Professor Fact Checks Money Laundering Scenes, from 'Ozark' to 'Narcos' | Vanity Fair

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  • Financial crime professor Moyara Ruehsen fact checks money laundering scenes from movies and television including 'Wolf of Wall Street,' 'Ozark,' 'The Sopranos,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Narcos,' 'The Wire,' 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit' and analyzes their probability, craft, and execution.
    Moyara is the Director of the Financial Crime Management program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California.
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  • @benhislop1458
    @benhislop1458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7169

    “I teach money laundering, and this is my MasterClass.”

    • @alexnather7614
      @alexnather7614 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      The most successful front in America... GNC!

    • @looneynine
      @looneynine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Like go on youtube as a criminal and there you have it ! LMAO

    • @erictan3258
      @erictan3258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LMAO!

    • @erictan3258
      @erictan3258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LMAO!

    • @karanmadan1048
      @karanmadan1048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa................................................

  • @9HighFlyer9
    @9HighFlyer9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1854

    It's interesting that Hollywood is so good at creating money laundering scenes. Especially when they are so bad at portraying almost every other activity.

    • @lucianovargas479
      @lucianovargas479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      They also good at making cult movie. Just too good make you wonder whether is it a coincidence that Scientology HQ is based in Hollywood

    • @InvisiblerApple
      @InvisiblerApple 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Not Another Independant Movie had a $3million budget, made low 5 figures. Maybe it wasn't all spent on director's cocaine...

    • @thewaywardgrape3838
      @thewaywardgrape3838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Wasn't Hollywood tied with the Italian Mafia for some time? Sure films were financed by them.

    • @CROPDUSTERB-52
      @CROPDUSTERB-52 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      They know a thing or two, cause they’ve seen a thing or tow

    • @JonnySublime
      @JonnySublime 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      movies or tv shows don't cost $2 billion to make.

  • @mk1st
    @mk1st 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3167

    Jessie "I'm a drug dealer?"
    Saul "Ehh!, hundred times worse. You're a tax evader"
    hahaaaa

    • @nihaalsandim9986
      @nihaalsandim9986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      @acidtooth umm commenting your evidence of criminal activity on social media sites ?

    • @curiousdilettante396
      @curiousdilettante396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @acidtooth Seeing that you are free to post on TH-cam, I guess it's drug possession. Because Uncle Sam is more lenient on drugs than those who take her tax dues

    • @incanusolorin2607
      @incanusolorin2607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      growlingbehemoth Exactly! How can people expect someone to pay for his crimes for the rest of his life?

    • @Mauro0
      @Mauro0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Unless you are Donald Trump. Then it's fine

    • @maxheadrom3088
      @maxheadrom3088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      In a democracy, the State serves the people and, therefore, Tax Evasion is a worst crime since it affects the whole of the population. One might argue my view of democracy does not match reality and I'll reply "I agree! What are you doing to fix it?" ... well ... in case I get "no, what YOU are doing?!" I'll say: posting comments on TH-cam and voting every election.

  • @ceciliapena3294
    @ceciliapena3294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1203

    Her smirk the whole time. She knows things, she can’t share but really wants to.

    • @theloanranger2632
      @theloanranger2632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I can't stand looking or listening to her just because she is without a doubt the stereotypical liberal nutjob college professor. I would bet she has a speech about how money laundering prosecutions disproportionately affect POCs or something 🙄🙄

    • @jakeoncrack
      @jakeoncrack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +368

      @@theloanranger2632 Sounds like you might have unaddressed issues man.

    • @theloanranger2632
      @theloanranger2632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jakeoncrack I just said what my issue was and addressed it by announcing it to the public. Can you not comprehend what people write because you're stupid or are you just saying things that are stupid but sound smart on the surface until you really think about it?

    • @jakeoncrack
      @jakeoncrack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      @@theloanranger2632 No I think you've got other things going on xD try actually talking to women...

    • @theloanranger2632
      @theloanranger2632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jakeoncrack I'm talking to you aren't I? You're pretty feminine beating around the bush and unable to make a clear statement Mr. Fairy Dust. Try actually talking to women and see for yourself xD xD.

  • @shokeya
    @shokeya 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3211

    Nice money laundering tips. Now the only thing I need, is to learn how to earn illegal pile of money in first place.

    • @vistelle
      @vistelle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      Drugs, my friend.

    • @kevblloyd
      @kevblloyd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      @@vistelle Right, I've shot up an armload of skag. What's the next step?

    • @Gio102897
      @Gio102897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Dig in the desert, apparently that's where all drug kings put their money

    • @tobaliciousholland12
      @tobaliciousholland12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@kevblloyd Bahaha, your comment made me laugh. Well played.
      Though to needlessly remove all of the humour, I think skag means heroin right? And I don't think heroin is the money ticket. Cocaine is less lethal, costs more and your clientele will likely be less sketchy.

    • @Orcawhale1
      @Orcawhale1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Easy, buy some drugs and sell them at a markup..

  • @sky_rokit
    @sky_rokit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3458

    What's up with using a potato for the second camera?

    • @RawWrtochi19
      @RawWrtochi19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +193

      Maybe because she's at home and using her webcam or something 🤔

    • @mrtoastgshost
      @mrtoastgshost 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      they usually have a camera and a Zoom meeting that are both recording them

    • @reachground
      @reachground 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      I’m studying video editing and that side shot would never fly with my teacher.

    • @okcguitarbear410
      @okcguitarbear410 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@reachground It looks horrid.

    • @reeffeeder
      @reeffeeder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      They want to show off that large circular thingy? Wtf is that anyway?

  • @sophiaryauntsai
    @sophiaryauntsai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    In the 90's, we have this eye glasses chain store in Taiwan that was used as a front company by local mobs (which was somehow common knowledge). However, the glasses business is extremely lucrative as production costs are low, yet sell prices can be very high (which is why it was used for money laundering). The chain stores were earning more legitimate income than the mob was making that the mobs retired their illegal activities.

    • @Guru_1092
      @Guru_1092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      That's hilarious. Mobsters turned optometrists.

    • @mcfarofinha134
      @mcfarofinha134 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      good for them lol

    • @adamlane6453
      @adamlane6453 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Mobtometry

  • @fabulouswoman5068
    @fabulouswoman5068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +601

    This woman has the most visually interesting office I've ever seen. That dope 3 dimensional art and circles on the cabinets are amazing.

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think that one three dimensional piece sticking out of the wall on the left is very distracting ... it looks like the bottom of a barrel that someone decided to mount and hang on a wall my eye kept drifting towards it even though I don't care for it .

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @James Spittle yeah I know I feel that it probably doesn't have a function and is just something I would never put on my wall

    • @samaraisnt
      @samaraisnt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @James Spittle it most likely does otherwise it would have no reason to jut out. That just is not how design works.

    • @himynameisjeff
      @himynameisjeff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You mean kitschy?

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@samaraisnt you never know because there's a lot of stuff that's been passing as art for a very long time now and some of it come inside prices .

  • @vanesan5430
    @vanesan5430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1228

    I love when she mentions neighbor businesses that don’t appear to make money but stay open year after year. I’ve always wondered if those businesses and whether they are fronts. It’s a total possibility.

    • @FinnMcRiangabra
      @FinnMcRiangabra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      Definitely made me think to myself, "you idiot" about two restaurants near where I grew up that were decrepit but still open for many years with, in one case, no apparent customers. (The other one pretty regularly had 1 to 2 black Cadillac or Lincoln sedans parked out front (1980's), but no other cars.) Well of course that is what they were doing.
      And no, not New York or New Jersey. I'd like to think that I would have been "wiser" to the situation if I grew up there.

    • @daviesdavies538
      @daviesdavies538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Same here I've seen a few businesses and they have no customer traffic whatsoever yet are still open after yrs

    • @YeeSoest
      @YeeSoest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      In my little german hometown, there used to be an asian restaurant next to the train station. It was never open, when it was, it was for chinese holiday celebration and the menu was clearly improvised. The only people ever going in and out were asian businessmen in grey suits ^^
      I THINK that was an illegitimate business;)
      The city one day decided they needed the lot and demolished it to redesign the area...5 years later...i THINK they were tired of the obvious bullsh going on^^

    • @mcamp9445
      @mcamp9445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      In my college town there was a tropical fish store that didn’t even try and sell anything, always thought they were laundering money. Year later they got busted and it turns out they were laundering for local weed dealers.

    • @davidwarren719
      @davidwarren719 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Probably more likely that those business owners are a few million in debt...

  • @unapologeticcook7168
    @unapologeticcook7168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +739

    I like how passionate she discusses about money laundering, and she likes how Saul Goodman outwits the Feds.

    • @unapologeticcook7168
      @unapologeticcook7168 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Terror Shark 🙂

    • @valputnal9156
      @valputnal9156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Jessie "I'm a drug dealer?"
      Saul "Ehh!, hundred times worse. You're a tax evader"
      hahaaaa

    • @doanminhtrang3783
      @doanminhtrang3783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      actually, judging by her comments, tv tends to get money laundering quite right. i mean compare this video to the one about hacking...

    • @MASTEROFEVIL
      @MASTEROFEVIL 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      100th like

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes she really loves her job and makes it fun for those who are listening .

  • @fahmo_
    @fahmo_ ปีที่แล้ว +21

    She was my professor in college, and she is the GOAT. 100% the real deal. We actually learned about a lot of these scenes in class.

    • @RahulKumar-ng2gh
      @RahulKumar-ng2gh 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Any notes or book you recommend for deep dive

  • @atibamaule
    @atibamaule 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The Professor has mastered that stare that good teachers do to make you feel guilty and confess, even though you haven't done anything wrong lol

  • @Filpiovano
    @Filpiovano 3 ปีที่แล้ว +453

    21:53 - Yep. I remember when a small pizza joint opened in front of my house. We tried it out once, but it was the worst pizza we've ever had. They never had any customers inside, but they lasted for months in what is a very expensive neighbourhood to own a business.
    Months later, the police came and sealed off the whole street. They went in and they started brining out enough slot machines to fill a small casino in Vegas.
    The pizza joint was just a front for an underground casino, which are illegal in my country.

    • @swagathachristie5242
      @swagathachristie5242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      that's why you make your front businesses have good food.

    • @moshikamboshi1
      @moshikamboshi1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are u Korean ?

    • @ShojoBakunyu
      @ShojoBakunyu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Imagine if law enforcement put those resources towards stopping pedos and rapists and wife beaters instead of putting all their efforts into illegal things that fund their paychecks.

    • @blancoguwopp2707
      @blancoguwopp2707 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@moshikamboshi1 he's Italian. Are u kidding me rn???

    • @moshikamboshi1
      @moshikamboshi1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@blancoguwopp2707 thank u!

  • @ATinyWaffle
    @ATinyWaffle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1736

    This just makes me think of all the money laundering that goes on in the modern art business. There was literally a blank white painting that sold for $15 million.

    • @costleetheiichannelbymonic1640
      @costleetheiichannelbymonic1640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Alot of it does.

    • @asmith9655
      @asmith9655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      I have always been suspicious of the gaudy art dealers with shops off of Central Park South in Manhattan. I think a couple years ago the owner of one of them was implicated in a massive poker ring, so suspicions confirmed.

    • @user-ec6qj1lc3c
      @user-ec6qj1lc3c 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Art like that is typically handled by big name companies and auction houses. If an average person were to claim to own a $15 million painting and "sell" one, you would get audited by the IRS immediately

    • @ATinyWaffle
      @ATinyWaffle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@user-ec6qj1lc3c Yeah, and the mob owns the auction houses...

    • @Zulay092
      @Zulay092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@user-ec6qj1lc3c i thought the value of art was subjective, so what would the IRS do against them?

  • @toomuchdrivetothrive
    @toomuchdrivetothrive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I lived in SF in the 90s. There was an old guy that had a small mom-and-pop store that had no customers. It was between Chinatown and Nob Hill, so near downtown and in the heart of the city. They actually kept the lights off to make it look dodgy and not enticing for foot-traffic. There were spider webs on the shelves and few perishable items. The old guy just sat and read the paper all day. SF has some of the highest rents in the world, so there was no way it was a viable business. It was so obviously a money laundering outfit.

    • @ziyeren5509
      @ziyeren5509 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I hope I can help launder money and use it for a good purpose, like actually charities and building houses schools and hospitals.

  • @fallingskies8991
    @fallingskies8991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Having too much money is such a relatable problem I will never have

  • @laneythelame
    @laneythelame 3 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    The way she validated ozark made me so happy 🤣

    • @sososanchez3512
      @sososanchez3512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yasss

    • @capitalb5889
      @capitalb5889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Although at the beginning he had to launder about $6m in a short period of time and he only had the bar and the strip joint to do it - not at all likely.

    • @senthilvelan544
      @senthilvelan544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@capitalb5889 i believe a major part of it went in as investment.

    • @wawerumaina6147
      @wawerumaina6147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ozark be the best...

  • @Archonsx
    @Archonsx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    “I’ve been teaching courses about money laundering for about 20 years” life well spent.

    • @Red80008
      @Red80008 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sign me up!

  • @ThothWhoWrites
    @ThothWhoWrites 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    As a writer, I consider this video gold for research materials.

    • @jackthorton10
      @jackthorton10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Every Book has a kernel of truth in it... stuff like this, goldmine

    • @MiguelHernandez-vp9tl
      @MiguelHernandez-vp9tl ปีที่แล้ว

      A “writer” yes

    • @libbybollinger5901
      @libbybollinger5901 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As a money launderer, I consider this video golf for research materials.

  • @shaundowling
    @shaundowling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I use this clip with Saul Goodman all of the time. I live in Brazil and when you are teaching lawyers and investigators this has become one of the major subjects in the last 6 years and there is always new material to use. Very good and very well put together video. Congratulations and thank you. The English is clear and I can use all of this too for homework. lol.

  • @alexdeschenes243
    @alexdeschenes243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +423

    Every time they cut to the pixelated camera, the bank files a suspicious activity report to the Treasury office.

  • @lionmenmusic6144
    @lionmenmusic6144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1083

    She doesnt have to Launder her money, she keeps it in the big wooden circle in her study...youre welcome FBI

    • @sdesantino
      @sdesantino 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      You ignoramus! That's a top hat! (for hiding the money)

    • @Voloncheboroio
      @Voloncheboroio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      She’d have to think of something else, the money would rot.

    • @daviesdavies538
      @daviesdavies538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You.know what they say...hide it in plain site

    • @robert48044
      @robert48044 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sdesantino if you push the top hat the circle on the right pops out of the wall

    • @myktylgaan
      @myktylgaan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah right? Or one of the other suspicious holes in her walls...

  • @jacoballey21
    @jacoballey21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    “There may be businesses in your neighborhood that don’t seem to do any business but stay open”
    Oh you mean the three mattress stores in the same strip mall?

  • @gelinrefira
    @gelinrefira 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    In Shawshank Redemption, Andy did have an advantage because he was ostensibly working for the warden who obviously have access to the outside world. The warden or his cronies take everything Andy fabricated to a lawyer to get it done and he never even have to meet the lawyer.

  • @Mic_Glow
    @Mic_Glow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    "earn your money the legitimate way" - go into politics (or become friends/ supporters/ marry) and earn 3-10x national average for doing nothing as a reward, or rig contracts and make millions/ billions. - 99.9999% safe. Even if another party wins in few years, they won't prosecute their predecessors because they themselves aren't "clean"...

    • @golternator333
      @golternator333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A two-party system is only slightly better than a one-party system.

    • @steverosen8885
      @steverosen8885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      no, you meant:
      "Earn your money the legitimate way: Package trash investments together, call them safe investments, and sell trillions of dollars worth of them to people who are barely living better than paycheck-to-paycheck. Or, pump oil out of a rainforest and dump the toxic waste into the river!"

  • @AB-ht5he
    @AB-ht5he 3 ปีที่แล้ว +512

    Vanity Fair - PLEASE keep all these series going, so needed during lockdown!!!

    • @raziaayub1451
      @raziaayub1451 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trust me

    • @daviesdavies538
      @daviesdavies538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did you see the one with the Psychiatrist answering Twitter questions? Soooo good!!

  • @precumming
    @precumming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There's this afro wig shop back in my hometown and it's been there since my parents moved there back in 1990, the wigs on display have been the same since I first remembered seeing it, it's way off in a weird place (but I go past it because the road is a short cut), only ever see guys going in and out. It's also right next to where the old police station was (40 metres away?) and it's just a known fact that the afro wig shop is a front for something.
    Had a look and there's no way to report a front business to the NCA (UK) without having actually dealt with them, but I don't need an afro wig.

  • @Van420Dal
    @Van420Dal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    I love how she basically admits in this that shell companies are basically fronts but done through a legal loophole. It never ceases to be ironic that the world's ultra Rich can do things legally that most of the world has to do illegally.

    • @Andreas-ov2fv
      @Andreas-ov2fv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Their logic is that if it was bad, it would be illegal. If it is not illegal, it is allowed, and if it is allowed, you both can and should do it. Because if not, you'll be undercut by someone who will. That might be different company, or an aspiring CEO in your own company who can tell the board how to improve the bottom line by just moving numbers around and explicitly not doing anything illegal.
      Individual capitalists may, on occasion, moderate themselves. These are inconsistent exceptions and should be disregarded. Capitalism does not regulate itself, that is fable for children. It must be regulated politically, and it is the failure of cowardly, incompetent or corrupt lawmakers that is to blame for current predicament. (In any country)
      Countries that have grasped this basic fact and have the strength of will to regulate the rich are called social democracies.

    • @Andreas-ov2fv
      @Andreas-ov2fv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry that was a bit of a rant, not aimed at you

    • @stuartjohnson5686
      @stuartjohnson5686 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sociailsm is socialism., sticking decmoracy before after it doesnt change that.

    • @danbongard3226
      @danbongard3226 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No, she doesn't "basically admit that shell companies are basically fronts".
      There are lots of reasons to have a shell company. The most common one is if you own several unrelated businesses. They can be used AS fronts, but that isn't remotely the main reason for them.

  • @Doctor_Sirus
    @Doctor_Sirus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    Who did the editing for this?
    It was as if the editor was utterly terrified of even the slightest pause and had to immediately jump cut to another take or his old Logitech 480p webcamera. The editor won't let her finish a single sentence without cutting.

    • @LuukvdHoogen
      @LuukvdHoogen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think it is the first serious job by a teenage vlogger. They live for jumpcuts and crappy crops. I personally listened without watching

    • @Trinivalts
      @Trinivalts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Made me lol have many sentences were cut together too. It's so bad now that I think I tuned it out like clock ticking unless looking for it.

  • @lilykep
    @lilykep 3 ปีที่แล้ว +514

    There was a "used car dealership" in my old neighborhood that literally never sold a single car. No one was ever there, it was just a small shed with 10 to 20 cars in the parking lot. I'm 900% sure it was a drug money laundering front.

    • @XQQ-qm8ow
      @XQQ-qm8ow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Sounds like whoever ran it must've sucked at covert money laundering

    • @TomorrowWeLive
      @TomorrowWeLive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Near my area there are four free laundromats, all owned by the same Chinese businessman. I've often wondered if it was something like that. Otherwise, what's the point of running a 'business' that isn't making any money?

    • @theloniousmorphy
      @theloniousmorphy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@TomorrowWeLive free how? Like you can do your washing and drying for free?

    • @TomorrowWeLive
      @TomorrowWeLive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@theloniousmorphy apparently

    • @chrissmith3587
      @chrissmith3587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Tomorrow We Live at least they’re generous criminals, not charging the locals

  • @chrisbrent7487
    @chrisbrent7487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    We used to have a Russian restaurant that only ever had a table with heavy looking blokes in leather jackets. The lady in the kitchen used to smoke with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth. It was in an expensive area and they came across as a bit hostile. I never saw anyone eating there except the same guys. It was there for years and years.

  • @alexanderclaylavin
    @alexanderclaylavin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    "If a bank isn't regularly reporting suspicious activity, they'll get in trouble with the regulator."
    Whatever the banks are paying this lady it's not enough.

    • @googiegress7459
      @googiegress7459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Laughs in subprime mortgage-backed securities*

  • @ayjay579
    @ayjay579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    Owning a film production company would solve almost every problem mentioned in this video.

    • @sofdemi8042
      @sofdemi8042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Chaos Burrito it would be incredibly suspicious if a talent agency didn't keep track of that while all the other ones do

    • @rattusreads2531
      @rattusreads2531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Ralph Reefers I mean I've had the idea of using a struggling artist to use a photography/graphic design and other small art jobs like directors, acting, writing, and a bunch more

    • @blue7lvn245
      @blue7lvn245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You would loose the money.... Not clean it....

    • @michaelrichman3135
      @michaelrichman3135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      "Under the right circumstances, a producer could make more money with a flop than with a hit!"

    • @masakazuishiguro8525
      @masakazuishiguro8525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      High level CCP officials has been doing this for years in China, that's one reason why Chinese films suck that much.

  • @irotinmyskin
    @irotinmyskin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    this professor has a very sassy finger. i like that.

  • @ssjrob4
    @ssjrob4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Everyone: This is interesting.
    Me: *Takes detailed notes on this master class.*

  • @Mister6
    @Mister6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Regarding Structuring around the 6:00 mark, Australian banks have the same rules and our "big 4" (representing most of the banking in Australia) have all recently been found guilty of accepting literally hundreds of thousands of $9.9k deposits - mostly through ATMs - over the past decade or so. The first one to be sentenced was just fined about $1.3b (which represents about 1 month profit for them)

  • @alissonaraujo2299
    @alissonaraujo2299 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    I love when she talks about breaking bad you can see she really likes the show

    • @MASTEROFEVIL
      @MASTEROFEVIL 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was a nice touch

  • @Menuki
    @Menuki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    These masterclasses are getting intense

  • @trukeesey8715
    @trukeesey8715 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "What ya want to do tonight?"
    "Let's launder some money!"
    "Nah I'm tired of launderin money. Let's do somethin else tonight."
    "oK."

  • @opencarry3860
    @opencarry3860 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Finally, a college course that is actually useful.

  • @leighfromtexas7303
    @leighfromtexas7303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Just think about all those Mattress stores. Why are there so many in every city, but people only (typically) buy them every 7 years or so? They’re perfect because everyone can say “i have a mattress” but not “i buy them brand new every month!”

    • @jornoel7034
      @jornoel7034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Matresses are legit

    • @APPLEPIE978
      @APPLEPIE978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Mattresses are a high gross profit margin item. They a regularly marked up 50% or more. That $1000 mattress is probably $500-$700 in profit after paying your salesperson. Contrast that with a computer in which a $1000 computer is only around $50 profit after paying your salesperson. If the mattress store sells 5 mattresses a day, they a probably making more money than a computer store that sold 100 units. Also mattress stores a pretty low maintenance. They are usually a warehouse without fancy displays. Not to mention they can also make a profit on delivery (which most people will buy).

    • @PlateletRichGel
      @PlateletRichGel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's the people buying gold and pawn shops that are money laundering

  • @NukeMarine
    @NukeMarine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    "Laudering money is never as easy as Hollywood makes it out to be." Shows only Hollywood clips that all explain that laundering money is not easy.

    • @bangchanswebbrowsinghistor5145
      @bangchanswebbrowsinghistor5145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      the montage makes it look easy tho

    • @jon9103
      @jon9103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Right because there are only two levels of difficulty easy and not easy. Good one.

    • @Ruby-eq1qg
      @Ruby-eq1qg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      tbh they make it sound like a fairly simple process. Granted, doing it in purpose is probably harder but it doesn't sound very hard when they explain it

    • @scootergirl3662
      @scootergirl3662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think the point is more they make it out like most people can do it and it is do-able to not get caught.

    • @samaraisnt
      @samaraisnt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It doesn't seem hard it's just really risky. It's essentially high risk tax evasion...evading taxes isn't hard, you just wouldn't want to get caught lol.

  • @ClarkRahman
    @ClarkRahman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I want to be her best friend. She seems like the type to have a unique take on any subject.

  • @ohen
    @ohen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I miss The Wire. The most realistic show about the failure of the war on drugs (among other things). Some of the investigation methods may be outdated today but the show's themes are still relevant. Just brilliant!

  • @deathraygonzo6339
    @deathraygonzo6339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    We had this Vietnamese owned bar in my hometown that changed owners many times. Always Vietnamese. Later i heard they sold Heroin and the bar was used to launder the money.

    • @Doofens
      @Doofens 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i remember seeing a big chinese restaurant near a tourist hotspot at the beach in germany that was always open but never had any guests. that was suspicious too

    • @animal0mother
      @animal0mother 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A couple venues in my area are fronts, one for cannabis, one for ecstasy, and a car dealership for cocaine and maybe heroin.
      The one for ecstasy is a real open secret, especially for the types of shows they do. They're pretty much just keeping it all in house, almost like vertical integration.

    • @TomorrowWeLive
      @TomorrowWeLive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      In my area there are four free laundromats, all owned by the same Chinese businessman. I've often wondered if it was something like that. Otherwise, what's the point of running a 'business' that don't making any money?

    • @MrEazyE357
      @MrEazyE357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@animal0mother And you just know all this because..?

    • @willpham6104
      @willpham6104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That’s all of Orange County.

  • @HeXetic
    @HeXetic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1527

    Attention video editor guy: Just because the interviewee has finished a sentence or phrase, you don't have to jump cut back and forth between your "slightly more zoomed in view" and your "slightly less zoomed in view". It's pointless and frankly obnoxious. Set up a real second camera or don't. Believe it or not we can survive without you cutting out the half-a-second gap between words, especially if you have to cover it up with this ludicrous editing.

    • @RagingBadger68
      @RagingBadger68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Ordinary there’s a rule of having a camera move every 6 or so seconds when on an interview
      There really should be a second camera angle instead of zoom and zoom out at every natural break in a sentence

    • @fletchermaxwell
      @fletchermaxwell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Marginally better than jump cuts. Marginally.

    • @satl3161
      @satl3161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you!

    • @TheRackoon
      @TheRackoon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      This was probably a remote interview. Because of social distancing guidelines right now you can't really send a camera team to do the interview or bring someone in to a studio, so the person getting interviewed probably recorded themselves and chances are they don't have the best cameras out there, or a photography director to tell them where to set the cameras, hence why you get one basic angle and one odd angle. It's not necessarily the editor's fault, sometimes their job is to try and make the best out of a bad situation or in this case crappy footage.

    • @yuotueb
      @yuotueb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      They probably cut out a lot more than "half-second gaps" - ie. the directors asking her to clarify something, hemming and hawing, getting lost in tangents, misspeaking, etc... you have no idea what the original footage was like, so you can't say whether it would have been better unedited.

  • @kristiancrump1649
    @kristiancrump1649 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Moyara, wow, great to see you on VF. Congrats on such a great piece! Wooohoo I’m so happy for you! Kudos!

  • @ewandavidson6603
    @ewandavidson6603 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A brilliant video and wonderfully eye-opening. Explains a lot of taxi firms!

  • @jackcoquillon8975
    @jackcoquillon8975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    "Instuctions unclear, The FBI are now at my door...."

  • @thebatonmaster
    @thebatonmaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    "You see those Compliance Officers? I train them."
    Nice flex!!

    • @doug99
      @doug99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If she wanted to flex she'd mention that she speaks Arabic and worked on this stuff in Iraq, too.

    • @thebatonmaster
      @thebatonmaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@doug99 oh wow, really?

    • @doug99
      @doug99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@thebatonmaster Yeah, I went to her school. I didn't take her classes (I was in a different program), but I ended up working in anti-money laundering for a while anyway. She's had me as a guest speaker in her classes a couple of times. She does consulting for government agencies as well as being a professor.

    • @mfundimkhize3137
      @mfundimkhize3137 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@doug99 Wow, me too.

  • @ShouldHaveKnownYT
    @ShouldHaveKnownYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nobody:
    This Lady: SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES REPORT

  • @meenakshi6344
    @meenakshi6344 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved this, especially the advice at the end

  • @thefirebuilds
    @thefirebuilds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    "the banks don't talk to each other." Hold on, not true. OFAC and AML compliance has been obligatory for financial institutions since at least the turn of the century. For exactly that gimmick.

  • @TXP9
    @TXP9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Wow, I knew Ozark was a great show, but knowing that it has the approval of a money laundering expert as being realistic makes it even better.

  • @micalishis
    @micalishis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It's interesting to know that in her opinion Ozark is pretty accurate, other than the amount of money that fits into a briefcase. It's such a great show.

  • @hekter2364
    @hekter2364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    When she spoke about how we probably have front business in our neighborhoods that continue to survive every year. I can only think of one that is always around but never has customers....Mattress Firm.

  • @meu02136
    @meu02136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Can't believe she called Prez Lester's assistant, what a diss.

  • @steverosen8885
    @steverosen8885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +707

    "Earn your money the legitimate way: Package trash investments together, call them safe investments, and sell trillions of dollars worth of them to people who are barely living better than paycheck-to-paycheck. Or, pump oil out of a rainforest and dump the toxic waste into the river!"

    • @mandiecary8190
      @mandiecary8190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I love when she mentions neighbor businesses that don’t appear to make money but stay open year after year. I’ve always wondered if those businesses and whether they are fronts. It’s a total possibility.

    • @Vagabond-Cosmique
      @Vagabond-Cosmique 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mandiecary8190 Why is your comment the exact same as Vane San's: th-cam.com/video/U0e7OCfAO64/w-d-xo.html&lc=UgwHh1dwT2mDZ1H1zbR4AaABAg ?

    • @gbonkers666
      @gbonkers666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or create a foundation and "sell" access to important leaders in government and business...

    • @farmalmta
      @farmalmta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Or make up a bunch of BS about global warming, then get rich selling green energy tax credits.

    • @inkedge1519
      @inkedge1519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@farmalmta sure.. 🤡

  • @ichneumon2776
    @ichneumon2776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Meanwhile Jordan Belfort must be smiling watching her react to the first clip.

  • @brtnspn
    @brtnspn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    All this CROP IN CROP OUT CROP IN CROP OUT, stop it already.

    • @michaelstark7388
      @michaelstark7388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      There was a "used car dealership" in my old neighborhood that literally never sold a single car. No one was ever there, it was just a small shed with 10 to 20 cars in the parking lot. I'm 900% sure it was a drug money laundering front.

    • @happyone234
      @happyone234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@michaelstark7388 haha I think you accidentally replied to this guy's comment

    • @andreaspetropoulos6952
      @andreaspetropoulos6952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@michaelstark7388 this is the best reply I have ever seen

    • @arjunyeleshwarapu
      @arjunyeleshwarapu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@happyone234 there is another comment exactly like this posted 7 months ago

  • @SKLL3TR
    @SKLL3TR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    FUN FACT : when i was a kid i thought money laundry is taking your illegal money and putting it in the Washer then it becomes clean so you can buy stuff with it

    • @notrealHDshh
      @notrealHDshh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I understood that reference

    • @turnerj3699
      @turnerj3699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same

    • @skittzmusic
      @skittzmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So it wasnt just me 😂

    • @GerbenWijnja
      @GerbenWijnja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      in Ozark they really do put the money in the washing machine (dry, no water or soap), to make it look used. [edit] Oh that's actually in this video haha.

    • @davevd9944
      @davevd9944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@GerbenWijnja Seen it in other movies as well. Usually when it's illegally printed money with stolen plates or something.

  • @robertschlesinger1342
    @robertschlesinger1342 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

  • @markyoung01maccom
    @markyoung01maccom 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an outstanding upload . Well done!

  • @Hotlog69
    @Hotlog69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    22:03 Around here we have an Arby's and several Mattress Firms. So dastardly!

    • @cutapacka4
      @cutapacka4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Mattress Firm is always my first suspicion for money laundering. Almost wonder if the whole company is a shell...

    • @Hotlog69
      @Hotlog69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cutapacka4 Pretty sure it's just an MLM.

    • @Dayvit78
      @Dayvit78 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I mean, mattresses are a really good place to store a lot of money. They're much bigger than suitcases.

    • @daviesdavies538
      @daviesdavies538 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's a shop here in Sydney that's called The Christmas Shop and you guessed it, only open for a few wks at the yrs end every year. Funny how it's located in a pricey area *and* has operated for years....🤔

    • @carcar5984
      @carcar5984 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      8 different mattress stores in my podunk town. 3 mattress firms

  • @MrTStat
    @MrTStat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    there is grocery store close to where I live which is extremely terrible! I mean I barely see anyone buying anything there ever because there is a bigger and better grocery store just across the street, yet they always have a lot of staff working, fully stoked throwing away expired product and every time I see this place I say must run out of business like 3 month ago
    the store have been here for 5 years now and still going !!!

  • @gabrieldta
    @gabrieldta 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super interesting! And you chose a very eloquent professor... ty!

  • @mr_crush
    @mr_crush 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great watch, thank you.

  • @jennhoff03
    @jennhoff03 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Ok, this lady's adorable. I love her passion for finances! And I love that she's not discrediting my favorite shows. :D

    • @layom444
      @layom444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Steven Casey Miller ?

    • @joelglanton6531
      @joelglanton6531 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Steven Casey Miller My man

  • @Fede_uyz
    @Fede_uyz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    What i actually learned is that i need to buy a nail salon and a casino..possibly a fast food restaurant

  • @christopherallen9580
    @christopherallen9580 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent informative video!

  • @justaction
    @justaction 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    So how do I actually get away with money laundering Moyara?!?!?🤔🤑

    • @morphman86
      @morphman86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Easiest way, by far, is by starting with clean money.

    • @aftereffectstutorials7513
      @aftereffectstutorials7513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@morphman86 laser tag

    • @royaltyblessed2454
      @royaltyblessed2454 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@aftereffectstutorials7513 hahaha good BB reference

    • @daviesdavies538
      @daviesdavies538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Follow Breaking Bad. She pretty much says they got all the deets right

    • @CanadianWolverine
      @CanadianWolverine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If you get away with it, you probably aren't something she can teach about in her classes, unless successful launderers are using her for a confessional.

  • @timothycunningham3165
    @timothycunningham3165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Professor Reuhsen is awesome. I really enjoyed my classes with her!

    • @SeaJayBelfast
      @SeaJayBelfast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      She put out the booty?

  • @johanneszwilling
    @johanneszwilling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOVE the focus on what media got right!
    That I think is more useful information than pointing out what a specific movie with a specific scene got specifically wrong.
    Correct information can be applied and generalized in other instances. Wrong information just doesn't give you anything.

  • @thebroadcastreject485
    @thebroadcastreject485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    i'm gonna get into a watch list for this

  • @RinaldiMeteoric
    @RinaldiMeteoric 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    As long they pay their taxes they can keep on going with their crime.

  • @dillonvincent9540
    @dillonvincent9540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I'm not the first to list it on the comments, but EVERYBODY know mattress outlets are fronts. I've never seen somebody actually taking a mattress out of one

    • @laneythelame
      @laneythelame 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I never thought of that

    • @laddibugg
      @laddibugg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol I assumed they were just showrooms but I've never seen anyone go inside them either 🤔

    • @gracedidomenico1712
      @gracedidomenico1712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      bruh bc they’re delivered. it’s not a christmas tree farm you don’t just strap them to your roof

    • @dillonvincent9540
      @dillonvincent9540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gracedidomenico1712 what a great scheme

    • @laddibugg
      @laddibugg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gracedidomenico1712 to be fair A LOT of people do. Unsuccessfully sometimes though 🤣

  • @NarwahlGaming
    @NarwahlGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    **gets paid a legit salary that direct deposits $9,900 a month to checking**
    **3 A.M your door explodes **
    "IRS!! Everyone get on the ground!"

    • @googiegress7459
      @googiegress7459 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      More like, phone call to employer which checks out, so they just keep filing the paperwork automatically in case it ever matters.

    • @NarwahlGaming
      @NarwahlGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@googiegress7459 then the SWAT don't get to play with their fabulous toys.

    • @googiegress7459
      @googiegress7459 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NarwahlGaming I'm sure they'll pick someone.

  • @euggiemonad2523
    @euggiemonad2523 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Glad we have people like her in the world. I sleep better at night knowing she's training others to do what she does

  • @rob_over_9000
    @rob_over_9000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    Yes ma'am, thank you for making this video that I am definitely using for entertainment purposes only.

    • @juancpgo
      @juancpgo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      be careful at how you entertain yourself

  • @Phyrre56
    @Phyrre56 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    When I was in college, the local Chinese restaurant had a huge dining room but never had more than 2 or 3 groups dining. College students are lazy, they order delivery. Yet it stayed in business year after year and kept paying rent in an expensive area for an enormous dining room. It was pretty obvious that it was a front, and the reason they chose such a large dining room was to justify to the bank how they made so much money. They're going to check your records against norms based on restaurant size.

    • @StevenBanks123
      @StevenBanks123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Phyrre56 same thing here. Never anybody inside, but open year after year.

    • @Default78334
      @Default78334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      That restaurant may actually have done legitimate business as a venue for Chinese wedding parties.

    • @daviesdavies538
      @daviesdavies538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I know a few of those too. Also I wonder about some high end fashion stores...at least some of them must be a front. Who is buying excessive amounts of brand named clothing for instance?

    • @mandlerparr1
      @mandlerparr1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@daviesdavies538 It doesn't take excessive amounts. Just one or two items.

    • @SirenaSpades
      @SirenaSpades 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The bank doesn't know or care what the businesses' square footage is. YOUR accountant DOES take your square footage, and WILL report.

  • @josephsmith6777
    @josephsmith6777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Pablo spent 1000 a week on rubber bands just to wrap there money

  • @michaelcrockis7679
    @michaelcrockis7679 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, it was very helpful!

  • @adetola1000
    @adetola1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    "Suspicious Activity Report"- new series name lol

  • @TheBlarggle
    @TheBlarggle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    Earn your money the "legitimate way" by ripping off poor people.

    • @TheMoises1213
      @TheMoises1213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yup

    • @MorzenMebs
      @MorzenMebs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Then launder it through art

    • @incognitox9551
      @incognitox9551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      cringe...

    • @Muskar2
      @Muskar2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I don't understand what you mean by "ripping off". The closest I can think of is lobbying FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) about the healthiness of cigarettes which ultimately causes medical bills, poor health and a steady useless expense. And gambling, weapons, alcohol, soft drinks, food etc. are other industries that come close to "ripping off" through also lobbying FUD to both scientists, politicians, journalists and the public. And perhaps you could argue poor people generally have poorer education and are more prone to self-destructive behavior, and hypothesize that they are more vulnerable to these methods. But I think lots of rich people are fooled as well. And frankly, I think it's really hard to "rip off" anybody and get away with it. It's much easier to make money by creating mutual value.

    • @felipedaiber2991
      @felipedaiber2991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And even then they move their money to tax heavens exept now it is to avoid taxes because you worked so hard exploiting those workers that any taxation on your millions would be totally a crime

  • @LemmeBumACig
    @LemmeBumACig 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Soak the money in a giant tub of luke warm tea
    Let it sit for an hour and then dry it out
    It gives the resemblance of used currency

  • @leightonmilton5162
    @leightonmilton5162 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I wish someone did an in-depth review on Ozark and see how realistic it actually is. If someone has please link me the clip

  • @justinmoran4144
    @justinmoran4144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Camera A: nice quality has lady nicely in view and we can see everything easily
    Camera B: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BLURRRRRRRRRE

  • @vincentwong1127
    @vincentwong1127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Just go to HSBC and tell them you have some drug money need to launder, they will take care it

    • @a1bells501
      @a1bells501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yup I grew up in London where they are big here and I’ve researched them and the do handle a lot of dirty money

    • @sahali14
      @sahali14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      try deutsche bank

    • @gelinrefira
      @gelinrefira 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@a1bells501 London after brexit is just gonna be the money laundering capital of the world.

  • @user-kd5zg5ht2i
    @user-kd5zg5ht2i 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Now that i know how to launder money back to my HS bio homework

  • @seanlee2728
    @seanlee2728 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thx for the tips!

  • @tinabina8371
    @tinabina8371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    I’ve always thought mattress stores are money laundering. There are always tons of stores in close proximity and they are for the most part empty, maybe one or two customers at a time, yet they manage to stay in business.

    • @Daaaanielle
      @Daaaanielle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Some are, but they also tend to sell big ticket items, so a few sales a month are enough to keep the business going.

    • @nattiethebaddie
      @nattiethebaddie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      If Mattress Firm isnt laundering money then ill eat my left foot. Theres always five within five miles of each other😂

    • @tinabina8371
      @tinabina8371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Natalie Flowers right?! Even though mattresses are expensive it’s not like people need them all the time. They last so long. They’d have to sell a good amount to stay in business let alone turn a profit. Between rent for the building, utilities, insurance, and paying employees I just don’t see how they stay in business. Has to be something shady going on.

    • @komradekat
      @komradekat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      There's a great Freakonomics podcast episode that addresses this very topic! freakonomics.com/podcast/mattress-store-bubble/

    • @tinabina8371
      @tinabina8371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ulysses432 they were the same company that I’m referring to. Both Mattress Firms

  • @nickl2571
    @nickl2571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was a decent citizen, then I watched this

  •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Once, I went to a random barbershop for a quick haircut. There were more people "working" there than actual spots for clients. Most of them were just siting around looking at their phone and joking. And the guy who was triming my hair didn't treat me well, didn't do a good job. He didn't even talked to me. I never went back, but I've noticed they never have more than ONE client, but yet they have many "employees". That place smells like a laundromat sooo much

  • @Bradgilliswhammyman
    @Bradgilliswhammyman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    should have vaccumed sealed the money so air wouldn't degrade it.

    • @victoriashevlin8587
      @victoriashevlin8587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretty sure that wasnt really a thing back then.

  • @Auriflamme
    @Auriflamme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I must confess, I'm only here to learn how to launder money.

    • @Niko-xt5bs
      @Niko-xt5bs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not the only one but I have no money launder

  • @zachstern3848
    @zachstern3848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The breaking bad scene is one of the best scenes ever in television

  • @sterlingforbes3872
    @sterlingforbes3872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Me sitting here just trying to figure out how to get stacks of $50s without working, in order to get to the laundering problem.

  • @rne1223
    @rne1223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing content, but need to upgrade that 2nd angle camera. Great job overall. I learned lots.

  • @anayalator_221
    @anayalator_221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    There is a shop in my town that sells bicycles and clocks, and only bicycles and clocks. They are definitely a front business. Especially cause I don’t see anyone in my town riding bikes and who even needs clocks😂😂😂😂

  • @PiroMunkie
    @PiroMunkie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The fact that Arrested Development wasn't among these is criminal in itself. There's always money in the banana stand.