Colombia

A collection of U.S. dollar banknotes
BrokerageColombiaCurrency exchangeMoney launderingMoving the money

Pesos, Dollars and Hawala: Where the Black Market Peso Exchange Meets Beirut

A textile shipment could be perfectly real while its payment belonged to another business entirely.…

General cargo being handled beside a ship and trucks at the port of Cotonou.
BrokerageColombiaMexicoMoney launderingNetwork study

The Service Economy: Why a Cartel Would Hire a Lebanese Broker

One to five days: that was the swift settlement timetable American prosecutors documented when they…

Maicao, La Guajira
BrokerageColombiaInvestigations and enforcementPlaces

Maicao: The Town Behind Treasury’s Map

When reporters arrived in the dusty border town of Maicao in July 2012, searching for…