The staggering multi-trillion dollar global illicit economy is thriving from dirty money derived from an array of cross-border smuggling and trafficking crimes. Free trade zones, poorly regulated ports, ineffective enforcement of beneficial ownership laws and secretive financial hubs are threat multipliers that expand dark commerce, as criminals exploit cracks and seams in the global financial and trading systems to advance illicit trade and hide their profits. No one alone can fight illicit economies; public-private partnerships are critical.
Read MoreFrom Nov 9-11, 2015 some of the world's leading experts will meet at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel LAX for "Together Let's Stop Traffick" - the third annual international Summit on combatting human trafficking. This year's theme "Breaking the Chains" focuses attention squarely on how to spot then root out human trafficking within everyday supply systems.
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