The textbooks tell us financial intelligence is the process of gathering and analyzing financial activities in an effort to uncover threats or criminal dealings. But financial intelligence is more than just studying bank accounts and online transactions. To make an impact, financial intelligence requires bold, creative action in the real world. Perhaps no one is more suited to offer perspective on financial intelligence than John Cassara. John is a 26-year veteran of the US government’s efforts to take down financial criminals. During his time as a CIA Case Officer and a Treasury Special Agent at both the Secret Service and U.S. Customs Service, John conducted investigations into money laundering, smuggling, terrorist financing, and weapons trafficking throughout Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. He even went undercover as an arms dealer during a two-year detail to the US Customs Service. John recently spoke with Designated host Yaya Jata Fanusie and detailed how he parlayed his field experience as a collector of human intelligence in the CIA into the world of illicit finance investigations. 

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Illicit Edge: Breaking News for Financial Crime Yaya Jata Fanusie, a former CIA analyst with years of experience in counterterrorism and financial crime investigations, will go behind the scenes with the professionals working to safeguard the global financial system from illicit acts. #finance #cia #espionage #financialcrime #china #mafia