ABSTRACT
It is well established that corrupt politicians usually attempt to move their illicit proceeds to foreign jurisdictions. Thus, there are important considerations in the context of transnational policing. Indeed, the development of an international anti-money laundering (AML) regime has been described as a major change in how governments address transnational crime. While there is a substantial academic literature on efforts to target proceeds of corruption in larger jurisdictions or those jurisdictions regarded as major international financial centres, this chapter offers a perspective from a smaller jurisdiction, namely Ireland. This chapter explores how the Irish AML regime operates; however, it becomes apparent that the issue of proceeds of foreign corruption is not an enforcement priority in Ireland. This chapter presents initial research in the context of proceeds of foreign corruption; it is evident that more work needs to be done in this context.
