Casey Michel

Casey Michel is head of the Human Rights Foundation's Combating Kleptocracy Program and author of American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World’s Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History.

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Travelers take out their passports before checking in at San Diego International Airport January 8, 2006 in San Diego, California.
Travelers take out their passports before checking in at San Diego International Airport January 8, 2006 in San Diego, California.

Oligarchs’ Favorite U.S. Visa Might Not Last

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Casey Michel, Paul Massaro
Workers take down the LeBron James banner.
Workers take down the LeBron James banner.

The U.S. Midwest Is Foreign Oligarchs’ New Playground

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Casey Michel, Paul Massaro
A statue of the goddess of justice sits at a French courthouse.
A statue of the goddess of justice sits at a French courthouse.

U.S. Lawyers Are Foreign Kleptocrats’ Best Friends

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Alexander Cooley, Casey Michel
A pedestrian walks outside the entrance to the new Museum of Modern Art building on 53rd Street on Nov. 17, 2004 in New York City.
A pedestrian walks outside the entrance to the new Museum of Modern Art building on 53rd Street on Nov. 17, 2004 in New York City.

America’s Cultural Institutions Are Quietly Fueled by Russian Corruption

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Casey Michel, David Szakonyi
Then-U.S. Senator John Kerry addresses reporters at the U.S. Capitol about the release of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Terrorism's report on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International's illegal financial dealings on Oct. 1, 1992.
Then-U.S. Senator John Kerry addresses reporters at the U.S. Capitol about the release of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Terrorism's report on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International's illegal financial dealings on Oct. 1, 1992.

The Dictator-Run Bank That Tells the Story of America’s Foreign Corruption

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Casey Michel, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira
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Vladimir Putin’s Impotent Eurasian Union

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