Start Date
11-8-2016
Description
Over the past decade or so, aided by information and communication technologies, money laundering has seen a sharp increase. While traditionally money laundering was associated with drug cartels and warlords, increasingly the focus has shifted towards white-collar crime and terrorist financing. It is therefore important to understand why money laundering (and hence white-collar crime) comes into being and sustains over a period of time. This paper, while exploring the antecedents of technology enabled white-collar crime, undertakes a cultural analysis of the Silk Road case. The cultural analysis helps in understanding patterns of behavior associated with technology enabled white-collar crimes.
Recommended Citation
Dhillon, Gurpreet, "Money Laundering and Technology Enabled Crime: a cultural analysis" (2016). AMCIS 2016 Proceedings. 17.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2016/ICTs/Presentations/17
Money Laundering and Technology Enabled Crime: a cultural analysis
Over the past decade or so, aided by information and communication technologies, money laundering has seen a sharp increase. While traditionally money laundering was associated with drug cartels and warlords, increasingly the focus has shifted towards white-collar crime and terrorist financing. It is therefore important to understand why money laundering (and hence white-collar crime) comes into being and sustains over a period of time. This paper, while exploring the antecedents of technology enabled white-collar crime, undertakes a cultural analysis of the Silk Road case. The cultural analysis helps in understanding patterns of behavior associated with technology enabled white-collar crimes.