The field of financial crime detection has changed a lot in three decades and our next guest has observed this evolution from a unique vantage point. Jim Lee started his career in the 1990, working as a special agent for the IRS where he ultimately became Chief of Criminal Investigations before leaving the organisation in 2024 Today, he is Global Head of Capacity Building at Chainalysis. In our conversation, he reflects on the remarkable pace of change he’s observed and his work leading the teams who have unraveled some of the most complex financial crimes the world has ever seen.
PLUS AML Intelligences Senior Correspondent Paul O’Donoghue explains exactly what FATF’s Grey Lists and Black Lists are, how they work, their economic implications, and what it really means for a country to be put on one of these lists.