the UK real estate market, assessing how vulnerable the UK is to these sorts of activities. It identifies the drivers behind the criminal choices and modus operandi of Italian and Russian organised crime groups, and the factors causing their mobility abroad.

Autorentext

Emanuele Sclafani is an Associate Lecturer in the Bristol Law School at the University of the West of England.

Inhalt

Introduction 1.Understanding Italian and Russian organised crime modus operandi abroad: The UK real estate market 2.Criminogenic opportunities in the UK real estate market 3.Socio-economic consequences and response in detecting organised crime investments in the UK real estate market 4.Conclusion and recommendations