Very Bad People: The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World’s Network of Corruption

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Patrick Alley

Very Bad People

The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World’s Network of Corruption

Patrick Alley

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Octopus
29 March 2022

Biography; Political activism; Political corruption; Ethical & social aspects of computing

The untold story of how three friends formed Global Witness, fighting highly organised worldwide criminality, kleptocracy and corruption.

Part true crime tale, part investigative procedural, this is the account of the brilliant and necessary superheroes of Global Witness, whose superpower is the truth. - Edward Zwick, Director of Blood Diamond

Arms trafficking, offshore accounts and luxury property deals. Super-yachts, private jets and super-car collections. Blood diamonds, suspect oil deals, deforestation and murder. This is the world of Global Witness, the award-winning organisation dedicated to rooting out worldwide corruption. And this is co-founder Patrick Alley's revealing inside track on a breath-taking catalogue of modern super-crimes - and the 'shadow network' that enables them.

VERY BAD PEOPLE is about following the money, going undercover in the world's most dangerous places, and bringing down the people behind the crimes. Case by case we see maverick investigators pitched against warlords, grifters and super-villains who bear every resemblance to The Night Manager's Richard Roper. One dictator's son spent $700 million in just four years on his luxury lifestyle.

As they unravel crooked deals of labyrinthine complexity, the team encounter well-known corporations whose operations are no less criminal than the Mafia. This network of lawyers, bankers and real estate agents help park dirty money in London, New York, or in offshore accounts, safe from prying eyes.

Patrick Alley's book is a brilliant, authoritative and fearless investigation into the darkest workings of our world - and an inspiration to all of us who want to fight back.

By: Patrick Alley
Imprint: Octopus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781913183493
ISBN 10: 1913183491
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 29 March 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patrick Alley is one of the three founders of Global Witness. Founded in 1993, Global Witness has become one of the world's leading investigative organisations dedicated to routing out corruption & environmental and human rights abuses around the world, with Patrick taking part in over 50 field investigations in South East Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Taking the findings to lawmakers and into the boardrooms of multinational companies, Patrick and his colleagues have challenged the assumption that you can't change things. Alongside his two co-founders, Patrick received the 2014 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. Global Witness were nominated for the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for their work exposing the murderous trade in Blood Diamonds.

Reviews for Very Bad People: The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World’s Network of Corruption

Very Bad People shines a light on the real life dramas that are truly more alarming than the pages of fiction - it is a shocking, important and page-turning book that gives a unique insight into a hidden world of criminality, and into the shadow networks that really run our world. -- Jeff Skoll, Founder and Chairman Participant Media * Skoll Foundation * Stories such as those you will read here are more usually found in the pages of thrillers, but these stories are frighteningly and unfortunately true. Corruption is one of the greatest enemies of democracy, to win the fight we need champions like Global Witness. -- George Soros