Kleptocracy and Money Laundering: A Conversation with Kendall Day

July 2017

Past Event

Kleptocracy and Money Laundering: A Conversation with Kendall Day

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

July 18, 2017

Image Credit: Simone Golob

July 2017

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

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Speakers:

Kendall Day

Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative, U.S. Department of Justice

Bill Corcoran

Director, Barry Metzger Rule of Law Initiative, Partnership for Transparency Fund

Karen Greenaway

Supervisory Special Agent, International Corruption Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Gary Kalman

Executive Director, Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition

Frank Vogl

Co-founder, Transparency International and Co-founder, Partnership for Transparency Fund

On July 18, Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative and the Partnership for Transparency’s Anti-Corruption Forum hosted a discussion on U.S. government approaches to kleptocracy and money laundering, including investigations, prosecutions, compliance, and possible legislation.

Kendall Day, Deputy Assistant Attorney General overseeing the Department of Justice’s Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative, gave a presentation about the importance of anti-kleptocracy enforcement; work being pursued by the Department of Justice; and recent successes and current challenges.

Mr. Day was introduced by Bill Corcoran, Director of the Partnership for Transparency’s Barry Metzger Rule of Law Initiative. The presentation was followed by an expert panel discussion moderated by Charles Davidson, Executive Director of Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative.

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