CRA professionals were retained by external counsel of the newly appointed government of a sub-Saharan African country to conduct an exhaustive global asset trace of several high-profile figures in the prior administration. The team mapped assets that spanned the Middle East, Western Europe, Asia and the Caribbean, conducting open source research along with sensitive intelligence gathering work in-country. The New York Times reported on the investigation as being responsible for the identification of over $1B in assets, and the recovery of many hundreds of millions to the state treasury.
Detecting financial crimes through blockchain analytics
The Trump administration has prioritized their interest in digital assets and have fostered initiatives such as the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and US Digital...