Ehi Esoimeme

University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School

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Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AX

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Scholarly Papers (37)

1.

Wealth Management, Tax Evasion and Money Laundering: The Panama Papers Case Study

Law Digest Issue 11 Autumn 2016
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 07 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Wealth Management, Tax Evasion, Money Laundering

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A Critical Analysis of the Bank Verification Number Project Introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 05 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Bank Verification Number, Identity Theft, Beneficial Owners, Financial Inclusion, Blacklisted Customers, Money Laundering

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A Critical Analysis of the Effects of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Digital Currency Named ENaira on Financial Inclusion and AML/CFT Measures

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 19 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 23 May 2023
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
Downloads 631 (68,419)
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Central Bank of Nigeria, Central Bank Digital Currency, eNaira, Financial Inclusion, Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Fraud

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A Comparative Study of the Money Laundering Laws/Regulations in Nigeria, the United States and the United Kingdom: Reporting Requirements

Professionals Center for Business Research Volume 2 – June 2015 (06)
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 27 May 2014 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2015
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
Downloads 488 (94,147)
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Reporting Requirements, Suspicious Transaction Reports, Currency Transaction Reports, Tipping off, Penalties, Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Confidentiality of SARs, Financial Institutions, Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions, Money Service Businesses

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A Critical Analysis of the Anti-Money Laundering Measures Adopted by BitGold Inc.

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 May 2015 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2015
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
Downloads 419 (112,796)
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Money Laundering, Virtual Currencies, BitGold

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The Pandora Papers: How Anti-Money Laundering Procedures and Controls Should Have Flagged $300 Million Earlier

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 09 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2022
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
Downloads 331 (147,236)
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Pandora Papers, Money Laundering, Offshore Structures, Banks, Transaction Monitoring system, Manual-Monitoring Process, Filtering Criteria, Thresholds, Training, Independent Testing

7.

Has the Concept of Plea Bargaining Been Abused in Nigeria's Criminal Justice System?

The Legal Aid Journal Volume 1
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 06 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 19 May 2018
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Plea Bargain, Definition of Plea Bargain, History, Nature, Application, Corruption

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Balancing Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorist Financing Requirements and Financial Inclusion for Migrants: A Case Study of Germany

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 03 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 22 Mar 2016
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
Downloads 283 (173,078)
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Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing, Financial Inclusion, Migrants

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How Banks Can Detect Money Mules in the Time of COVID-19

Financial Regulation International, June 2020 special issue, Vol. 23 Issue 5, p. 24
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 28 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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MONEY MULES, INFORMAL VALUE TRANSFER METHODS, COVID-19, MONEY LAUNDERING, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

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The FinCEN Files: How Anti-Money Laundering Procedures Can Identify and Reduce The Money Laundering Risks Facilitated Through The Purchase and Sale of Precious Metals, Precious Stones and Jewels

Financial Regulation International, December 2020/January 2021, Vol. 23 Issue 10, pp. 11 - 17
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 28 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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FinCEN Files, Money Laundering, Banks, Dealers in Precious Metals, Precious Stones, or Jewels, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

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The Death Penalty: An Effective Anti-Corruption Mechanism?

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 22 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2015
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
Downloads 213 (228,628)
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Corruption, Death Penalty, Plea Bargaining, Fair Hearing

12.

Ehi’s Predictions for the Anti-Money Laundering Sector in 2021

Sanction Scanner 2020
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Money Laundering, Virtual Asset Service Providers, Dealers in Precious Metals, Precious Stones or Jewels, Electronic Verification, Surveillance Monitoring, Corporate Transparency

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A Critical Analysis of the Effect of the Double Criminality Test on Nominated Officers and Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLRO) in the Regulated Sector

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 07 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2015
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
Downloads 158 (297,494)

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Single criminality, double criminality, money laundering, criminal conduct, criminal property, summary offences, indictable offences, either way offences, reporting, training staffs, Nominated Officer

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Company Shares, International Wire Transfers, Shell Companies, Trade based Money Laundering, Suisse Secrets, Credit Suisse

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The Importance of Why Firms Dealing with PEPs Must Adopt a Risk-Based Approach to Their Compliance Programmes

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 27 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2015
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Risk-Based Approach, PEPs, Customer Due Diligence, Enhanced Due Diligence, Senior Management Approval, Enhanced On Going Monitoring

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A Comparative Study of the Money Laundering Laws/Regulations in Nigeria, the United States and the United Kingdom: Cash Couriers

The PUNCH, VOL 38 NO. 20,733, 20,739 PAGE 25, 29
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 07 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2020
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Cash Couriers, Physical Cross-Border Transportation of Currency, Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing

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Curbing Employee Fraud and Corruption in Financial Institutions With an Effective Know Your Employee Program

KYC Global Technologies
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 20 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 28 May 2020
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Employee Fraud, Employee Corruption, Know Your Employee

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Balancing Anti-Money Laundering Measures and Financial Inclusion: The Example of the United Kingdom and Nigeria

Journal of Money Laundering Control, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 64-76.
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 May 2018 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2020
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Money Laundering, Financial Inclusion, Bank Verification Number, Blockchain, Basic Current Account, Three-Tiered KYC, Brexit

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The Nigerian Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2016: A Critical Appraisal

Journal of Money Laundering Control: volume 20, issue 1 - Emerald
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 09 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 19 May 2018
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Corruption

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A Critical Analysis of the Effect of the Double Criminality Test on the Investigation Team and the Prosecution’s Case

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 26 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2015
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
Downloads 83 (471,943)
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Double Criminality, SARs, Legal Professional Privilege, Bank Secrecy Laws, Foreign Criminal Code, Single Criminality

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A Critical Analysis of the Effects of the Central Bank of Nigeria Foreign Exchange Policy on Financial Inclusion, Anti-Money Laundering Measures and Fundamental Rights

Journal of Money Laundering Control: volume 20, issue 4 - Emerald
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 10 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 19 May 2018
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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CBN Forex Policy, Financial Inclusion, Money Laundering, Fundamental Rights

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Identifying and Reducing the Money Laundering Risks and Vulnerabilities Associated With Virtual Assets: The Case of Nigeria

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 27 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Virtual Assets, Virtual Asset Service Providers, Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing

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The Money Laundering Risks and Vulnerabilities Associated with MMM Nigeria

Journal of Money Laundering Control, Vol. 21 Issue: 1, pp.112-119
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2018
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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MMM Nigeria, Ponzi Schemes, Money Laundering, Bitcoin, Goldmoney

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The Financial Action Task Force’s Recent Decision To Retain Pakistan Under Increased Monitoring: Justifiable or Unreasonable?

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 27 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Pakistan, Financial Action Task Force, Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Increased Monitoring, Grey List

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Identifying and Reducing the Money Laundering Risks Posed by Individuals Who Have Been Unknowingly Recruited as Money Mules

Journal of Money Laundering Control, Vol. 24 No. 1, pp. 201-212.
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 26 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Money Mules, Informal Value Transfer Methods, Money Laundering, Financial Institutions

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Using the Risk-Based Approach To Curb Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain: The Anglo American and Marks and Spencer Example

Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 27 No. 2, pp. 313-322 (2020)
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Modern slavery, Supply risk, Due diligence, Training, Monitoring

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LEVERAGING ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO COMBAT ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN NARCOTIC DRUGS

Sanction Scanner
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 23 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2020
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Financial Intelligence Unit, Bank Secrecy Laws, Suspicious Transaction Reporting, Customer Due Diligence, Record Keeping

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Using the Lie Detector Test to Curb Corruption in the Nigeria Police Force

Journal of Financial Crime - Emerald, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2018
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Corruption, Money Laundering, Lie Detector Test, Nigeria Police Force

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Mitigating the Unintended Consequences Resulting From the Incorrect Implementation of Financial Sanctions On Russia

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 27 Feb 2023
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Financial Sanctions, SWIFT Global Payment, Correspondent Banking, Payable-through accounts, Hawala, Financial Exclusion, Foreign Students

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Institutionalising the War Against Corruption: New Approaches to Assets Tracing and Recovery

Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 27 No. 1, pp. 217-230.
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 12 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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CORRUPTION, ASSET TRACING, ASSET RECOVERY

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Enhancing Financial Inclusion Using Telecommunications Companies and Anti-Money Laundering Policies: The Case of Nigeria

KYC Global Technologies
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 30 May 2019 Last Revised: 28 May 2020
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Financial Inclusion, Money Laundering, Telecommunications Companies, Digital Payment Systems

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The Abacha Case: How Anti-Money Laundering Procedures Should Have Flagged $267M Earlier

KYC Global Technologies, 2019
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 22 Jun 2020
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Money Laundering, Customer Due Diligence, Enhanced Due Diligence, Record Keeping, Account Monitoring, Suspicious Activity Reporting

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A Comparative Analysis of the Prepaid Card Laws/Regulations in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, the United States and India

Journal of Money Laundering Control, Vol. 21 No. 4, pp. 481-493 (2018)
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Feb 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Money laundering, Financial inclusion, Prepaid cards, Terrorist financing

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Using Anti-Money Laundering Measures to Curb Pension Fraud in Nigeria

Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 1341-1348 (2020)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 26 Feb 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Record keeping, Due diligence, Pension fraud, Pension fund administrators, Suspicious transactions reporting, Know your employee

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Examining and Mitigating the Unintended Consequences Resulting from the Incorrect Interpretation of Nigeria's FATF Grey Listing

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 09 May 2023
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Financial Action Task Force, Grey List, Mutual Evaluation Report, Correspondent Banking, Payable-through accounts, Hawala, Financial Exclusion, Domestic Businesses

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A Critical Analysis of the Anti-Corruption Policy of the Federal Executive Council of Nigeria

Journal of Money Laundering Control, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 176-187 (2019)
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 26 Feb 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Corruption, Money Laundering, Federal Executive Council, Treasury Single Account, Plea Bargaining

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A Critical Analysis of the Anti-Corruption Policy of the National Judicial Council of Nigeria

Journal of Money Laundering Control, Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 253-263 (2018)
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 24 Feb 2021
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Judicial Corruption, Money Laundering, National Judicial Policy, National Judicial Council Of Nigeria

Other Papers (1)

Total Downloads: 361
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Money Laundering Through Trade in Diamonds: The Danny Koort and Jeanette Rosen Case Study

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 25 Jan 2017
Ehi Esoimeme
University of Wales System - Cardiff Law School
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Money Laundering, Diamond Dealers, Precious metals and stones