02868oam 22007215 450 991078147220332120200520144314.01-283-33173-X978661333173197808213889670-8213-8896-710.1596/978-0-8213-8894-5(CKB)2550000000063683(EBL)799756(OCoLC)763157298(SSID)ssj0000592791(PQKBManifestationID)12227531(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000592791(PQKBWorkID)10736330(PQKB)10003559(MiAaPQ)EBC799756(Au-PeEL)EBL799756(CaPaEBR)ebr10513563(CaONFJC)MIL333173(The World Bank)2011024387(US-djbf)16819175(EXLCZ)99255000000006368320110609d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe puppet masters : how the corrupt use legal structures to hide stolen assets and what to do about it /Emile van der Does de Willebois ... [and others]Washington, DC :World Bank,[2011]copyright 2011.xiii, 267 pages illustrations ;26 cmStolen Asset Recovery Initiative.0-8213-8894-0 Includes bibliographical references.pt. 1. The misuse of corporate vehicles -- pt. 2. The beneficial owner -- pt. 3. The beneficial owner -- pt. 4. Finding the beneficial owner.Billions in corrupt assets, complex money trails, strings of shell companies and other spurious legal structures. These form the complex web of subterfuge in corruption cases, behind which hides the beneficial owner- the Puppet Master and beneficiary of it all. Linking the beneficial owner to the proceeds of corruption is notoriously hard. With sizable wealth and resources on their side, they exploit transnational constructions that are hard to penetrate and stay aggressively ahead of the game. Nearly all cases of grand corruption have one thing in common. They rely on corporate vehicles- legaWorld Bank e-Library.CorporationsCorrupt practicesCorporationsCorrupt practices.364.16/8Does de Willebois Emile van der1503926Does de Willebois Emile van der1503926Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative.DLCDLCYDXDIDCUVYDXCPBWXCDXSTFDLCBOOK9910781472203321The puppet masters3838787UNINA