Suspicious Activity: Inside the FinCEN Files
Pineapple Street Studios, BuzzFeed NewsPineapple Street Studios and BuzzFeed News bring you this five-part series investigating how the most powerful banks in the world can facilitate the worst of humanity – terrorism, human trafficking, the drug trade – all in plain sight of the government.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 6 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Categories | News CommentaryNews | ||||
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Throughout this reporting project, Jason Leopold and Anthony Cormier wanted to talk to someone who was the subject of a suspicious activity report to ask, “Why did the bank flag you?” Only one person was willing to talk: real estate developer and for... more
Two former employees of Standard Chartered say they were ignored and eventually fired when they reported accounts at the bank that looked fishy to them – accounts they suspected were violating U.S. sanctions against Iran. But as BuzzFeed News reporte... more
Even in the finance world, Deutsche Bank has a troubled reputation. One of its darkest and most mysterious chapters happened when it facilitated the laundering of $10 billion dollars for anonymous shell companies around the world. But BuzzFeed News r... more
HSBC was the poster child of a bad bank. In 2012 the bank was slapped with a 1.9 billion dollar fine and told it needed to clean up its act, or face prosecution. Digging into the FinCEN Files, BuzzFeed News reporters Anthony Cormier and Jason Leopold... more
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- This podcast isn’t really about banks.
It’s about a worldwide system that is so reliant on dark money that it neglects accountability. As far as banks are concerned… there’s a big difference between doing what’s legal/required and doing what’s ethical. Most big banks have been milking the middle class for years on top of questionable business practices. Sorry, but zero sympathy here.
Apple Podcasts5Callie Zowie
United States2 years ago - Awesome Show
I don’t understand the low stars for this podcast. It is one of the better ones I have listened to. The reporting is well explained and seems to have been verified prior to airing. The narration is excellent and there is nothing annoying or obnoxious or cheesy about anything in this podcast. It explains the horrible corruption that goes on daily with banks and our government on an international level and once again bank executives and various agencies within our government are not held accou... more
Apple Podcasts5All Is On PDXUnited States3 years ago - Exploring the word of the worst kind of financial corruption.
Big Banks laundering money for the biggest crooks in the world. Not a single arrest, just large fines for the biggest financial institutions in the world. more
Apple Podcasts5Djfresh12inchhere
New Zealand3 years ago - Who suggested the "muzak"
I loved the content of the report. What drove me up and down the wall and ultimately stopped me listening were the oft-repeated loops. There was no atmosphere to add, they were just chunks of sound thrown to add some sort of effect. more
Apple Podcasts5MartiBnco
United Kingdom3 years ago Great investigative journalism and reporting about brave whistleblowers and criminal 'too big to fail' banks.
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Apple Podcasts | #250 |  South Africa/News/News Commentary |
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