Quick Tips

In rem forfeiture: When going the civil route is the best available option to asset recovery

David Quinones - 06/30/2011
Most IAAR readers are well-versed in the difference between in rem and in personam forfeiture methods. In this Quick Tip, we will outline some of the situations where going the civil route can best...read more

How to appoint a receiver for cross-border asset recovery success

Linda Candler, Esq. - 05/25/2011
A Party seeking appointment of a Receiver* should file a Motion for Appointment of a Receiver* and a Proposed Order, and the Receiver’s powers and duties should be clearly specified in the Order....read more

International Asset Tracing in Insolvency: The definition of a 'sham'

Felicity Toube QC - 05/02/2011
The following is an excerpt from International Asset Tracing in Insolvency* (Oxford University Press), edited by IAAR Advisory Board member Felicity Toube QC. Toube QC will be a speaker at IAAR's...read more

Using offshore reporting requirements and the FBAR to fill asset identification gaps

David Quinones - 04/20/2011
Tax day 2011 has come and gone, but for thousands of Americans the most critical financial reporting is still to be done, when overseas deposits must be reported. How can asset recovery*...read more

Analyzing the 'vanity factor' can increase asset recovery yield

Kenneth Barden, JD, CSAR - 04/14/2011
Developing a biographical and psychological profile can be an important step in asset recovery*. Countless criminals have been brought down through their own extravagance and greed, often conducted...read more

Introducing foreign documents to asset recovery efforts

Kenneth Barden, JD, CSAR - 03/10/2011
In this week's Quick Tip, IAAR contributor and cross-border asset recovery* expert Kenneth Barden details the best methods to introduce and deal with foreign documents in the context of an asset...read more

Getting help from FIUs can move your asset recovery effort forward

Kenneth Barden, JD, CSAR - 03/02/2011
Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) are specialized agencies within governments that are given the responsibility and authority to collect reports of suspicious financial transactions or activities...read more

Understanding how civil forfeiture is governed in the US lays groundwork for asset recovery success

IAAR Staff - 02/28/2011
The following excerpt from the US Department of Justice*'s Asset Forfeiture* US Attorney*'s Bulletin describes how civil forfeiture is governed for the benefit of asset recovery* practitioners.Civil...read more

Anticorruption agencies, lifestyle reports are useful resources

Kenneth Barden, JD, CSAR - 02/09/2011
When dealing with asset recovery* efforts involving politically exposed persons (PEPs) or general political corruption, you have several resources available to you. In many countries, high ranking...read more

FBI launches new database to aid in the recovery of stolen art

David Quinones - 12/07/2010
A $6 billion industry, art theft is one of the largest sects of financial crime worldwide. But while hunting for the thousands of pieces of misappropriated works once represented an impossible task,...read more

Data Analysts Use Timelines to Illustrate Fraud, Assets

Patricia Valdes - 09/27/2010
Marilyn Peterson, a highly respected criminal intelligence analysts, shares advice on why timelines are one of the best ways to mine and organize data.   According to Marilyn Peterson, one of...read more

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Using Wiretaps to Make (or Break) the Case

Patricia Valdes - 09/14/2010
Knowledge of the intricacies of a certain country's legal system can make or break your asset recovery* case. One aspect that can quickly compromise your case is wire tapping. In this week's Quick...read more

'Asset Forfeiture' a Misnomer by Any Other Name: Why Taking Back Criminal and Fraud Proceeds is 'Asset Recovery'

David Quinones - 08/31/2010
For many agencies, the process of taking back assets from crooks and fraudsters falls under the umbrella term of "asset forfeiture*." But how can one forfeit that which one never legally owned?...read more
Beyond the Duvalier Legacy: What New ‘Arab Spring’ Governments Can Learn from Haiti and the Benefits of Stolen Asset Recovery
Mark V. Vlasic and Gregory Cooper - Sunday, February 19, 2012
In this well-documented and incisive piece, Vlasic and Cooper make a strong case for the vital importance of improving international stolen asset...
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Asset recovery luminaries gather for groundbreaking panels on third party targets
David Quinones - Wednesday, November 23, 2011
For years, IAAR experts have preached the value of third party or “one-off” asset recovery* targets, but the lessons have never been as clearly and...
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Department of Justice on brink of releasing FCPA guidance
David Quinones - Thursday, November 10, 2011
While it was just a brief comment during a lengthy speech, United States Assistant Attorney* General Lanny Breuer’s mention of impending guidance on...
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