CINA Virtual Distinguished Speaker Series
The Fall 2020 CINA Virtual Distinguished Speaker Series invites leading experts from fields related to the disruption of criminal activities across the physical and cyber spaces. Join us as keynotes discuss and take questions on topics including cybercrime transaction laundering, and the relationship between data networks and gang activity. See the below lineup of speakers and register today.
October 14, 2020 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Topic: “Transaction Laundering & the Facilitation of Cybercrime Through Online Payment Ecosystem” with Jenny Mosbacher & Lilly Richardson, LegitScript
As e-commerce continues to expand, credit card transactions have increasingly become a conduit for money laundering. This presentation will highlight how criminal organizations circumvent the payments and banking ecosystem’s risk and compliance controls by setting up fake online businesses and storefronts to covertly process payments for illegal activity. This practice, known as transaction laundering, can be challenging to detect when done proficiently. The presenters will share their research on transaction laundering typologies, including the ways in which launderers hedge their risk and alter strategies over time. The presentation will also review the advantages and limitations of detection methods such as business model risk analysis and internet infrastructure mapping.
November 11, 2020 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Topic: “Social Outlaws: What Network Data Tells Us About Gangs” with Martin Bouchard, Simon Fraser University.
This talk will focus on four lessons learned on gangs and networks, formulated as testable empirical statements: 1) Gang boundaries are messy but best measured via networks; 2) Gang members routinely work and interact with non-members. Yet, for high stakes crime, members select their own; 3) Gang cohesion matters for survival. Smaller gangs benefit from outside alliances while larger gangs benefit from keeping ties within; 4) Social networks are the strongest predictors of gang violence.