This week, InSight Crime analyzed the growing criminal infiltration of Ecuador’s transit agencies, following a recent wave of killings targeting transit officials. By allying with corrupt officials or embedding their own members, criminal groups gain strategic control and logistical advantages.
Also this week, we interview Claudia Helms, director of the Latin America and Caribbean Program at Global Financial Integrity, and Luisa Acosta, program assistant at the organization, to understand the implementation of beneficial ownership registries to fight money laundering across Latin America and the Caribbean; we interview Doris Meissner, a former top US immigration official, to explore how immigration and transnational organized crime converge in President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, policies, and enforcement strategies; and we examine ongoing violence in marginalized areas of Rosario, Argentina, where recent security initiatives have fallen short of addressing the root causes of gang violence.
This and more below.
