Steve Symon: Following the money while playing whack-a-mole against the large commercial enterprises of organised crime
By Gareth Vaughan
A new all-of-government strategy to tackle organised crime aims to make New Zealand the hardest place in the world for organised criminal groups to do business and following the money is key to the fight, says the Chairman of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime.
One of the Ministerial Advisory Group's recommendations is to broaden the legal definition of money laundering, with barrister Steve Symon, who chaired the Advisory Group, saying money is the key driver.
"The reason they operate in New Zealand is money. I'm not saying that we…
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