Money launderers thrive during catastrophic events, due to the greatly reduced focus on compliance, and the urgent need to get financial and other assistance to the afflicted area. Look for opportunistic money laundering: the repatriation of narcotics profits, earned in North America, back through Haiti, en route to Colombian kingpins. The task is compiicated by the utter lack of any reliable information on Haitian charitable organisations, NGOs, and non-profits.
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