E73: Know Your Donor: How elections are influenced by dark money

Every political election is pitched as the biggest and most significant – but in 2024, more than half the world's population (that’s four billion people) will asked to go out and vote. But alongside the political promises and photo opportunities – elections across this year are set to be impacted by dark money and shady influence through back channels.In the latest episode of The Laundry – our expert host, Marit Rødevand, is joined by Peter Geoghegan, Investigative Journalist at OCCRP and Democracy for Sale Substack, as well as Susan Hawley, Executive Director of Spotlight on Corruption. They discuss: how financial crime happens in elections and who benefits from it, the tools we need to combat corruption, and whether dark money can really decide who wins an election.Producer: Matthew Dunne-MilesEngineers: Dominic Delargy, Andrea Busco____________________________________This February, we’re asking: KY-Be My Valentine?We’re recording The Laundry live on February 8th at Shoreditch Studios in London – bringing you killer keynotes, expert guests, hot takes, and networking too.If you can’t make it to London, we’ll also be streaming the whole thing on February 9th on Youtube.Join us in-personJoin us on the livestream____________________________________The Laundry podcast: Dive deep into the intricacies of financial crime, AML (anti-money laundering), compliance, sanctions, and the ever-evolving landscape of financial regulation.Hosted by Marit Rødevand and Fredrik Riiser – this podcast features renowned experts from sectors such as banking, fintech, compliance, and investigative journalism.Together, they shed light on the industry's trending topics, analyse mainstream news through a compliance-focused lens, and connect the fight against financial crime to its real-world consequences and ramifications.The Laundry is proudly produced by Strise, an AML Automation Cloud.Get in touch at: [email protected] to our newsletter, Fresh Laundry, here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.