“…Many risk assessment systems now advocate reviewing and analysing a number of different areas of the client's risk (Ai et al, 2010), including geographic regions, third-party associates and risks from shipping, goods and trade routes. (Naheem, 2015a(Naheem, , 2015b(Naheem, , 2015c(Naheem, , 2015d Examples of cases using Chinese ex-officials Despite the claim that thousands of corrupt officials have been identified and suspected of laundering money to foreign jurisdictions (Xinhuanet, 2013), there have been relatively few formal cases that have been taken and which involved real estate and money laundering schemes. One such case involved a Chinese official Ms Yang, who was JMLC 20,1 the former deputy mayor of Wenzhou.…”