The Puppet Masters : How the Corrupt Use Legal Structures to Hide Stolen Assets and What to Do About It

Total Downloads*
*All language versions across World Bank Repositories (updated daily)
*All language versions across World Bank Repositories (updated daily)
26871
Published
2011
Journal
1 of 1Author(s)
Metadata
Abstract
This report, the puppet masters, deals with the corporate and financial structures that form the building blocks of hidden money trails. In particular, it focuses on the ease with which corrupt actors hide their interests behind a corporate veil and the difficulties investigators face in trying to lift that veil. It serves as a powerful reminder that recovering the proceeds of corruption is a collective responsibility that involves both the public and private sector. Law enforcement and prosecution cannot go after stolen assets, confiscate and then return them if they are hidden behind the corporate veil. All financial centers and developed countries have committed, through the UN Convention against Corruption and international anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism standards, to improving the transparency of legal entities and other arrangements. This report provides evidence of how far we still have to go to make these commitments a reality. Narrowing the gap between stated commitments and practice on the ground has a direct impact on actual recovery of assets.Citation
“van der Does de Willebois, Emile; Halter, Emily M.; Harrison, Robert A.; Park, Ji Won; Sharman, J. C.. 2011. The Puppet Masters : How the Corrupt
Use Legal Structures to Hide Stolen Assets and What to Do
About It. World Bank. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/2363 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
Collection(s)
This item appears in the following Collection(s)
Users also downloaded
-
-
-
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
-
-








Follow World Bank Publications on Facebook, Twitter or Linked-In