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Dead art dealer in destructive fire at Trump Tower, 5th Ave. Just a tragic accident or covering tracks before Mueller gets there? Even Manafort has an apartment in Trump Tower.
Excerpts from an article on the problem of money laundering and art, followed by links to a couple of related articles:
“Self-Regulation in the Art World and the Need to Prevent Money Laundering
Fausto Martin De Sanctis*
Federal Appellate Judge in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Received date: September 09, 2014; Accepted date: September 23, 2014; Published date: September 30, 2014
Citation: Sanctis FMD (2014) Self-Regulation in the Art World and the Need to Prevent Money Laundering. Bus Eco J 5:108. doi: 10.4172/2151-6219.1000108
Copyright: © 2014 Sanctis FMD. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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There are reports of crimes committed by employees of museums and specialized companies, usually from collectors and dealers. Investigations in the United States, for instance, show that most (80%…
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