Nazi-looted art, bankruptcy estate assets, marital assets and almost anything else can conceivably be secretly transferred by common methods.  Just a few of the common methods include the use of intermediaries (i.e. nominees), forgeries, portable valuable commodities and multiple jurisdictions to fraudulently transfer or hide assets.

By studying these kinds of methods, the continuing

The January 21st "Asset Search News Roundup" talks about tracking Nazi-looted art; a proposed rule for detecting bank deposits by foreigners; and the Haitian money trail.

  1. The Swiss have made available on the Internet the "FDHA/FDFA Report on the State of Work on looted Art during the National Socialist era, in particular,

Tax transparency, three African heads of state and Peruvian cultural artifacts, are the subjects of the November 15, 2010 “Asset Search News Roundup”:

  1. Tax Transparency: Presentation of the Report on progress made against international tax evasion” published by the OECD, stressed the critical role of cross-border cooperation in fighting international tax fraud. 

The October 27th “Asset Search News Roundup” covers Former Premier Michael Misick and tax fraudster Erwin Mayer:

This “Asset Search News Roundup” is about a few companies currently offering asset protection over the Internet. The first of these companies is Panama Legal, S.A.  Its Web site says that “Bullet Proof Asset Protection” is attainable by forming a “Panama Bearer Share Corporation“.  “Bearer Shares & An Asset Search

Detecting crimes during a marital asset search and Mexico’s ubiquitous drug cartel violence, are examined by the September 26th "Asset Search News Roundup".

  1. Any crimes committed by a divorcing spouse hiding assets would conceivably be detected during a marital asset search. As the following articles reveal, a divorcing spouse hiding assets might possibly face

The OECD’s latest paper on transparency in tax matters; a Bulgarian money laundering investigation; and Trevor Cook’s September 9th declaration; are featured at this "Asset Search News Roundup".

  1. The OECD website has published the September 3rd brief, "Promoting Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes". The brief highlights the significance of cross-border

This "Asset Search News Roundup" features France’s richest woman; a retired Orlando police officer; and actor Wesley Snipes:

  1. "Police question French heiress over scandal" reports that France’s richest woman,L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, is suspected of hiding assets from French tax authorities. Among other things, French authorities are believed to be investigating whether