When the Department of Finance published its National Risk Assessment on financial crime there were several major portions that won’t be surprising: organised crime, money laundering, smuggling, money mules, hacking, crypto, and the risks of AI. These are obvious threats, new and old, in the world of financial crime policing and prevention. Peppered throughout the report are also references to how Ireland is impacted by, or is addressing, sanctions evasion in relation to the EU and UN measures imposed on Russia, Iran, North Korea, and other oppressive regimes. Comparatively, sanctions circumvention is a lower risk than those mentioned above but…

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