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This is How Money Disappears Without a Trace
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Organized-crime is using a centuries-old Chinese payment system to launder billions of dollars across the globe. We team up with experts in Fei-Chien, aka Flying Money, to show you how this clever system works, what criminals are using it for, and why it's so hard to stop.
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Special thanks to:
- Andrea Crosta, Executive Director & Founder, Earth League International earthleagueinternational.org
- Chiara Talerico, Senior Crime Analyst, Earth League International
- John Cassara, Anti-Money Laundering Expert & Retired US Treasury Agent johncassara.com/index.html
- Sean Williams, Journalist and host of @TheUnderworldPodcast underworldpod.com
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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 Intro
5:31 Origins
8:28 How Money Flies Today
14:42 Infiltrating the System
21:38 Cocaine of the Sea
27:18 Global Network
29:52 Catch Me if You Can
About:
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.
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NYTimes: nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html
NYTimes: nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html
Vox Borders: youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU
NPR Planet Money: npr.org/transcripts/1072164745
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This is How Money Disappears Without a Trace
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Check out all my sources for this video here: docs.google.com/document/d/1LgnWCbExEqKHcwtYIdR1xpxw90WzMXfWMzIlunc939o/edit?usp=sharing
Organized-crime is using a centuries-old Chinese payment system to launder billions of dollars across the globe. We team up with experts in Fei-Chien, aka Flying Money, to show you how this clever system works, what criminals are using it for, and why it's so hard to stop.
Join Newpress, our community-driven hub for creator journalism: newpress.com/go
Special thanks to:
- Andrea Crosta, Executive Director & Founder, Earth League International earthleagueinternational.org
- Chiara Talerico, Senior Crime Analyst, Earth League International
- John Cassara, Anti-Money Laundering Expert & Retired US Treasury Agent johncassara.com/index.html
- Sean Williams, Journalist and host of @TheUnderworldPodcast underworldpod.com
MORE CHANNELS:
Check out my new channel with Max Fisher - The Bigger Picture: youtube.com/@maxfisher
Check out my channel with Christophe Haubursin - Tunnel Vision youtube.com/@christophe
Check out my channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party youtube.com/@SearchParty
Original music for this video was composed by Tom Fox.
Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing
Get our World Map t-shirts now!
White "World Map" shirt: store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-white?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf
Tie Dye "World Map" shirt: store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-tie-dye?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf
I made a poster about maps - check it out: store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster
-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 Intro
5:31 Origins
8:28 How Money Flies Today
14:42 Infiltrating the System
21:38 Cocaine of the Sea
27:18 Global Network
29:52 Catch Me if You Can
About:
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.
- press -
NYTimes: nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html
NYTimes: nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html
Vox Borders: youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU
NPR Planet Money: npr.org/transcripts/1072164745
- where to find me -
Instagram: instagram.com/johnny.harris
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@johnny.harris
Facebook: facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox
