Just how did this laundryman get the proceeds of crime into the European banking system, and what pretext was employed to cover wire transfers to Dubai?  If there are compliance flaws in major EU financial institutions, as the reports allege substantial Eurobanks were named, then how did this criminal organisation succeed in the placement of illicit funds? His identity may also track back to financial crime activities originating in Beirut.

These are important questions, not only for EU-based MLROs and compliance officers, but also for those working on the other side of the Pond, for it is understood that drug profits for Western Hemisphere-based organisations were also involved. Inasmuch as our global financial structure facilitates transnational crime, we all have an interest in understanding the trade craft  this unknown individual practised.