Money and Terror: How the Financial Sector is Hitting Back Against International Crime
In the wake of 9/11, the U.S. Treasury was given the green light to go after rogue banks and terrorism profiteers. Now, how can private sector businesses join the fight?
On 9/11/2001, Juan Zarate was the new senior advisor to the Undersecretary of Enforcement at the US Treasury Department, just three weeks into his role to work on international money laundering and national security cases.
His office gave him a view of the Pentagon, and he saw the smoke from American Airlines Flight 77 that hit the west side of the building, killing all onboard the airplane and 123 on the ground.