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Episode 50 Hidden in Plain Sight: How Kleptocrats Exploit U.S. Financial Systems The shadowy finances that fueled the 9/11 terrorist attacks cut a somber scar into America. Despite the anti-money laundering initiatives woven in the Patriot Act, that wound continues to fester, according to Casey Michel, who suggests U.S. federal and state systems make America a cooperative collaborator in the money laundering schemes of kleptocrats. Casey, author of American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History and Director of the Combating American Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation, joins host Matt Adams for the show's landmark 50th episode. Matt and Casey start their discussion focused on how corrupt foreign leaders launder the wealth expropriated from their home countries in the traditional offshore outlets. They then explain how those kleptocrats have legally infiltrated America — from small towns in the Midwest to oceanfront urban metropolises — with shell companies promising revitalization and development but often leaving dilapidated buildings and distressed communities instead. What legal and legislative measures are required to challenge these actions? Matt and Casey explore all that and more in this insightful episode

For years, one group of Americans has worked as foot-soldiers for the most authoritarian regimes around the planet. In the process, they've not only entrenched dictatorships and spread kleptocratic networks, but they've secretly guided U.S. policy without the rest of America even being aware. And now, journalist Casey Michel contends some of them have begun turning their sights on American democracy itself. These Americans are known as foreign lobbyists, and many of them spent years ushering dictatorships directly into the halls of Washington, all while laundering the reputations of the most heinous, repressive regimes in the process. Many of these lobbyists have transformed into proxies for dictators and strongmen wherever they can be found. And for years, they've escaped scrutiny. These lobbyists include figures like Ivy Lee, the inventor of the public relations industry - a man who whitewashed Mussolini, opened doors to the Soviets, and advised the Nazis on how to sway American audiences. They include people like Paul Manafort, who invented lobbying as we know it - and who then took his talents to autocrats from Ukraine to the Philippines, and then back to the White House. And they now include an increasing number of Americans elsewhere: in law firms and consultancies, among PR specialists and former lawmakers, and even within think tanks and universities. ---------- Casey Michel is head of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation, focusing on how dictators and autocrats use illicit finance and dirty money to remain in power. He's the author of AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY, on America's transformation into an offshore haven. His new book, FOREIGN AGENTS, will examine the explosion of the foreign lobbying industry in Washington, and how that industry has helped entrench dictatorships and upend American foreign policy. FOREIGN AGENTS will be published in 2024. ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- LINKS: http://www.caseymichel.com/ https://x.com/cjcmichel https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseymichel/ https://www.rusi.org/people/michel https://www.hudson.org/experts/1381-casey-michel ---------- BOOKS: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/american-kleptocracy/ American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History (2021) Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World (2024) ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org NGO “Herojam Slava” https://heroiamslava.org/ kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyśl https://kharpp.com/ NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ----------

“A toxic flood of dark money has given billionaires and special interests a powerful way to rig the system secretly in their favour…” These are the words of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, ahead of a debate in the US Congress around the Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act. But this phrase could equally be applied to the UK, where Russian Oligarchs and dark money interests have been able to cleanse their ill-gotten gains for decades through the London financial laundromat. Londongrad is the phrase coined to describe the high presence of Russians in the United Kingdom, especially in reference to Russian money in London, permeating its service sector and securing political influence. ---------- Casey Michel is head of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation, focusing on how dictators and autocrats use illicit finance and dirty money to remain in power. He's the author of AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY, on America's transformation into an offshore haven. His new book, FOREIGN AGENTS, will examine the explosion of the foreign lobbying industry in Washington, and how that industry has helped entrench dictatorships and upend American foreign policy. FOREIGN AGENTS will be published in 2024. ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- LINKS: http://www.caseymichel.com/ https://x.com/cjcmichel https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseymichel/ https://www.rusi.org/people/michel https://www.hudson.org/experts/1381-casey-michel ---------- BOOKS: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/american-kleptocracy/ American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History (2021) Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World (2024) ---------- ARTICLES: https://foreignpolicy.com/author/casey-michel/ https://www.theatlantic.com/author/casey-michel/ FOREIGN POLICY How Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Became Putin's Spiritual Guru April 7, 2024 Russia's Opposition Needs More Than One Savior March 1, 2024 Russia's Crimean Red Line Has Been Erased October 4, 2023 How to Stop Former Western Leaders From Becoming Paid Shills for Autocrats February 15, 2022 Kazakhstan's Border With Russia Is Suddenly an Open Question Again January 6, 2022 How Delaware Became the World's Biggest Offshore Haven November 19, 2021 The Fatal Flaw in the West's Fight Against Autocracy October 6, 2021 America's Money Lost the Afghan War September 13, 2021 Biden Might Stop a Sanctions Revolution August 24, 2021 Oligarchs' Favorite U.S. Visa Might Not Last July 16, 2021 THE ATLANTIC We've Never Seen Anything Like the Menendez Indictment - The case against the New Jersey senator has the potential to reshape how America deals with foreign agents. Casey Michel - October 26, 2023 Make Russia Pay - The West has already frozen some $300 billion in Russian assets. Here's the case for seizing them. Casey Michel - May 28, 2023 Decolonize Russia - To avoid more senseless bloodshed, the Kremlin must lose what empire it still retains. Casey Michel - May 27, 2022 How the West Undermines Its Own Sanctions - The Western sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine have been far broader than many experts anticipated. But there's a catch. Casey Michel - March 9, 2022 The United States of Dirty Money - How landlocked South Dakota became one of the world's hottest destinations for offshore funds. Casey Michel - October 5, 2021 ----------

According to Casey Michel, for years, Western foreign lobbyists have worked as foot-soldiers for the most authoritarian regimes around the planet. In the U.S. alone, the foreign lobbying industry is now worth billions of dollars. And it's no longer just PR shops or traditional lobbying shops. Instead, the industry now encompasses former officials, consultancies, law firms, think tanks, and even universities - all working on behalf of foreign dictatorships. In his address to the IIEA, Casey Michel discusses how this industry grew so quickly, and with so few paying attention? What kinds of threats does it present to democracy and what can be done? About the Speaker: Casey Michel is the Director of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation. He is the author of American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History, and the forthcoming Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World, both published by St. Martin's Press. His writing has appeared in Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Policy, among many more outlets. He currently lives in New York.

Jason Hartman invites Casey Michel, author and investigative journalist, to speak about his new book which uncovers how the US has created the greatest money laundering scheme in history. South Dakota has pioneered an entire industry of what they call anonymous trusts. South Dakota has taken this to a magnitude we've never seen by creating perpetual anonymity for these trusts. The information of those in the trust will never be shared with governments, with other jurisdictions, tax authorities, investigators, which is why we've seen both Americans and non Americans flocking to South Dakota. $900 billion is the top line estimate in South Dakota, but it's still a question of how many total assets are actually there, who those assets are connected to and what those assets are actually doing after they pass through all the anonymity that the state of South Dakota freely offers. Casey Michel's book also talks about illicit foreign money purchasing steel mills, factories and manufacturing plants in places like Cleveland, Ohio, the Rust Belt and the Midwest. They're not revitalizing local communities and bringing jobs back, but rather using those assets to hold and hide funds, using them as part of a broader transnational money laundering scheme. And so what ends up happening is that not only do the jobs never come back, the folks who have the remaining jobs are just laid off, the factories begin falling apart and it's clear they are never going to come back. These local communities in places such as West Virginia, Kentucky, Texas and Illinois are seeing their economic crown jewels go to complete rot because of this system of kleptocracy. Towards the end of the broader Cold War period, one could see a sudden surge in the creation of financial secrecy pools and broader economic structuring that incentivized the outflow of illicit suspect wealth from post communist states. These states are linked directly to rising oligarchies and dictatorships that are smothering local populations, looting national treasuries, and making sure bridges, roads, hospitals and schools are never built. And then beyond that, there is no broader free market economy that actually develops in those countries. CaseyMichel.com 0:29 Welcome Casey Michel, writer and investigative journalist, author of AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History 1:10 What is a kleptocracy? 3:03 Kleptocracy is now a transnational phenomenon, closely intertwined with the broader offshoring economy 4:19 The World Summit 6:42 Incentivizing the outflow of suspect wealth from post communist states 8:00 Creating easy access to transnational financial flows 9:47 Private wealth located in global financial secrecy jurisdictions 11:49 The beneficiaries of dynastic wealth have flocked to places within the US 15:21 For every $1 that is given in foreign aid, $3 of untracked, illicit capital leaves those developing countries 16:34 Anti money laundering regulations across a number of industries except the real estate industry 18:27 Billions of illicit foreign money flowing into London real estate 19:14 Broader transnational money laundering scheme in local US communities 21:46 The offshoring world is comparable to a superpower such as the US or China 23:38 The sad state of the media today 25:54 Casey Michel's first book AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History is out now from St. Martin's Press 26:51 Who are the world's biggest money laundering offenders? 28:56 Digital assets, art and money laundering 31:07 Learn more at http://www.caseymichel.com/   Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI Instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ Linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/ Learn More: JasonHartman.com Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free course: JasonHartman.com/Deals Free White Paper on The Hartman Comparison Index™: HartmanIndex.com/white-paper Free Report on Pandemic Investing: PandemicInvesting.com Jason's TV Clips in Vimeo Free Class: CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: JasonHartman.com/Protect Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: JasonHartman.com/Ron What do Jason's clients say? JasonHartmanTestimonials.com Contact our Investment Counselors at: www.JasonHartman.com Watch, subscribe and comment on Jason's videos on his official YouTube channel: YouTube.com/c/JasonHartmanRealEstate/videos Guided Visualization for Investors: JasonHartman.com/visualization Jason's videos in his other sites: JasonHartman.com/Rumble JasonHartman.com/Bitchute JasonHartman.com/Odysee Jason Hartman's Extra YouTube Channel Jason Hartman's Real Estate News and Technology (RENT) YouTube Channel

Jason Hartman invites Casey Michel, author and investigative journalist, to speak about his new book which uncovers how the US has created the greatest money laundering scheme in history. South Dakota has pioneered an entire industry of what they call anonymous trusts. South Dakota has taken this to a magnitude we've never seen by creating perpetual anonymity for these trusts. The information of those in the trust will never be shared with governments, with other jurisdictions, tax authorities, investigators, which is why we've seen both Americans and non Americans flocking to South Dakota. $900 billion is the top line estimate in South Dakota, but it's still a question of how many total assets are actually there, who those assets are connected to and what those assets are actually doing after they pass through all the anonymity that the state of South Dakota freely offers. Casey Michel's book also talks about illicit foreign money purchasing steel mills, factories and manufacturing plants in places like Cleveland, Ohio, the Rust Belt and the Midwest. They're not revitalizing local communities and bringing jobs back, but rather using those assets to hold and hide funds, using them as part of a broader transnational money laundering scheme. And so what ends up happening is that not only do the jobs never come back, the folks who have the remaining jobs are just laid off, the factories begin falling apart and it's clear they are never going to come back. These local communities in places such as West Virginia, Kentucky, Texas and Illinois are seeing their economic crown jewels go to complete rot because of this system of kleptocracy. Towards the end of the broader Cold War period, one could see a sudden surge in the creation of financial secrecy pools and broader economic structuring that incentivized the outflow of illicit suspect wealth from post communist states. These states are linked directly to rising oligarchies and dictatorships that are smothering local populations, looting national treasuries, and making sure bridges, roads, hospitals and schools are never built. And then beyond that, there is no broader free market economy that actually develops in those countries. CaseyMichel.com Key Takeaways: 1:00 Welcome Casey Michel, writer and investigative journalist, author of AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History 1:56 What is a kleptocracy? 3:49 Kleptocracy is now a transnational phenomenon, closely intertwined with the broader offshoring economy 5:05 The World Summit 7:28 Incentivizing the outflow of suspect wealth from post communist states 8:45 Creating easy access to transnational financial flows 10:33 Private wealth located in global financial secrecy jurisdictions 12:35 The beneficiaries of dynastic wealth have flocked to places within the US 16:07 For every $1 that is given in foreign aid, $3 of untracked, illicit capital leaves those developing countries 17:20 Anti money laundering regulations across a number of industries except the real estate industry 19:13 Billions of illicit foreign money flowing into London real estate 20:00 Broader transnational money laundering scheme in local US communities 22:32 The offshoring world is comparable to a superpower such as the US or China 24:24 The sad state of the media today 26:40 Casey Michel's first book AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History is out now from St. Martin's Press 27:37 Who are the world's biggest money laundering offenders? 29:42 Digital assets, art and money laundering 31:53 Learn more at http://www.caseymichel.com/   Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI Instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ Linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/ Learn More: JasonHartman.com Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free course: JasonHartman.com/Deals Free White Paper on The Hartman Comparison Index™: HartmanIndex.com/white-paper Free Report on Pandemic Investing: PandemicInvesting.com Jason's TV Clips in Vimeo Free Class: CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: JasonHartman.com/Protect Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: JasonHartman.com/Ron What do Jason's clients say? JasonHartmanTestimonials.com Contact our Investment Counselors at: www.JasonHartman.com Watch, subscribe and comment on Jason's videos on his official YouTube channel: YouTube.com/c/JasonHartmanRealEstate/videos Guided Visualization for Investors: JasonHartman.com/visualization Jason's videos in his other sites: JasonHartman.com/Rumble JasonHartman.com/Bitchute JasonHartman.com/Odysee Jason Hartman's Extra YouTube Channel Jason Hartman's Real Estate News and Technology (RENT) YouTube Channel

In this episode, Ryan is joined by Paul Massaro, Senior Policy Advisor for the U.S. Helsinki Commission, to discuss kleptocracy, anti-corruption efforts, and Russia's War against Ukraine. They define corruption, why it impacts everyone, and how the West has been supporting corrupt autocrats for decades. Paul also outlines key legislation to fight corruption and how the U.S. and other countries can put forward stronger laws. The conversation concludes with Paul's assessment of the Russo-Ukrainian War and why it has ignited a new push to fight corruption.To learn more about the topics discussed in this episode, check out these books recommend by Paul: The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics; Moneyland: The Inside Story of the Crooks and Kleptocrats Who Rule the World; Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice; and, American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History.Paul Massaro serves on the staff of the U.S. Helsinki commission. The views expressed here are his own and do not represent an official position of the U.S. government.

Jason Hartman invites Casey Michel, author and investigative journalist, to speak about his new book which uncovers how the US has created the greatest money laundering scheme in history. South Dakota has pioneered an entire industry of what they call anonymous trusts. South Dakota has taken this to a magnitude we've never seen by creating perpetual anonymity for these trusts. The information of those in the trust will never be shared with governments, with other jurisdictions, tax authorities, investigators, which is why we've seen both Americans and non Americans flocking to South Dakota. $900 billion is the top line estimate in South Dakota, but it's still a question of how many total assets are actually there, who those assets are connected to and what those assets are actually doing after they pass through all the anonymity that the state of South Dakota freely offers. Casey Michel's book also talks about illicit foreign money purchasing steel mills, factories and manufacturing plants in places like Cleveland, Ohio, the Rust Belt and the Midwest. They're not revitalizing local communities and bringing jobs back, but rather using those assets to hold and hide funds, using them as part of a broader transnational money laundering scheme. And so what ends up happening is that not only do the jobs never come back, the folks who have the remaining jobs are just laid off, the factories begin falling apart and it's clear they are never going to come back. These local communities in places such as West Virginia, Kentucky, Texas and Illinois are seeing their economic crown jewels go to complete rot because of this system of kleptocracy. Towards the end of the broader Cold War period, one could see a sudden surge in the creation of financial secrecy pools and broader economic structuring that incentivized the outflow of illicit suspect wealth from post communist states. These states are linked directly to rising oligarchies and dictatorships that are smothering local populations, looting national treasuries, and making sure bridges, roads, hospitals and schools are never built. And then beyond that, there is no broader free market economy that actually develops in those countries. http://www.caseymichel.com/ Watch the video HERE. Key Takeaways: 0:49 Welcome Casey Michel, writer and investigative journalist, author of AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History 1:28 What is a kleptocracy? 3:21 Kleptocracy is now a transnational phenomenon, closely intertwined with the broader offshoring economy 4:37 The World Summit 7:00 Incentivizing the outflow of suspect wealth from post communist states 8:17 Creating easy access to transnational financial flows 10:07 Private wealth located in global financial secrecy jurisdictions 12:07 The beneficiaries of dynastic wealth have flocked to places within the US 15:39 For every $1 that is given in foreign aid, $3 of untracked, illicit capital leaves those developing countries 16:52 Anti money laundering regulations across a number of industries except the real estate industry 18:45 Billions of illicit foreign money flowing into London real estate 19:32 Broader transnational money laundering scheme in local US communities 22:04 The offshoring world is comparable to a superpower such as the US or China 23:58 The sad state of the media today 26:12 Casey Michel's first book AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History is out now from St. Martin's Press 27:09 Who are the world's biggest money laundering offenders? 29:14 Digital assets, art and money laundering 31:25 Learn more at http://www.caseymichel.com/   Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI Instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ Linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/ Learn More: JasonHartman.com Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free course: JasonHartman.com/Deals Free White Paper on The Hartman Comparison Index™: HartmanIndex.com/white-paper Free Report on Pandemic Investing: PandemicInvesting.com Jason's TV Clips in Vimeo Free Class: CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: JasonHartman.com/Protect Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: JasonHartman.com/Ron What do Jason's clients say? JasonHartmanTestimonials.com Contact our Investment Counselors at: www.JasonHartman.com Watch, subscribe and comment on Jason's videos on his official YouTube channel: YouTube.com/c/JasonHartmanRealEstate/videos Guided Visualization for Investors: JasonHartman.com/visualization Jason's videos in his other sites: JasonHartman.com/Rumble JasonHartman.com/Bitchute JasonHartman.com/Odysee Jason Hartman's Extra YouTube Channel Jason Hartman's Real Estate News and Technology (RENT) YouTube Channel

Jason Hartman invites Casey Michel, author and investigative journalist, to speak about his new book which uncovers how the US has created the greatest money laundering scheme in history. But before that, join Jason at the Wholesaling Mentoring program in Jacksonville, Florida! South Dakota has pioneered an entire industry of what they call anonymous trusts. South Dakota has taken this to a magnitude we've never seen by creating perpetual anonymity for these trusts. The information of those in the trust will never be shared with governments, with other jurisdictions, tax authorities, investigators, which is why we've seen both Americans and non Americans flocking to South Dakota. $900 billion is the top line estimate in South Dakota, but it's still a question of how many total assets are actually there, who those assets are connected to and what those assets are actually doing after they pass through all the anonymity that the state of South Dakota freely offers. Casey Michel's book also talks about illicit foreign money purchasing steel mills, factories and manufacturing plants in places like Cleveland, Ohio, the Rust Belt and the Midwest. They're not revitalizing local communities and bringing jobs back, but rather using those assets to hold and hide funds, using them as part of a broader transnational money laundering scheme. And so what ends up happening is that not only do the jobs never come back, the folks who have the remaining jobs are just laid off, the factories begin falling apart and it's clear they are never going to come back. These local communities in places such as West Virginia, Kentucky, Texas and Illinois are seeing their economic crown jewels go to complete rot because of this system of kleptocracy. Towards the end of the broader Cold War period, one could see a sudden surge in the creation of financial secrecy pools and broader economic structuring that incentivized the outflow of illicit suspect wealth from post communist states. These states are linked directly to rising oligarchies and dictatorships that are smothering local populations, looting national treasuries, and making sure bridges, roads, hospitals and schools are never built. And then beyond that, there is no broader free market economy that actually develops in those countries. http://www.caseymichel.com/ Key Takeaways: Jason's editorial 1:03 Introducing American Kleptocracy 3:32 Kleptocracy and Nancy, the worlds best investor 5:01 Join Jason at the Wholesaling Mentoring program. Go to JasonHartman.com/Wholesale 6:06 Winners of the $50 Amazon gift card weekly raffle have 30 days to claim your prize. JasonHartman.com/Ask Casey Michel Interview 6:30 Welcome Casey Michel, writer and investigative journalist, author of AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History 7:11 What is a kleptocracy? 8:41 Kleptocracy is now a transnational phenomenon, closely intertwined with the broader offshoring economy 9:47 The World Summit 12:10 Incentivizing the outflow of suspect wealth from post communist states 15:15 Private wealth located in global financial secrecy jurisdictions 17:17 The beneficiaries of dynastic wealth have flocked to places within the US 20:32 For every $1 that is given in foreign aid, $3 of untracked, illicit capital leaves those developing countries 21:35 Anti-money laundering regulations across a number of industries except the real estate industry 22:08 Billions of illicit foreign money flowing into London real estate 22:06 25:19 The offshoring world is comparable to a superpower such as the US or China, The sad state of the media today 29:27 Casey Michel's first book AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY is out now from St. Martin's Press, Who are the world's biggest money laundering offenders? 34:40 Learn more at http://www.caseymichel.com/ Tweetables: "Power corrupts; and absolute power corrupts absolutely" - Lord Acton   Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN https://twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI https://www.instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/   Learn More: https://www.jasonhartman.com/   Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free course: JasonHartman.com/Deals   Free White Paper on The Hartman Comparison Index™: https://www.hartmanindex.com/white-paper   Free Report on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com Jason's TV Clips: https://vimeo.com/549444172 Free Class: CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect Special Offer from Ron LeGrand:  https://JasonHartman.com/Ron What do Jason's clients say?  http://JasonHartmanTestimonials.com Contact our Investment Counselors at: www.JasonHartman.com Watch, subscribe and comment on Jason's videos on his official YouTube channel: YouTube.com/c/JasonHartmanRealEstate/videos Guided Visualization for Investors: JasonHartman.com/visualization Jason's videos in his other sites: JasonHartman.com/Rumble JasonHartman.com/Bitchute JasonHartman.com/Odysee   Jason Hartman Extra: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0qQ…   Real Estate News and Technology: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSy…

Jason Hartman invites Casey Michel, author and investigative journalist, to speak about his new book which uncovers how the US has created the greatest money laundering scheme in history. South Dakota has pioneered an entire industry of what they call anonymous trusts. South Dakota has taken this to a magnitude we've never seen by creating perpetual anonymity for these trusts. The information of those in the trust will never be shared with governments, with other jurisdictions, tax authorities, investigators, which is why we've seen both Americans and non Americans flocking to South Dakota. $900 billion is the top line estimate in South Dakota, but it's still a question of how many total assets are actually there, who those assets are connected to and what those assets are actually doing after they pass through all the anonymity that the state of South Dakota freely offers. Casey Michel's book also talks about illicit foreign money purchasing steel mills, factories and manufacturing plants in places like Cleveland, Ohio, the Rust Belt and the Midwest. They're not revitalizing local communities and bringing jobs back, but rather using those assets to hold and hide funds, using them as part of a broader transnational money laundering scheme. And so what ends up happening is that not only do the jobs never come back, the folks who have the remaining jobs are just laid off, the factories begin falling apart and it's clear they are never going to come back. These local communities in places such as West Virginia, Kentucky, Texas and Illinois are seeing their economic crown jewels go to complete rot because of this system of kleptocracy. Towards the end of the broader Cold War period, one could see a sudden surge in the creation of financial secrecy pools and broader economic structuring that incentivized the outflow of illicit suspect wealth from post communist states. These states are linked directly to rising oligarchies and dictatorships that are smothering local populations, looting national treasuries, and making sure bridges, roads, hospitals and schools are never built. And then beyond that, there is no broader free market economy that actually develops in those countries. http://www.caseymichel.com/ Watch the video HERE. Key Takeaways: 0:43 Welcome Casey Michel, writer and investigative journalist, author of AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History 1:23 What is a kleptocracy? 3:16 Kleptocracy is now a transnational phenomenon, closely intertwined with the broader offshoring economy 4:32 The World Summit 6:55 Incentivizing the outflow of suspect wealth from post communist states 8:12 Creating easy access to transnational financial flows 10:00 Private wealth located in global financial secrecy jurisdictions 12:02 The beneficiaries of dynastic wealth have flocked to places within the US 15:34 For every $1 that is given in foreign aid, $3 of untracked, illicit capital leaves those developing countries 16:47 Anti money laundering regulations across a number of industries except the real estate industry 18:40 Billions of illicit foreign money flowing into London real estate 19:27 Broader transnational money laundering scheme in local US communities 22:00 The offshoring world is comparable to a superpower such as the US or China 23:51 The sad state of the media today 26:07 Casey Michel's first book AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History is out now from St. Martin's Press 27:04 Who are the world's biggest money laundering offenders? 29:09 Digital assets, art and money laundering 31:20 Learn more at http://www.caseymichel.com/   Free Class:  Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else http://JasonHartman.com/Fund Free Report on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com Jason's TV Clips: https://vimeo.com/549444172 Free Class: CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect Special Offer from Ron LeGrand:  https://JasonHartman.com/Ron What do Jason's clients say?  http://JasonHartmanTestimonials.com Contact our Investment Counselors at: www.JasonHartman.com Watch, subscribe and comment on Jason's videos on his official YouTube channel: YouTube.com/c/JasonHartmanRealEstate/videos Free white paper on the Hartman Comparison Index™ Guided Visualization for Investors: JasonHartman.com/visualization Jason's videos in his other sites: JasonHartman.com/Rumble JasonHartman.com/Bitchute JasonHartman.com/Odysee  

Jason Hartman invites Casey Michel, author and investigative journalist, to speak about his new book which uncovers how the US has created the greatest money laundering scheme in history. South Dakota has pioneered an entire industry of what they call anonymous trusts. South Dakota has taken this to a magnitude we've never seen by creating perpetual anonymity for these trusts. The information of those in the trust will never be shared with governments, with other jurisdictions, tax authorities, investigators, which is why we've seen both Americans and non Americans flocking to South Dakota. $900 billion is the top line estimate in South Dakota, but it's still a question of how many total assets are actually there, who those assets are connected to and what those assets are actually doing after they pass through all the anonymity that the state of South Dakota freely offers. Casey Michel's book also talks about illicit foreign money purchasing steel mills, factories and manufacturing plants in places like Cleveland, Ohio, the Rust Belt and the Midwest. They're not revitalizing local communities and bringing jobs back, but rather using those assets to hold and hide funds, using them as part of a broader transnational money laundering scheme. And so what ends up happening is that not only do the jobs never come back, the folks who have the remaining jobs are just laid off, the factories begin falling apart and it's clear they are never going to come back. These local communities in places such as West Virginia, Kentucky, Texas and Illinois are seeing their economic crown jewels go to complete rot because of this system of kleptocracy. Towards the end of the broader Cold War period, one could see a sudden surge in the creation of financial secrecy pools and broader economic structuring that incentivized the outflow of illicit suspect wealth from post communist states. These states are linked directly to rising oligarchies and dictatorships that are smothering local populations, looting national treasuries, and making sure bridges, roads, hospitals and schools are never built. And then beyond that, there is no broader free market economy that actually develops in those countries. http://www.caseymichel.com/ Watch the video HERE. Key Takeaways: 0:50 Welcome Casey Michel, writer and investigative journalist, author of AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History 1:30 What is a kleptocracy? 3:23 Kleptocracy is now a transnational phenomenon, closely intertwined with the broader offshoring economy 4:39 The World Summit 7:02 Incentivizing the outflow of suspect wealth from post communist states 8:19 Creating easy access to transnational financial flows 10:07 Private wealth located in global financial secrecy jurisdictions 12:09 The beneficiaries of dynastic wealth have flocked to places within the US 15:41 For every $1 that is given in foreign aid, $3 of untracked, illicit capital leaves those developing countries 16:54 Anti money laundering regulations across a number of industries except the real estate industry 18:47 Billions of illicit foreign money flowing into London real estate 19:34 Broader transnational money laundering scheme in local US communities 22:06 The offshoring world is comparable to a superpower such as the US or China 23:58 The sad state of the media today 26:14 Casey Michel's first book AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History is out now from St. Martin's Press 27:11 Who are the world's biggest money laundering offenders? 29:16 Digital assets, art and money laundering 31:27 Learn more at http://www.caseymichel.com/   Free Class:  Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else http://JasonHartman.com/Fund Free Report on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com Jason's TV Clips: https://vimeo.com/549444172 Free Class: CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect Special Offer from Ron LeGrand:  https://JasonHartman.com/Ron What do Jason's clients say?  http://JasonHartmanTestimonials.com Contact our Investment Counselors at: www.JasonHartman.com Watch, subscribe and comment on Jason's videos on his official YouTube channel: YouTube.com/c/JasonHartmanRealEstate/videos Free white paper on the Hartman Comparison Index™ Guided Visualization for Investors: JasonHartman.com/visualization Jason's videos in his other sites: JasonHartman.com/Rumble JasonHartman.com/Bitchute JasonHartman.com/Odysee  

The West has upped the ante on sanctions against Russian oligarchs — but some experts say it won't be enough to change Vladimir Putin's mind. Casey Michel, author of American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History, explains why more financial transparency reform is needed.

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Casey Michel, journalist and author of “American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History.”  In his debut book, Michel offers a deep investigation into how the US built the largest illicit offshore finance system the world has ever known.Together, they examine just how the US implosion into a center of global offshoring took place, what that means for the rest of the world, and its vast implications for those who seek to preserve open societies and the rule of law.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:KleptocracyMoney Laundering  OffshoringUS as a Tax HavenPandora Papers Panama PapersPerpetuity South Dakota is Turning Into a Tax-haven for the Global EliteShell Corporations White Collar Crime USA Patriot ActSenator Carl LevinInternational Revenue Service (IRS) How Delaware Became the World's Biggest Offshore HavenLoopholes for KleptocratsThe Great American Tax Haven: Why the Super-rich Love South DakotaDynasty TrustBiden Administration Launches U.S. Strategy on Countering CorruptionRemarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at the Summit for DemocracyCounter Kleptocracy Caucus

Casey Michel is an expert on a shadowy world: financial corruption, around the globe. Where do the oligarchs get their dough? How do they hide it? How do they invest it? Where do they park it? Have Americans, and others, aided and abetted them? With Casey Michel, Jay gets into this critically important subject. Mr. Michel is the author of a new book, “American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Source

Casey Michel is an expert on a shadowy world: financial corruption, around the globe. Where do the oligarchs get their dough? How do they hide it? How do they invest it? Where do they park it? Have Americans, and others, aided and abetted them? With Casey Michel, Jay gets into this critically important subject. Mr. Michel is the author of a new book, “American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money-Laundering Scheme in History.” Jay's final question is, “Is Vladimir Putin the richest man in the world?” Answer: Could be, could very well be. 

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Casey Michel, the author of “American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History”. Casey Michel is a writer, analyst, and investigative journalist working on topics ranging from kleptocracy, illicit finance, and foreign interference to developments in the post-Soviet space and dark money financing networks. His writing has appeared in outlets like Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Atlantic, Vox, The New Republic, POLITICO Magazine, Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone, Just Security, Teen Vogue, Bellingcat, NBC, ThinkProgress, Quartz, The American Prospect, The American Interest, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), The Bulwark, openDemocracy, The Guardian, Texas Monthly, The National Review, World Politics Review, Al Jazeera, Slate, GEN, The Daily Beast, Roads & Kingdoms, Talking Points Memo, EurasiaNet, Houston Chronicle, Jamestown, Moscow Times, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Business Insider, among a host of other outlets. Visit our website: https://lithub.com/story-type/keen-on/ Email Andrew: a.keen@me.com Watch the show live on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajkeen Watch the show live on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankeen/ Watch the show live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lithub Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LiteraryHub/videos Subscribe to Andrew's newsletter: https://andrew2ec.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Cenk Uygur hosts. Author Casey Michel joins to discuss his book ""American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History"". Business leader, entrepreneur, and anti-poverty advocate Joe Sanberg shares why he is funding the effort to raise California's minimum wage to $18/hour. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We welcome Casey Michelle, journalist and author of American Kleptocracy: How the US Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History. 00:56: Casey's background and what let his interest in illicit finance, money laundering and kleptocracy 01:30: Casey discusses living in Kazakhstan as a school teacher and the country's ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev's corrupt government that sparked his interest in the topic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursultan_Nazarbayev#Allegations_of_corruption) 04:40: Matthew and Casey focus in on the provocative title of Casey's book and what it suggests 06:21: The reason why Casey wrote his book 07:40: The three primary dynamics that created American offshore Kleptocracy as a source of income (the role of U.S. states, the treasury's policy exceptions, and American enablers profiting from the financial flows) 15:36: Why the U.S. is Casey's focus and how it compares to offshore havens for kleptocratic money 21:54: Taking the FinCEN files (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54226107) as an example of the scale of ignored suspicious activity reports 29:27: The role of American lawyers and law firms in illicit wealth 36:35: Casey highlights the recent movements in Congress to prevent enablers 39:30: The role of universities and their acceptance of donations from kleptocratic figures. Casey brings in the National Endowment for Democracy May 2021 report on reputation laundering (https://www.ned.org/reputation-laundering-in-the-university-sector-of-open-societies-working-paper/) 50:15: The long-term development of kleptocracy and money laundering, and honing in on the Trump organization 56:49: Money laundering as a partisan issue under the Trump organization 1:04:14: Casey thinks ahead about what we ought to strive for in this space

Pandora Papers Expose Hidden Finances of World's Wealthiest and Most Powerful People A global investigation of leaked documents called the Pandora Papers, published in October by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), exposed hidden financial secrets of some of the world's richest and most powerful people.  South Dakota emerged as the top state in the US as a destination for wealthy and powerful people around the world to store millions of dollars in secretive trust funds. We talk to Casey Michel, author of “American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History,” about how South Dakota became an offshore tax haven, what it means, who benefits and who does it harm. COVID Isn't Just a Crisis. It's an Era. When the vaccine became available earlier this year, many thought the end was in sight. But COVID-19 has stuck around and is even surging in some parts of the world like Europe. So when will this pandemic end? Will there even be a clear end? The Takeaway talks to Professor Allan Brandt, a historian of science and medicine at Harvard University, about the lessons we might learn from past pandemics.  Portugal Enters the Endemic Phase of the Pandemic In Portugal, almost 100 percent of people over the age of 50 are vaccinated. For those between ages 25 and 49, the vaccination rate is 95 percent; it's 88 percent for those between 12 and 17. So what lessons can other countries learn from Portugal? For that and more, The Takeaway spoke to Eric Sylvers, staff reporter at the Wall Street Journal. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez on the Ongoing Fight Against COVID-19 Vaccination rates are high in Indian Country. But tribes like the Navajo Nation have seen recent increases in Covid-19 cases. Tribal leaders are placing some of the blame on neighboring cities and states that have not enacted strict Covid restrictions, and where vaccination rates remain lower. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez joins The Takeaway to discuss how his tribe is tackling these latest challenges. For transcripts, see individual segment pages.

Pandora Papers Expose Hidden Finances of World's Wealthiest and Most Powerful People A global investigation of leaked documents called the Pandora Papers, published in October by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), exposed hidden financial secrets of some of the world's richest and most powerful people.  South Dakota emerged as the top state in the US as a destination for wealthy and powerful people around the world to store millions of dollars in secretive trust funds. We talk to Casey Michel, author of “American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History,” about how South Dakota became an offshore tax haven, what it means, who benefits and who does it harm. COVID Isn't Just a Crisis. It's an Era. When the vaccine became available earlier this year, many thought the end was in sight. But COVID-19 has stuck around and is even surging in some parts of the world like Europe. So when will this pandemic end? Will there even be a clear end? The Takeaway talks to Professor Allan Brandt, a historian of science and medicine at Harvard University, about the lessons we might learn from past pandemics.  Portugal Enters the Endemic Phase of the Pandemic In Portugal, almost 100 percent of people over the age of 50 are vaccinated. For those between ages 25 and 49, the vaccination rate is 95 percent; it's 88 percent for those between 12 and 17. So what lessons can other countries learn from Portugal? For that and more, The Takeaway spoke to Eric Sylvers, staff reporter at the Wall Street Journal. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez on the Ongoing Fight Against COVID-19 Vaccination rates are high in Indian Country. But tribes like the Navajo Nation have seen recent increases in Covid-19 cases. Tribal leaders are placing some of the blame on neighboring cities and states that have not enacted strict Covid restrictions, and where vaccination rates remain lower. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez joins The Takeaway to discuss how his tribe is tackling these latest challenges. For transcripts, see individual segment pages.

Casey Michel with the Hudson Institute's Kleptocracy Initiative joins the podcast for a very lively discussion about his new book, American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History. Casey discusses America's role in the problem of global kleptocracy and shares some optimism about the path ahead.

Author Casey Michel discusses his new book American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History. www.caseymichel.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Casey Michel discusses his new book American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History. www.caseymichel.com

Hudson Institute researcher Casey Michel discusses his forthcoming book “American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History."