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Tax Evasion for Fun and Profit
Jul. 8th, 2022 08:57 amFoundations of the #MoneyLaundry - A Twitter Seminar thread
https://twitter.com/CZEdwards/status/1213597148274511872
What an excellent resource, honestly. I don't have or make enough money to even think about laundering it, but this is extremely useful for fiction-writing purposes. And this is such a good take-away point:
Truly: if we were serious about crime, we’d take most of the cops off the streets and replace them with accountants. Taking down the financial underpinnings of a criminal enterprise is way more effective than busting their entry level contractors.
Also...
Corporate owned shops usually have better auditing, so think indie small business — vending machines, bars, small hotels, restaurants, salons & spas, tattoo shops, gyms, car washes, convenience stores, cleaning services, car repair/customization/used parts.
...I swear that at least a quarter of the businesses I see on the street in Philadelphia are involved in money laundering in some way, since I can't imagine they can pay rent otherwise. Like, every time I see a cute store that sells terrariums, I smile to myself about "green business."
https://twitter.com/CZEdwards/status/1213597148274511872
What an excellent resource, honestly. I don't have or make enough money to even think about laundering it, but this is extremely useful for fiction-writing purposes. And this is such a good take-away point:
Truly: if we were serious about crime, we’d take most of the cops off the streets and replace them with accountants. Taking down the financial underpinnings of a criminal enterprise is way more effective than busting their entry level contractors.
Also...
Corporate owned shops usually have better auditing, so think indie small business — vending machines, bars, small hotels, restaurants, salons & spas, tattoo shops, gyms, car washes, convenience stores, cleaning services, car repair/customization/used parts.
...I swear that at least a quarter of the businesses I see on the street in Philadelphia are involved in money laundering in some way, since I can't imagine they can pay rent otherwise. Like, every time I see a cute store that sells terrariums, I smile to myself about "green business."
