Rinsed

From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks

De: Geoff White

Narrado por: Geoff White

Brought to you by Penguin.

There's an old saying: 'a rising tide lifts all boats'.

It's normally couched in positive terms; that overall economic improvement will benefit everyone. In the case of high-tech money laundering, however, it offers a dark vision of the future. The better these launderers become at their work, the more crime of all types will be enabled. It's time to understand where the water is rising, before it washes over us all.

Money laundering has been around for centuries. For as long as people have been stealing money, there's been an industry ready to wash it. But recent tech innovations have created vastly complex new systems for laundering that threaten to overwhelm authorities, destabilise economies and disrupt societies.

Ranging from the flamboyant luxury of Dubai hotels to quiet coastal Ireland, from the UK to Nigeria and from Indonesia to North Korea, Rinsed is a truly global relevatory investigation into the new army of innovative launderers ... and the consequences for all of us.

©2024 Geoff White (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Great read!

Well written and entertaining. Only issue is quite baffling as the reader has a speech impediment (R) which made it difficult to get into the book. How does that happen???

Details about everything

Everything is good for the person who is technically knowledgeable but for non technical people need more explanation.

A great listen!

Phenomenal storytelling. Geoff's voice is engaging and his passion for the material is evident in that. I love listening to books read by the author. I've also read countless books on these subjects, including Geoff's Lazarus Heist, and Andy Greenbergs's Tracers in the Dark, and still found the material to be new and engaging. Enjoy!

Excellent variety and topical stories

I really loved this book. I wanted to contribute to the review statistics because it’s a great book. Similar to fat Leonard. It’s has been great keeping me entertained while doing landscaping all day.

Good book on laundering money

Overall a good book, some gritty parts but chapter on NFTs and cryptocurrency tumblers were enlightening.

Geoff does it again!

If you’re in tech or if you’re not, this is a fascinating look at how criminals take advantage of technology. Geoff covers the technical aspects (to keep us nerds happy) but does so in a way the lay person can understand.

This is well worth the listen, you’ll be happy you bought it!

Great book

Insightful, loved all the details and backstories. Only issue was the ton of the reader. Unfortunately, I got confused when trying to keep up with all the stories and characters from one chapter to the next.

Great overview of money laundering

This book provided a great overview of money laundering techniques starting from the late 20th century up to 2022 or so. I had already heard some of these stories through podcasts, but those channels likely obtained their info from Geoff White and this book. In all, it’s a fascinating look at modern financial crime. The author is also the narrator and I think he does a great job with the narration.

Almost but not quite plagiarism

2/3rds of this book are just re-reporting of Andy Greenberg’s book “Tracers in the Dark”. Some other parts are just summaries of official congressional reports. Disappointingly little original research.