Media
Irregular transactions should have sparked more scrutiny, expert says
CBC NewsTelevision
Testimony to the House of Commons Finance Committee
Parliament of Canada, April 18, 2018Television
Testimony at 16:39:20 to 16:45:05
Federal government promises public registry to reveal who’s really behind Canadian companies
Ottawa man's mysterious tax bill may shine light on 'synthetic identity fraud'
Canada is a prime spot for financial criminals to set up shop: new report
Canada's National ObserverOnline
How do you protect loved ones from online scams? Communication may be the key
Despite laying dozens of charges, RCMP have stopped targeting Canadian accomplices in foreign scam calls
Walmart ships fraudulent order to hacker's address then leaves customer to recoup cost
We do know if the Toronto attack is terrorism – it is
The Ottawa Citizen, April 26, 2018Online
This commentary is a rebuttal to Phil Gurski’s op-ed “Why the Toronto attack can’t be called terrorism – yet.”
Policing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: The Reporting of Suspicious Financial Transactions
by Iafolla, Vanessa
Published by Interdisciplinary Review of Justice Research
The article elaborates on the practice of identifying suspicious financial transactions in the banking sector.
URL: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/bab59a_a48918b7b95742279bf4dceafca29e3a.pdf
Policing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: The Reporting of Suspicious Financial Transactions
Published by Interdisciplinary Review of Justice Research
The article elaborates on the practice of identifying suspicious financial transactions in the banking sector.
URL: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/bab59a_a48918b7b95742279bf4dceafca29e3a.pdf
Suspicion-in-the-making: Surveillance and Denunciation in Financial Policing
by Amicelle, Anthony and Vanessa Iafolla
Published by British Journal of Criminology
June 13, 2018
The pervasiveness of suspicion throughout society has become a central theme in the literature, especially with the importance of suspicious activity reporting in counterterrorism policies. Yet, little is known about the ‘suspicion-in-the-making’. The article aims to shed light on the production of suspicion as routine work for people and businesses invited to be the ‘eyes and ears’ of the State in the name of security. The fight against money laundering and terrorist financing is the paradigmatic example of how suspicious activity reporting serves as the backbone of policing practices. Drawing on empirical research in Canada, the focus on financial policing provides an opportunity to reflect upon the formalization of the suspicion-in-the-making in general, outside police and intelligence organizations in particular.
URL: https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article-abstract/58/4/845/4107537
Biography
Dr. Vanessa Iafolla is Principal of Anti-Fraud Intelligence Consulting. Her research focuses on the social dimensions of law, economics, and finance - specifically on money laundering, terrorist financing, law and policy, and its use in banking and real estate. She has consulted on fraud prevention and conducted research on financial literacy, and provided expert testimony for the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Finance. Iafolla holds a doctorate in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies from the University of Toronto, a Masters of Arts in Criminology from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Ethics, Society and Law.