51 min listen
Corruption in Plain Sight
FromPower Corrupts
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Mar 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Corruption is usually hidden. But sometimes, it’s out in the open — either by design, or by incompetence. In this episode, we explore some unexpected hotspots of corruption and kleptocracy. How does a fugitive Malaysian playboy who allegedly stole billions still legally own a mansion in London? Why did a small town Massachusetts mayor try to accept big wads of dirty cash in a shed behind his house? And how did a money laundering expert get caught...laundering money? ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.
Released:
Mar 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (47)
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