Ronald Pol

Ronald Pol

One of the least effective anti-crime measures, anywhere, ever, affects us all. For dirty truths about dirty money, read my blog. Outcomes science and occasional satire inside.
Nov
16
It's official: Covid-19 more deadly than bullets

It's official: Covid-19 more deadly than bullets

New rules adding gunshot victim to Covid death tally “only following orders from our Swiss leaders”
2 min read
Nov
09
Anti-money laundering effectiveness, crickets

Anti-money laundering effectiveness, crickets

Questions to which there must be an answer. Really, there must be, right?
2 min read
Nov
04
Interview: The ineffectiveness of AML

Interview: The ineffectiveness of AML

A Stephan Livera podcast
4 min read
Oct
29
Should AML/CFT access all financial data?

Should AML/CFT access all financial data?

Utopian ideal, dystopian wasteland, or opportunity for careful balance
2 min read
Oct
20
The more things change, the more they stay the same

The more things change, the more they stay the same

Anti-money laundering: A study in the persistence of dominant narratives.
3 min read
Oct
07
The Paradox Papers

The Paradox Papers

When the 'solutions' to Panama, Paradise, and Pandora papers prevent better anti-crime outcomes.
3 min read
Sep
24
An apology to readers

An apology to readers

And thanks for technology “causing” problems.
3 min read
Sep
23
Anti-money laundering: A lesson from modern wars

Anti-money laundering: A lesson from modern wars

Another endless war against banks, citizens, and truth.
3 min read
Sep
23
Stop serious organized crime, G7 demands

Stop serious organized crime, G7 demands

Policy wonks with expertise in a discipline that didn’t exist have a better idea, they insist. And still insist, 31 years later, to the delight of organized crime, and organized compliance.
Sep
15
Anti-money laundering, anti-science

Anti-money laundering, anti-science

Major policy intervention shuns scientific method, public policy, outcomes and policing science.
3 min read