Issue 03 · Americas Risk · 01 June 2026
The Compliance Program That Sees One Country Misses the Network
Financial crime in the Caribbean Basin does not respect borders. Compliance programs that ask the country question miss the network question.
Areas of Expertise
Pre-acquisition financial crime due diligence in elevated-risk jurisdictions. Continuous third-party monitoring across sanctions, PEP, adverse media, and beneficial ownership. AML and BSA program assessment and independent validation.
Forensic data analytics to surface anomalies in financial, transactional, and counterparty data. Vendor master hygiene and conflict-of-interest screening. Funds-flow analysis and red-flag triage before problems escalate.
Cross-border investigations spanning fraud, embezzlement, bribery, and sanctions evasion. Asset tracing and funds-flow reconstruction. FCPA and ABAC investigative support. Expert witness and litigation advisory.
Compliance framework redesign following regulatory action. Voluntary self-disclosure advisory and regulatory engagement support. Loss quantification, recovery strategy, and outside-counsel coordination.
From The Counterparty
Issue 03 · Americas Risk · 01 June 2026
Financial crime in the Caribbean Basin does not respect borders. Compliance programs that ask the country question miss the network question.
Issue 02 · Americas Due Diligence · 28 May 2026
Pre-acquisition financial crime due diligence is consistently the most under-resourced component of cross-border deal work.
Issue 01 · GCC Financial Crimes Risk · 27 May 2026
Grey list removal reflects legislative progress. It does not measure whether financial crime risk has decreased.
Engagement Highlights
Assisted in the uncovering of hundreds of millions of dollars in embezzled funds in one of the world’s largest private equity industry failures.
Recovered USD 9 million in embezzled funds from a fraudulent accounting scheme at one of the GCC’s largest construction companies.
Assisted the personal counsel of the Crown Prince of an Arabian Gulf country with one of the largest sanctions evasion cases in history by transaction value.
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